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Georgia
12-01-14, 01:09 AM
Im not sure if i brought spring tails into my bio active or damn termites lol. How can i tell?
Georgia
12-01-14, 01:18 AM
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j424/georgiagrower/Mobile%20Uploads/20141201_021232-1.jpg (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/georgiagrower/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20141201_021232-1.jpg.html)http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j424/georgiagrower/Mobile%20Uploads/20141201_021336-1.jpg (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/georgiagrower/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20141201_021336-1.jpg.html)
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j424/georgiagrower/Mobile%20Uploads/20141201_021426.jpg (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/georgiagrower/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20141201_021426.jpg.html)
Georgia
12-01-14, 01:19 AM
Quite frankly im worried about them being termites :(
MDT
12-01-14, 06:21 AM
man...i'm def not a "bug guy"...(terrifying actually, but that's another story)....but those sure do look like termites...

:(
SnoopySnake
12-01-14, 07:10 AM
I don't know what termites look like but those definitely aren't springtails...good luck! :no:
wrecker45
12-01-14, 07:12 AM
Look like termites to me.
sharthun
12-01-14, 10:10 AM
Look like termites to me.

Yep termites!
Georgia
12-01-14, 02:24 PM
Ughhhh! Great! :( stupid temites
CosmicOwl
12-01-14, 02:34 PM
Would termites actually pose a treat to a snake? Or are you just worried about them escaping?
pdomensis
12-01-14, 02:45 PM
I wouldn't worry about them too much unless they're in a wooden cage.
Georgia
12-01-14, 03:09 PM
Im just worried about them posing a threat of some sort...possibly taking over and running rampant.
pdomensis
12-01-14, 03:15 PM
Unless you managed to get a queen, they shouldn't be around for long.
Primal Rage
12-01-14, 03:48 PM
pdomensis is spot on! If you want springtails or isopods I have several kinds. Right now I have 2 sub species of temperate springtails, 1 sub species of tropical springtails, and some dwarf purple isopods.
Georgia
12-01-14, 04:13 PM
Yeah i need spring tails and isopods.
Zincubus
12-07-14, 08:15 AM
Yeah i need spring tails and isopods.

As regards springtails . There's a lot of discussion , online currently, suggesting that springtails can help contain and even eradicate snake mites !!??

I understand that they eat the mite eggs ... is this possible , anyone have any thoughts on the matter ??
shaunyboy
12-07-14, 08:40 AM
I don't know what termites look like but those definitely aren't springtails...good luck! :no:

i have no idea what termites look like,but i agree with the above...

those are definitely not springtails mate

cheers shaun
Zincubus
12-11-14, 01:57 PM
As regards springtails . There's a lot of discussion , online currently, suggesting that springtails can help contain and even eradicate snake mites !!??

I understand that they eat the mite eggs ... is this possible , anyone have any thoughts on the matter ??

Is there anybody there ?
Georgia
12-11-14, 08:28 PM
Thats something to look into
shaunyboy
12-13-14, 12:30 PM
Is there anybody there ?

it was a friend of mine over on RFUK that's investigating the possibility of that,if it works out then Kudo's to him for his discovery...

personally i only use provent a mite when it comes to mite infestations...

use once mites dead,it's that easy mate


cheers shaun
Zincubus
12-14-14, 05:21 AM
it was a friend of mine over on RFUK that's investigating the possibility of that,if it works out then Kudo's to him for his discovery...

personally i only use provent a mite when it comes to mite infestations...

use once mites dead,it's that easy mate


cheers shaun

Funnily enough I've never had any mites but there seems to be a wave of "mites" around reading stories online and a bloke I met lat week told me about springtails ... just wondering if it was common knowledge .