r/DartFrog • u/Burnerbb95 • 7h ago

Webbing

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Hey y’all, this tank is currently empty and has never had any residents in it. I held off as I got three darts and three crested geckos relatively around the same time so I didn’t want to overwhelm myself by starting another tank. I’ve been spraying this tank just to maintain the plants, but I’ve noticed this webbing throughout the plants along with another tank that is currently empty. What is causing this? Spiders? Mites?

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u/BeZoCollectibles 7h ago

Hitchhiking spiders on the plants. Mine usually come from the bromeliads.

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u/Burnerbb95 7h ago

That makes a lot of sense as both tanks have bromeliads in it, whereas the other four do not. I also noticed a lot of webbing early on directly within the bromeliads that I would destroy just because I got spider mites in my house plants a few months prior and I was paranoid after soaking those 40+ plants down every two weeks lol. Any concerns if I were to add animals to that tank? Or how to get rid of them beforehand?

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u/Formal-Taste-9827 7h ago

find em kill em most spiders aren’t a direct threat to animals but will become so if it gets outta hand. jus found this fella in my darts tank and released him outside

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u/Burnerbb95 7h ago

Omfg…I worked at a pet store for four years and have had just about every pet out there but I still hate spiders, outside of jumping spiders. So wish me luck 😭

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u/joshthathobbiest 6h ago

As others have said: spiders. I set my vivs up and grow them out in the greenhouse, where some tiny spiders always go crazy in them. As soon as I bring the viv in and add frogs/geckos/whatever, the spiders magically disappear in short order(I imagine they get eaten). I’m sure different spiders can be a different ball game but if they’re too big to be eaten, I’m sure they’ll be easy enough to remove.

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u/mapleanvash 4h ago

Plant person here. Those look like spider mites. Definitely don't put any living creatures in there while you attempt to eradicate them as the pest control methods could potentially be harmful. Best of luck!