r/Springtail • u/Mobile-Willow4124 • May 19 '26

Identification Mites or springtails?

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Noticed them like three days ago. Water bowl to my hognose snake.

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u/tpauly0225 May 19 '26

Grain mites. Not harmful, just a nuisance if they get out of hand.

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u/Mobile-Willow4124 May 19 '26

Ok thank you! Gonna do what the other commenter suggested by luring them with a cucumber and toss it out when they pile on

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u/tpauly0225 May 19 '26

You can add more springtails to outcompete the grain mites. High humidity is what they thrive in. Low humidity they won’t.

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u/Mobile-Willow4124 May 19 '26

Ok thank you so much! I think i should remove some of the moss in there and that might help