Issue already... Small white bugs in water, jumping around the surface

[UpNorth]

Tonight while changing Newmans water I noticed some tiny white bugs the size of a pepper flake jumping around in his water bowl (black water bowl, easy to spot). I can't find them anywhere else in the cage, and he isn't acting differently.

Mites? Fleas? Lice? Any ideas? They won't show up on a camera.

[UpNorth]

**Did some digging. Possibly harmless wood lice from the cypress mulch?

[aldebono]

Possibly Springtails. If they jump when you blow on them, are about the size of a period, and white; most likely springtails. You can google search an image. They are harmless and feed mostly on fungus.

[snake lab]

Are you using pure 100% cypress or cypress blend? Also if its pure cypress where are you getting it from?

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

Springtails jump. They are awesome. I have them in my scorpion viv. They are a natural clean up crew for Eco earth, coco mulch, and cypress. Great for any natural viv or enclosure with a dirt substrate like monitor enclosures.

If they are springtails they are harmless. People usually have them in their potted plants also.

[UpNorth]

Yes they jump when you blow up them. It's 100% Natural Cypress Mulch.

EDIT: They "did" jump, but they got flushed. Poor springtails.

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

They were most likely springtails then and not wood mites. There are a couple different species of springtails. I have the tropical version in my scorpion viv. There is a another variety that more commonly seen in potted plants in stores and nurseries. I bet that's what they were and they're in your cypress. No big deal. If they bother you being there, just freeze your bag of cypress.