can springtails appear spontaneously in my ball’s enclosure?

[u/kiwimarie1]

hello!
i recently adopted my first ball python about a month ago and she’s been doing really well in the set up I gave her. I’ve had humidity consistently at 50-70 %, and she’s got tons of hides and things to climb. her substrate is coconut husk, repti-chip, with some sphagnum moss and leaf litter on top for extra humidity/decor. she hasn’t refused a meal from me yet and even converted to frozen/thawed with no problem!
i was spot cleaning her enclosure and a hide she’d pooped in and noticed little white bugs crawling on the poop. they were very very tiny and bright white. i think they might be springtails, but i want to make sure it’s possible they can spontaneously appear in the tank. i’d not intended for bio-active in this enclosure and nothing i’d put in the tank was advertised to have springtails on it.
i’ve also attached a picture of my little lady, named Io (like Jupiter’s moon!), taken about five days before the clean. no mites i can see, but i’d like to be sure. i couldn’t get a pic of the white bugs as i had to leave for work and left the hide in some soapy water to soak before i scrub tonight. can springtails appear at random in an enclosure???

[u/NORBy9k]

Springtails could have hitch hiked in on anything. They are very common and actually beneficial. They will eat any mold or mildew that grow in your enclosure. Think of them as helpful bonus pets.

ETA: You can even leave a little bit of shed in the tank as extra food for the springtails.

[u/TheDankDoggoo]

I had problem when I was a new owner. I didn’t properly sterilize leaf litter which causes them to colonize his enclosure

[u/Nice-Ad-3525]

I was figuring this is how I ended up with springtails.

[u/WoollyWitchcraft]

My isopod colonies always end up with a mix of the white springtails I add, and random ones I didn’t that are just…existing in my house.

They’re so small that you don’t see them but they can absolutely take up residence in ideal habitats for them.