Weird bugs in bearded vivarium

rukita · Mar 22, 2017

Can some please tell me what these are? They are extremely tiny and i found my bearded attacking them in his vivarium. I've cleaned out his entire tank, changed his substrate and soaked his drift wood in hot water but they still seem to be coming back. I've also noticed his eating habits have changed since then.
Please help

CooperDragon · Mar 22, 2017

Can you post a photo with a coin for scale? They look like they could be buffalo beetles but they are relatively large. Not a lightning bug because it doesn't have a red head which is fortunate.

rukita · Mar 22, 2017

They are tiny. About 2mm in length.

Rankins · Mar 23, 2017

Hmm....too thin to be a buffalo beetle.
Not sure what it is...

AHBD · Mar 23, 2017

Maybe small black dermestid beetles ?

CooperDragon · Mar 23, 2017

Flour beetle? http://www.maine.gov/dacf/php/gotpests/bugs/flour-beetles.htm

AHBD · Mar 23, 2017

That looks like it possibly.

rukita · Mar 24, 2017

CooperDragon":v5xjqnh0 said:
Flour beetle? http://www.maine.gov/dacf/php/gotpests/bugs/flour-beetles.htm

Looks like that. Do you know if they're harmful to my bearded dragon and how to get rid of them?

CooperDragon · Mar 24, 2017

I don't know much about them. I doubt they'd be harmful to a dragon. It looks like they don't tolerate heat or cold very well so they hid inside houses kind of like box elders and asian beetles do around here.

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