What am I looking at?

[Hagraven]

My Mature Male Hysterocrates Gigas has been content to grab food, but will leave his meals largely unfinished. Moist substrate + half-eaten roaches (that I cannot reach) = springtails and mites.

Today I noticed he had webbed the space between himself and the leftovers. Stuck in the web...what are these?

If you watch the video really closely, you can see these things move almost like worms, sort of flailing.

It should be said, I have positively identified a few adult springs tails and fewer mites elsewhere in the enclosure. Just wanted to hear your thoughts and see if you think its worth it to rehouse him. Thanks! : )

 

[Hagraven]

Update,

In the event that anyone finds this post, I decided to rehome him. He had been avoiding the corner where the things moved.

 

[siege]

My Mature Male Hysterocrates Gigas has been content to grab food, but will leave his meals largely unfinished. Moist substrate + half-eaten roaches (that I cannot reach) = springtails and mites.

Today I noticed he had webbed the space between himself and the leftovers. Stuck in the web...what are these?

If you watch the video really closely, you can see these things move almost like worms, sort of flailing.

It should be said, I have positively identified a few adult springs tails and fewer mites elsewhere in the enclosure. Just wanted to hear your thoughts and see if you think its worth it to rehouse him. Thanks! : )

I don’t know what that is but it reminds me of fly larvae. Oh yuck yuck. I have an H Gigas that I constantly worry about these types of things. Because of the damp and he loves his ‘fun mud’ mix that he makes in his water bowl. Which means really damp soil. Lil ****.

 

[Casey K.]

It appears to be some type of larvae....perhaps fruit fly (gnats)? They are very small. I would do some research on fly larvae just to be sure. Hope this helps!

 

[Hagraven]

I don’t know what that is but it reminds me of fly larvae. Oh yuck yuck. I have an H Gigas that I constantly worry about these types of things. Because of the damp and he loves his ‘fun mud’ mix that he makes in his water bowl. Which means really damp soil. Lil ****.

Thank you! I wondered if it might have been some kind of fly. The conditions would make sense. "Fun mud"

 

[Hagraven]

Love "fun mud" lol

 

[Hagraven]

It appears to be some type of larvae....perhaps fruit fly (gnats)? They are very small. I would do some research on fly larvae just to be sure. Hope this helps!

Thank you!! It's a new one for me. Good direction to start looking

 

[WolfieKate]

Thank you!! It's a new one for me. Good direction to start looking

I think I had these in with one of my slings and after seeing them twice I rehoused her. Anything that looks maggoty doesn’t seem pleasant or healthy.

 

[Hagraven]

I think I had these in with one of my slings and after seeing them twice I rehoused her. Anything that looks maggoty doesn’t seem pleasant or healthy.

Definitely felt better to do a rehouse and start new!

 

[MBullock]

is this potting soil? Sometimes that's intentionally inoculated with a predatory nematode, you can avoid this issue by boiling or baking the substrate prior to use

 

[Tarantula Trooper]

Phorid fly maggots or some other moist dirt loving fly! The bain of all moisture dependent keepers along with of course mold!! Arrrrggggg!!!

 

[Hagraven]

is this potting soil? Sometimes that's intentionally inoculated with a predatory nematode, you can avoid this issue by boiling or baking the substrate prior to use

Just cocofiber and some charcoal. May have to start treating it beforehand.

 

[Hagraven]

Phorid fly maggots or some other moist dirt loving fly! The bain of all moisture dependent keepers along with of course mold!! Arrrrggggg!!!

I've been so lucky to have only met flies once prior. Mold and subsequent ventilation/moisture adjustments have however been much more frequent visitors lol