jasper408
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Hi everyone. I just noticed that there was a moving dot on some of my terrestrial popei. On closer inspection, there was maybe three in differing sizes on one of my newts. It does not jump, outruling springtails. I have checked my fruit fly cultures; they are mite free. I am also using a paper towel substrate changed every other day and cork bark that had been wet and microwaved. Attached are two pictures of one the largest mite on the orange of a tail (the other dots are the gold spots). Are they perhaps the parasitic variety(I have seen a few on arms and toes as well, but they are not afraid to move...), or should I be worried about them? Also, how would I go about getting rid of them, if either is true? Thanks!