mites going at exoskeletons?

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mites going at exoskeletons?

Post by Crabby7Crabber » Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:52 pm

this is a rather odd question, but over the summer i've thought ab it-- do harmless mites and springtails feed off of exoskeleton? a rather random question, i'll be surprised if anyone answers with a guess (or a fact haha). i hope everyone is doing well too! this crabber hasn't been so active due to psats and the like :?
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Re: mites going at exoskeletons?

Post by CrabbyLover77 » Mon Nov 01, 2021 1:27 pm

I would say that they might since they eat anything leftover in the tank. Just a guess though!

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Re: mites going at exoskeletons?

Post by myllkti » Wed Nov 03, 2021 6:40 am

I would think so too. But maybe they’d do it more slowly since one of the factor in them being harmless is that they don’t generally burrow deep enough to hurt molters, so they might not be down there as much?

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Re: mites going at exoskeletons?

Post by CrabbyLover77 » Wed Nov 03, 2021 8:14 am

myllkti wrote:I would think so too. But maybe they’d do it more slowly since one of the factor in them being harmless is that they don’t generally burrow deep enough to hurt molters, so they might not be down there as much?

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