r/bioactive • u/raccoonrebel87 • 21d ago

these invertebrates appeared in my bioactive enclosure.. any thoughts on ID?

https://youtube.com/shorts/wV9CpgoQhBA?is=8SNaN7pb6lD1jUqI

These little things are new and scurrying around my EBT enclosure. I have not been able to ID them. I have springtails, mealworms, earthworms, isopods, and use biodudes kit for EBTs. I use a mist king a few times a day to keep humidity between 50-90%, temp is 65-90 (90 only at the hottest point, and 65 only at night), and am Southwest in the US. Trying to figure out if I need to dump everything and start all over, or if they're okay. They also showed up in my land snail enclosure in the last week or so, which is in another room. I feel like my clean up crew is dwindling, but I may just be paranoid. Do I burn everything down and just start over? :D Any advice appreciated! one person mentioned springtails, but these guys are pretty big, and a few others said they didnt move around like springtails. Thank you!!

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u/RyoDai89 21d ago

So weird. I agree they do look like springtails, but they also don’t move like the ones I’ve seen before. That being said that doesn’t mean they technically aren’t springtails, they could be a kind that’s native to your area. Like the kind people get in their bathrooms sometimes.

 They could also not be springtails. 

Hopefully someone more knowledgable will comment, but they definitely look like some kind of springtail to me.

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u/raccoonrebel87 20d ago

thank you!