I recently purchased 200 nymph dubia roaches and noticed that there where really small white worms inside my beardy's bowl.
Dubias are being kept in a 10 gallon tank with a mesh lid. Initially I had a couple of desmestid beetles alone in this tank and introduced the nymphs about 2 days ago.
To "harvest" the feeders what I do is remove one of the single egg crate partitions I place in the tank for easy picking... I simply shake them out into the bowl.
Since the bowl is white I am able to see anything that moves in it... hence how I was able to notice the tiny thingy.
It does not resemble a dermestid beetle larvae at all. More like the roundworms you find in aquariums.
The tank I am using has never been used as an aquarium so this is baffling.
Should I dispose of everything in the tank and look for a new place to buy feeders from, or is this normal?
Thanks in advance.
Dubias are being kept in a 10 gallon tank with a mesh lid. Initially I had a couple of desmestid beetles alone in this tank and introduced the nymphs about 2 days ago.
To "harvest" the feeders what I do is remove one of the single egg crate partitions I place in the tank for easy picking... I simply shake them out into the bowl.
Since the bowl is white I am able to see anything that moves in it... hence how I was able to notice the tiny thingy.
It does not resemble a dermestid beetle larvae at all. More like the roundworms you find in aquariums.
The tank I am using has never been used as an aquarium so this is baffling.
Should I dispose of everything in the tank and look for a new place to buy feeders from, or is this normal?
Thanks in advance.
