Question!!what small bugs in empty water dish

[asplundii]

You're going to say this and you don't know what he's talking about? I don't see a picture here,maybe because i'm at work. But saying "it's totally harmless" is the wrong way to go.

At least get a can of PAM, it can't hurt. (unless you use it wrong) And will probably kill whatever it is.

I hate to sound like an twit but you do not know what he is talking about either so kindly do not get all high and mighty on me.

With no picture, no I can not say for certain that it is spring tails but neither can you say it is mites. You said it was likely mites and that he should get the PAM. Fine, you are entitled to your opinion (and it is just that cause there is no pic so you really do not know what it is he is talking about.) I said it was likely spring tails which are harmless and if it is indeed spring tails then yes, I bloody well can say they are harmless. They are not parasitic, they do not carry animal borne pathogens... So, plain and simple spring tails are totally harmless. And, as you are entitled to your opinion so too am I entitled to mine (and it is just that cause there is no pic so I really do not know what it is he is talking about either.)

i have them in my chondro cage. nothing to worry about

Ditto. And my GBK cage and all my ball cages and my egg eater cages and my carpet cage and my Dendro tank and my Phyllomedusa tank. Springs eat detritus, nothing to worry about at all.

.....but a picture is a must for us to be able to tell the difference. what color are they??

Yes, I agree. A pic would help significantly. Behavior is a good indicator too cause springs and mites behave very different. Namely, springs will "spring" away if you bring your finger near them.