Tiny bugs in my tortoise enclosure .

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They won't harm your tort and, to be honest, they're to be expected. Changing the substrate might help for a while as might fly paper to catch them.
 

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They won't harm your tort and, to be honest, they're to be expected. Changing the substrate might help for a while as might fly paper to catch them.
Wouldn't they irritate the poor tortoise?
 

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Some people add little bugs (like springtails, or roly polies) to their natural enclosures to help break down waste and left over food. I don't know if anyone has done this with tortoises but I know its done with frogs sometimes
 

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Totally harmless, I would say.
Slightly annoying for you, not a bother for the tortoise.
 

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Yes they are totally harmless however they multiply at an alarming rate. You might have to do a substrate change if they get too bad.
 

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Really, roly polie bugs to a tortoise enclosure ??? Harmless to tortoises ???
 

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would make sense that they are harmless, however they will only do good in a high humidity environment with some cork or something like that to hide under. I don't know if they would survive in a drier climate
 

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ended up i took out all my tortoises and put some hot water ,then they all die ,it bothers me cause they multiply like crazy .lol
 
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