[hexentanz]

Originally Posted by Tokayy

They seemed more like mites as they were only small white specs. Springtails looks more like an insect, these were just small white dots. Anyways, the mites are non existent in the frog cage after the substrate was converted to just moss.

Yeah, but the mites do not jump and springtails come in many sizes.Good to read whatever it is that it is under control now.

[Tokayy]

How would springtails originate? Too much mosture on the bark
substrate?

[aquamentus_11]

do you have living plants in your frog tank? a lot of times they'll become infested with whitefly. the mites can be little dots and the flies are tiny and appear to hop.

[Tokayy]

There is no live plants in the frog tank. Only natural
moss and bark. Also a natural soil background that can grow plants but I'm yet to do it.

[aquamentus_11]

get a magnifying glass and take a look. if you have living, photosynthetic substrate (moss), i bet they're whiteflies. my buddy gets them on his plants all the time.

Whitefly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Tokayy]

Originally Posted by aquamentus_11

get a magnifying glass and take a look. if you have living, photosynthetic substrate (moss), i bet they're whiteflies. my buddy gets them on his plants all the time.

Whitefly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

They are for sure not white flies as suggested. I cannot go back to look at the frog cage as I have removed all bark and mulch thus eliminating what ever the white specs may have been. However, there is still beaked moss within the frog cage, but I'm yet to see any pest issue.

There were no pests originally in the Tokay and if both cages, the frog and Tokay, would they not have technically the same pests within the cage? The Tokay was narrowed down to baby crickets cause eventually they did grow bigger and started to chirp, but that cage never experienced the same issue as the frog cage. I just wanna make sure what is in there is not harmful and if there is a way in deterring such pests.

[Eilidh]

Remove the animals into tempoary accomodation, remove all substate and put it in a non-holed plastic bag and seal it tight then dispose of it in a trash can outside your house, if possible burn it. Then remove everything from the vivs and disinfect it all whilst rinsing it down, make sure to get in every little nook and cranny, disinefect the vivs, including food bowls/acessories/etc, absolutely everything, and dispose of any living plants (disinfect false ones), also disinfect equipment such as feeding tongs.

Thatll kill the buggers :P