Tiny little flying black bugs

[Elise.m]

Hm... Well, I guess I'll just house them for the time being. Unless they start to become a problem. Thanks for all the info and advise!

[CopperNightShade]

Sure thing. Good luck!

[dr del]

Hi,

Would freezing the unused substrate kill any eggs in it?


dr del

[Elise.m]

Oooh that's a good idea!

[I<3Dreamsicles]

Hi,

Would freezing the unused substrate kill any eggs in it?


dr del

That is a good idea but i guess i forgot about it when i cleaned mine because theres no room in our freezer-S.... lol

[CopperNightShade]

Hi,

Would freezing the unused substrate kill any eggs in it?


dr del

That is a good idea. I am not sure if it would or not, but it is certainly worth a shot! I know severe temperature changes either way will kill any eggs, I just don't know if a freezer will get cold enough.

I was lucky when I had my infestation of drain flies - I was treating a mammal's bedding so I could use boric acid without any concern, and the problem was solved.

[DM1975]

I just found some of these guys in one of my cages today. I house all of my snakes in my basement, which includes a bathroom and a wash room. Looks like I will be hunting these little guys down. I guess they won't harm the snakes, but would you want these things buzzing around you all day long?

[Elise.m]

Well, they're not that much of a problem. They're here and there. Never consistent. I googled some pictures of drain flies and they're def not that... They're about the size of two grains of salt. Super tiny. Not that big of a problem, I'm not worried about it.

btw: the vinegar with soap didn't work either, so that leads me to believe they're not drain flies.

[CopperNightShade]

Try adjusting the vinegar/soap ratio? That trick is supposed to work for lots of different kinds of bugs. :/

[Elise.m]

yeah i tried it. the thing is, the bugs only pop up every... 1-2 days, if that. so there wasn't much of an opportunity for them to smell the vinegar, I didn't see a bug for the rest of the night. it's really weird