Uh-oh. I've had a few little flies in my genic's terrarium and I thought nothing of it until I searched the boards for what these flies might be. They are smaller than a fruit fly, have wings slightly longer than their abdomen and they tend to run a lot. However, they don't seem to have the "hunchback" appearance that is supposed to be characteristic of phorids. Maybe it's just a different species of phorid. So I'm wondering how bad these guys are. I squish them when I see them, and there's only 3 or 4 around at any one time. Is this going to get worse, and is my genic in danger?
Change substrate? What to do, what to do!?
Change substrate? What to do, what to do!?