In an unpleasant turn of events, one of the moist hides has started attracting fruit flies, whereas the other does not. Here are my three going theories:

1.) The one that is attracting flies is in the AFT home, which has a higher humidity level than the leo home. Perhaps, for some reason, this attracts more bugs to the moss.

2.) Likewise, there are pieces of driftwood in both cages. Perhaps the higher humidity in the AFT home attracts more bugs to the driftwood than in the dryer leo home.

3.) The Leopard Geckos' hide is one of those who-knows-what-it's-made-from ones from Petco. Here's a pic:



The AFTs' cool hide, also from Petco (they love me), is one of those rounded little huts made out of wood that has a pointed end to fit right in the corner. Perhaps the wood attracts more flies.




Input welcome.

Wishing everyone a joyous weekend!

Jen Gal

I've worked alot with fruit flies in the past while breeding dart frogs. I'm thinking that you most likely have a form of nat and not fruit flies they a commonly mistaken for one another. Fruit flies have a very good repoducive fail safe as temps. above 30C will cause the males to become infertile. So they really tend to avoid high temps and are slightly larger (1-3mm) than gnats. While a large number of gnats can be unsightly they are really harmless and will go away given time. They tend to come here and there and then their gone.

With this other buggies you may see are wood mites and springtails (not very likely unless introduced) both are harmless though wood mites (a white to tan mite that lives in and eats wood and is easily confused with yellowish parasitic mites) are very unsightly and difficult to get rid of in moist areas.

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I suspect that its just the fact that the Leopard Geckos home is drier that is keeping the bugs at bay.
What type of moss are you using?

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