Hanska
Arachnobaron
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- Nov 2, 2013
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I picked up a MF G.rosea from another petshop two days ago. Last night I was staring at it(and talking to it:sarcasm as I noticed a tiny bump on its right chelicerae. Not unfamiliar with little annoying buggers I thought "is that a mi.." as another tiny bump ran from the root of the chelicerae. MITES! Took out my cellphone and turned on the flashlight to check her and saw one more on the joint of the carapace and one of her legs and one on her abdomen.
The mites are a bit larger than the mites you get in moist conditions swarming uneaten crickets or the like. They are light brown/tan in color. I could try to get a picture but I don't know how much it'll help. I'm worried because of the ones on her joints where parasitic mites would go.
Any clue on what they could be and how to get rid of them. It's not like I can treat her with ivermectin..
Additional info I know you're going to ask:
She's on dry peat/sand/moss mix. There is a live plant in there, don't know what it is in english but like a cactus with no spikes. There is no uneaten food in there, haven't fed her yet.
She was on dry peat at the petshop.
The mites are a bit larger than the mites you get in moist conditions swarming uneaten crickets or the like. They are light brown/tan in color. I could try to get a picture but I don't know how much it'll help. I'm worried because of the ones on her joints where parasitic mites would go.
Any clue on what they could be and how to get rid of them. It's not like I can treat her with ivermectin..
Additional info I know you're going to ask:
She's on dry peat/sand/moss mix. There is a live plant in there, don't know what it is in english but like a cactus with no spikes. There is no uneaten food in there, haven't fed her yet.
She was on dry peat at the petshop.