Box Turtle and Tortoise Discussion :: Bugs..ugh

[notoch351]

My biggest fear of having a boxie has always been bugs. And now I have them I was looking uder the moss and noticed a few LITTLE white bugs moving around ughh....should I remove all the soil or do what turtle tails does?

"If bugs begin to infest the vivarium, they are easily controlled by watering them with a strong chlorine bleach solution. We use about a half oz of bleach in about 8 oz of water. The bleach solution will kill most bugs and worms without harming the plants. We take care not to get it on the turtles. The chlorine will quickly evaporate and does not leave a harmful residue."

I'm guessing bleach (Clorox) will work, and other ideas?

I HATE BUGS

[TurtleLover_S&B]

Sorry,I don't have a tortoise,but good luck with your problem!!

[Terryo]

:shock: My biggest fear of having a boxie has always been bugs. And now I have them I was looking uder the moss and noticed a few LITTLE white bugs moving around ughh....should I remove all the soil or do what turtle tails does?

"If bugs begin to infest the vivarium, they are easily controlled by watering them with a strong chlorine bleach solution. We use about a half oz of bleach in about 8 oz of water. The bleach solution will kill most bugs and worms without harming the plants. We take care not to get it on the turtles. The chlorine will quickly evaporate and does not leave a harmful residue."

I'm guessing bleach (Clorox) will work, and other ideas?

I HATE BUGS

If you read that on TurtleTails.com then I would do what he says. I never had this problem, but this is what he says to do on that site.