Mites????

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Mites????

Post by Pumpkincrab » Fri Apr 09, 2021 7:49 pm

Hello.
Today I noticed a bug or two on one of my crab's shells-
they appeared to be orangeish/whitish and small; looked like it was only on the shell, not on the crab.
I also saw some on my cork bark too.

Are they simple food mites or predatory mites?

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Re: Mites????

Post by CrabbyLover77 » Fri Apr 09, 2021 7:59 pm

As long as they're not attached to the crab (like on the joints) they are harmless.

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Post by Pumpkincrab » Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:13 pm

I picked one of my crab's up and saw no mites on the actual crab.
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Post by CrabbyLover77 » Fri Apr 09, 2021 9:59 pm

Pumpkincrab wrote:I picked one of my crab's up and saw no mites on the actual crab.
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Re: Mites????

Post by Pumpkincrab » Fri Apr 09, 2021 10:41 pm

Are they harmful to humans? Like if one climbed onto me...would it hurt me????
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Re: Mites????

Post by CrabbyLover77 » Fri Apr 09, 2021 10:51 pm

I have many food mites in both of my tanks. They frequently crawl on my hands when I do food changes, since they hang out on the dishes. I've never felt any of them bite me. I just shake them off into the trash with the old food lol.

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