Anyone notice gnat/fruit fly sort of bugs with reptichip?

I often notice small gnat type of bugs when using reptichip? Anyone know how to control them?

Could be mites, which are a massive problem. If you can confirm they're mites, there are a lot of threads explaining how to deal with mite infestations on the forum :)

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It isn't necessarily mites. I get what your talking about as well, they have wings so they for sure are not mites and don't seem to go on the snakes. They are just little nat like flys that I do believe they come from the reptichip. I don't know how to control them because I never saw enough of them to bother me, just every once in a while.

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Originally Posted by highqualityballz

I often notice small gnat type of bugs when using reptichip? Anyone know how to control them?

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"gnat type"...you mean tiny flying bugs? (mites do not fly)

If gnats, mostly an annoyance: I've heard of some people 'baking' substrate (in low temp. oven) to kill any such bugs, but that's not too practical if you use a lot
of substrate for a larger cage or multiple cages. If you happen to live where it's really hot & dry (desert?) you can put the sun to work: put substrate in clean metal
trash can out in the sun (with lid on) & let it bake a while...gnats won't live thru that.

Obviously, you don't want to use any sort of pesticide to kill them as it would kill or make your snake sick too.

Depending on your location, during the summer they seek out the areas of higher moisture. Reptichip hold moisture really well, as such these little flying pests can be a problem. the only thing I've found to combat this is to switch to newspaper in the summer more humid months and then to a natural substrate during the winter when the humidity is lower.

The plague of living in the south

Fruit fly trap or a hot shot no pet strip in your room will help

what kinda water did u soak your reptichips in?

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Originally Posted by Tonald Drump

Could be mites, which are a massive problem. If you can confirm they're mites, there are a lot of threads explaining how to deal with mite infestations on the forum :)

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Lol it’s 100% not mites. Some kind of fruit fly

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Originally Posted by Ax01

what kinda water did u soak your reptichips in?

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That was almost funny. You must have a pretty bored life. Stop stalking me and my threads

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Originally Posted by Deborah

The plague of living in the south

Fruit fly trap or a hot shot no pet strip in your room will help

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Are they actual fruit flies?