Wood mites - Page 3

**Aaron_S** · 12-09-12, 10:01 AM

My guess wood mites. They may be on the poop but they certainly are only after the damp substrate.

**millertime89** · 12-09-12, 10:33 AM

But they're only in the area around the poop.

**Aaron_S** · 12-09-12, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by millertime89

But they're only in the area around the poop.

Did you look up wood mites?

They like damp, rotting, soft wood. They don't like dry wood.

What does poop do? Helps rots things.

**lady_bug87** · 12-09-12, 10:53 AM

here is an interesting read about bugs in cattle dung, I see a lot about beetles but nothing about mites...

http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/e...ter4_ACGv2.pdf

Terranaut · 12-09-12, 11:02 AM

Yet another quality thread

**lady_bug87** · 12-09-12, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Terranaut

Yet another quality thread

I think its an interesting discussion and it made me want to research, isnt that the point of threads? To spread awareness and curiosity?

Terranaut · 12-09-12, 11:45 AM

I wish I was reading the same thread as you. I see a bad first post with bad info followed up by it being pointed out by a few others. I see the op getting upset. I see name calling and 3 pages of bad info about wood mites. Tell you what. I am very interested in poop eating bugs so I will start another thread about that and not about wood mites.

BarelyBreathing · 12-09-12, 12:03 PM

Wood mites eat the rot around wood. This includes the bad stuff on wood, but it also includes vegetation, and yes, poop.

**lady_bug87** · 12-09-12, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Terranaut

I wish I was reading the same thread as you. I see a bad first post with bad info followed up by it being pointed out by a few others. I see the op getting upset. I see name calling and 3 pages of bad info about wood mites. Tell you what. I am very interested in poop eating bugs so I will start another thread about that and not about wood mites.

Ah, there is a good reason for that, I didn't read 90% of it, I just started looking stuff up for myself

The article I posted is a cool read though

mykee · 12-09-12, 06:17 PM

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"Wood mites eat the rot around wood. This includes the bad stuff on wood, but it also includes vegetation, and yes, poop. "

I'm not even going to waste my time argueing with you now or in the future.

**Aaron_S** · 12-09-12, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BarelyBreathing

Wood mites eat the rot around wood. This includes the bad stuff on wood, but it also includes vegetation, and yes, poop.

That makes little sense.

Sure I can see a wood mite eating SOME poop but such a small amount it wouldn't affect your enclosure. Since their primary diet is wood. They will ignore as much poop as possible. I can put the smallest amount of poop on a piece of lettuce and feed it to a rabbit, doesn't make it a poop eater.

KORBIN5895 · 12-09-12, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

That makes little sense.

Sure I can see a wood mite eating SOME poop but such a small amount it wouldn't affect your enclosure. Since their primary diet is wood. They will ignore as much poop as possible. I can put the smallest amount of poop on a piece of lettuce and feed it to a rabbit, doesn't make it a poop eater.

No. It makes you a sick person though.