Teeny tiny worm-like creature in substrate

MrsHaas · Oct 20, 2014

I just discovered a weird teeny tiny little black worm in my Chaco gold knees substrate. It was the only one I could find and it was smaller than a grain of rice but I am worried. I was planning on changing out her entire cage- is that overkill?

--J.Haas

Neoza · Oct 20, 2014

Try to post a picture. That will help alot. And yes throw the substrate away and clean the whole enclosure reeeaaly good and put new substrate in!

MrsHaas · Oct 20, 2014

I wish I could post a picture but I only found one tiny little one and I flushed it down the toilet... Will clean her out today!

--J.Haas

Neoza · Oct 21, 2014

Ok i understand. And when they come back after you wased everything post again!

---------- Post added 10-21-2014 at 08:40 PM ----------

Today i saw white mites by my beetles (who were first mealworms) i threw everything immediately away!

MrsHaas · Oct 21, 2014

You think they'd still will come back if I change everything??

scorpionchaos · Oct 21, 2014

was it one of these carrion beetle larvae? common in petstore cricket bins to control decay, pretty harmless to a tarantula and sling love them! larvae of the Dermestes beetle

Just a shot in the dark here but check the picture and see if thats it

http://bugguide.net/images/raw/1K7K...06QB08QD0HKD0PQ6K6QO0PQC02Q6KRKUK4KHS8KTK.jpg

MrsHaas · Oct 22, 2014

Omg I think it was that, above

Teeny tiny worm-like creature in substrate

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