if dry they're likely psocids (bark/booklice)

i intentionally inoculate my desert species with these to keep odors and mold at bay, they are way better than springtails at cleaning, too.

  They don't bite animals like springtails either, every time springtails invaded my enclosures they stressed the queens out and killed eggs 

Edited by mbullock42086, November 7 2019 - 8:04 PM.

yeah psocids.  springs can't tolerate dryness

yeah psocids. springs can't tolerate dryness

They're safe, just populate quickly.

Those could also be dustlice (booklice). If they're moving quickly it's more likely that they're springtails though.

Edited by Serafine, November 9 2019 - 8:53 PM.

if dry they're likely psocids (bark/booklice)

i intentionally inoculate my desert species with these to keep odors and mold at bay, they are way better than springtails at cleaning, too.

  They don't bite animals like springtails either, every time springtails invaded my enclosures they stressed the queens out and killed eggs 

springtails can bite and killed eggs???
i thought they are harmless

 

if dry they're likely psocids (bark/booklice)

i intentionally inoculate my desert species with these to keep odors and mold at bay, they are way better than springtails at cleaning, too.

  They don't bite animals like springtails either, every time springtails invaded my enclosures they stressed the queens out and killed eggs 

springtails can bite and killed eggs???
i thought they are harmless

 

they are, not sure how they "bit" eggs. Jaws only really suited for eating decaying matter. Perhaps the eggs molded slightly after the queens got stressed and were eaten.

 

 

if dry they're likely psocids (bark/booklice)

i intentionally inoculate my desert species with these to keep odors and mold at bay, they are way better than springtails at cleaning, too.

  They don't bite animals like springtails either, every time springtails invaded my enclosures they stressed the queens out and killed eggs 

springtails can bite and killed eggs???
i thought they are harmless

 

they are, not sure how they "bit" eggs. Jaws only really suited for eating decaying matter. Perhaps the eggs molded slightly after the queens got stressed and were eaten.

 

 Springtails didn't attack the eggs directly but they interfered by freaking the queen out making her neglect her eggs and not groom them.  HOWEVER that said, they ARE known for attacking amphibia and molting animals. 

Fortunately they're so small its generally superficial though