White bugs...

[HeatherRose]

Hey guys.

Recently I've found these little white bugs in my pac man Herbie's cage... I ONLY see them in the dirt of the potted pothos plants in the enclosure and I've found many floating in his water dish, not on Herbie himself or in his substrate (eco-earth) He is still eating his crickets, mealies, silkies and fingers like mad, chirping and pooping regularly.

The bugs are about the size of snake mites, maybe smaller, and appear more oval-shaped, than round. They're bright white and appear to have little wings that flutter around when they're floating in the water, but I haven't seen them flying around any. They move extremely fast and look like they're jumping from place to place, in the same manner that jumping spiders move.

The substrate was brand new and right out of the package when it was placed in his enclosure (a large faunarium) but the plant had been on a shelf in my room before I put it in with him. When I first saw them, they were running around on the soil in the plant. I've removed the plant, but I'm going to have to put another one in for humidity and cover.

Does anyone have any idea what these things are and has anyone seen them before? I haven't seen them in any other enclosure, even in the ones that also have eco-earth as a substrate.