my tortoise has some tiny bugs

[ddrew]

I just got a russian tortois it has these tiny 1/8 inch long a little wider than a hair dark bugs don't see any on him but put him in white container and they are in bottom.gave him 3 soaks in warm water and after a couple of hours there are more in bottom of container does any one know what they could be and how to get rid of them

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hello and welcome to the TFO from AZ , USA .i hope I don't make you unhappy but you don't tell us where you are from , give us a Pict of the tort , the enclosure , or the insect . And you want us to guess what the insect is and why it's with your tort . I would love to help you and your tort but without all the info. It's impossible !

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

welcome to the forum! yes pictures would be extremely helpful!

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Or at least a very detailed disscription !

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Welcome to TFO!

 

[pam]

Welcome please post some pictures that will help a lot

 

[tortadise]

Welcome

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Drew, and welcome to the forum!

Chances are your bugs are springtails and harmless, just annoying. Its hard to have a moist substrate and not get any bugs in it. You can start all over with clean substrate and a sanitized enclosure, and bake the new substrate before you use it. That will kill any eggs from the bugs.

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Welcome!
(I agree with Yvonne )
What I did was add pill bugs to my tort table, and it took a few tries, but after a bit the little buggers went away. The pillbugs eat them.... or something...
How moist is your substrate? They love moist dirt, so tortoises are a perfect match