Tiny bugs

[chucktesta]

Hello all,

This is my first post and not really sure if this is the correct location for this type of post so sorry in advance.

This morning while I was grabbing a dropping from my leachie gecko last night, I noticed a few nearly microscopic bugs running around the poop and the substrate near the poop. They also seem to float on water if that helps to identify. Just looking for any advice to figure out if they are springtails or mites of some sort and maybe how to get rid of them as not misting the cage for a while could be problematic. I have attached a photo I took under a bad microscope that I have and could upload more upon request.



Thanks for your time!

 

[Herpin Man]

Springtails. They eat lizard poop, so they are good to have around.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Springtails. They eat lizard poop, so they are good to have around.

YOU are the first person who came to mind last night when I noticed the above OP's message!

 

[chucktesta]

Thanks for the confirmation, Less poop for me to deal with. They don't seem to be harmful to the gecko, but should I worry about keeping their numbers down?

 

[Herpin Man]

YOU are the first person who came to mind last night when I noticed the above OP's message!

Yup. There’s eating lizard poop, and there’s me. Freely associated with each other in the minds of herpetoculturists everywhere, I reckon.

 

[Herpin Man]

Thanks for the confirmation, Less poop for me to deal with. They don't seem to be harmful to the gecko, but should I worry about keeping their numbers down?

No. They are unlikely to reproduce to the point of annoyance, and even if they did, they really aren’t harmful.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Yup. There’s eating lizard poop, and there’s me. Freely associated with each other in the minds of herpetoculturists everywhere, I reckon.

:crackup:

 

[Goz]

Thanks for the confirmation, Less poop for me to deal with. They don't seem to be harmful to the gecko, but should I worry about keeping their numbers down?

Free springtails! How fortunate.
You might also want to add arthropods to the clean up crew.