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fiend Pandinus
Number of posts : 49 Age : 36 Location : Patra,Greece Registration date : 2008-04-05
| Subject: maggots!!! 4/29/2009, 4:57 am | |
| I was cleaning some cricket leftovers from my 2i p.imp sling and i found 2 small (very small) white maggots under the half eaten cricket. Should i move the scorp to another container with new substrate?Should i worry about parasites in the crickets? Please tell me what should i do!!Thanks in advance | |
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Kuma Tityus
Number of posts : 839 Age : 46 Location : London Registration date : 2008-09-29
| Subject: Re: maggots!!! 4/29/2009, 6:08 am | |
| I'd be inclined to do a full substrate change. and in the future take out any uneaten food pieces to stop it from rotting. | |
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The-Scorp-Whisperer Tityus
Number of posts : 539 Age : 34 Location : Edinburgh, Scotland!! :D Registration date : 2008-12-16
| Subject: Re: maggots!!! 4/29/2009, 6:19 am | |
| plus boil the substrate before you put it in (obv make sure its cooled down again before putin the scorp back in) | |
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fiend Pandinus
Number of posts : 49 Age : 36 Location : Patra,Greece Registration date : 2008-04-05
| Subject: Re: maggots!!! 4/29/2009, 6:42 am | |
| The cricket was put in there last night,so it was not there much time.I will change the substrate,but is there a possibility of endo-parasites?If it was in the cricket can it be transferred in the scorpion? | |
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Kejser Administrator
Number of posts : 1373 Age : 38 Location : Denmark Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: maggots!!! 4/29/2009, 8:39 am | |
| Oki please releax and get your underwear out before going into a full scale deaf con 1 panic.. Maggots? its fly maggots... remove the maggots and any coccones you see and remember to clean in your scorp tank more.. maggots cant hurt your scorp.. unless its dead.. | |
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LXDNG79 Tityus
Number of posts : 605 Age : 45 Location : Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia Registration date : 2008-10-16
| Subject: Re: maggots!!! 4/29/2009, 9:34 am | |
| Don't worry too much, especially if your scorp is a forest dweller. I'm sure maggots and scorps have been coexisting on the planet since, well before any of us were around. | |
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_scorpio_ Androctonus
Number of posts : 1827 Age : 30 Location : St leonards... ENGLAND Registration date : 2008-04-11
| Subject: Re: maggots!!! 4/29/2009, 12:04 pm | |
| and the scorps will probably eat them... | |
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diabollicallycursed Babycurus
Number of posts : 365 Age : 39 Location : Ontario Canada Registration date : 2009-03-26
| Subject: Re: maggots!!! 4/30/2009, 11:19 pm | |
| Are you absolutely positive they are maggots? Are they tiny or fairly large? Are you sure they are not cricket larvae? | |
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~Abyss~ Administrator
Number of posts : 6472 Age : 36 Location : Los Angeles Cali. Registration date : 2008-02-05
| Subject: Re: maggots!!! 5/1/2009, 12:53 am | |
| i doubt they were maggots. Some wild caught feeders have parasites. If the crickets were bought they are less likely to have them. I would just clean and boil the substrate just to be on the safe side. Although i just had strange de ja vu and remember a time I had a similar problem. It was summer and we had a bad ant and fly pest problem in our house. | |
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*Connie* Post-whore
Number of posts : 3705 Age : 40 Location : England Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: maggots!!! 5/1/2009, 3:10 am | |
| Ive had that before...welcome to the world of "fruit flies" | |
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diabollicallycursed Babycurus
Number of posts : 365 Age : 39 Location : Ontario Canada Registration date : 2009-03-26
| Subject: Re: maggots!!! 5/1/2009, 10:11 am | |
| You can boil substrate? Would it not be easier to buy more? | |
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Mr. Mordax Administrator
Number of posts : 7743 Age : 38 Location : PNW Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: maggots!!! 5/1/2009, 11:46 am | |
| Why does everyone insist on boiling and never baking? Boiling is a lot messier and can't get nearly as hot.
And crickets don't have larvae, they have nymphs (miniature adults that hop everywhere). | |
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Chaika Centruroides
Number of posts : 100 Age : 41 Location : Ellon, Scotland Registration date : 2009-04-21
| Subject: Re: maggots!!! 5/1/2009, 12:46 pm | |
| - Mr. Mordax wrote:
- Why does everyone insist on boiling and never baking? Boiling is a lot messier and can't get nearly as hot.
Can you microwave the coco peat stuff? It shouldn't burn as long as it's saturated and I'm sure that would kill most things in it,.. Haven't needed to try it yet though so . | |
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diabollicallycursed Babycurus
Number of posts : 365 Age : 39 Location : Ontario Canada Registration date : 2009-03-26
| Subject: Re: maggots!!! 5/1/2009, 2:43 pm | |
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Kejser Administrator
Number of posts : 1373 Age : 38 Location : Denmark Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: maggots!!! 5/1/2009, 3:04 pm | |
| Why boil it?? why microwave it?? whats wrong with it?? is it infected with Death virus or something? why make things even harder for yourself then nesseary.. | |
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diabollicallycursed Babycurus
Number of posts : 365 Age : 39 Location : Ontario Canada Registration date : 2009-03-26
| Subject: Re: maggots!!! 5/1/2009, 3:30 pm | |
| I guess if your really really worried about it just get new substrate. Your right though whats the worst a couple of maggots can do right? | |
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Kejser Administrator
Number of posts : 1373 Age : 38 Location : Denmark Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: maggots!!! 5/1/2009, 3:47 pm | |
| Remove the dirt containing maggots, close the lid and be happy.. end of story.. maggots eat death flesh.. so unless your scorp is dead you dont have to worry.. | |
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Mr. Mordax Administrator
Number of posts : 7743 Age : 38 Location : PNW Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: maggots!!! 5/2/2009, 2:59 am | |
| While most people are on the panicky side here, I'll add that microwaves have "hot spots" and "cool spots," so they're pretty awful at sterilization. | |
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