[NVfrogger]

yes the little tan looking bugs are mites.

 

[NVfrogger]

Those I believe if my entomology is correct are grain mites they are eating the food you put in your springtails so they will not harm the springtails. I believe the bad mites that harm the springtails are more cream colored. I had some mites in a springtail culture I let the food source run out for about a week or two and then started re feeding and the mites were gone. If your feeding mushrooms, fish flake, or grain products you have a better chance of getting grain mites. Someone correct me if I am wrong. I feed my springs mushrooms and have not seen mites as of yet. I have them on mite paper but many people feed active yeast and have no mite problems.

 

[NVfrogger]

ah ok well they looked real close to grain mites to me I do have mites in one of my vivs that has no inhabitants but iso's and springtails they look very similar to what yours look like and I have my own grown plants in there. Most people will say that you will see mites in your viv's from time to time I have seen mites in all my viv's here and there great frog food, when my frogs see them they eat them right away.

 

[NVfrogger]

They will not hurt PDF as the feed off the plants but they could stress the PDF's in mass amounts however they are good food for PDF's mine eat them all the time.

 

[NVfrogger]

I see mites from time to time in my vivs low populations. I have watched the frogs and when they see the mites they eat them quickly so if there are only a few they frogs will have them eaten fairly quickly. You will always have the possibility of seeing a few mites in your vivs as mites are everywhere.

 

[NVfrogger]

You will be ok.

 

[NVfrogger]

Some spider mites do spin webs many of the spider mites that feed off the sap of plants found in the garden form webs. At low populations in a viv they should not stress frogs and will be food for the PDF's.

i have seen first hand frogs die of stress related to microfauna. stating that it will be fine isnt entirely accurate. they might be ok, but they might not.

i doubt seriously that what you have are spider mites. its more likely that the web like things that your seeing are mycelium and completely unrelated to the mites.

james