Help just found something alive tiny and white on my baby bearded dragon

[YoruIkari]

Hello,
just went to check on my little guy not long after turning his lights on for the day and I found some kind of tiny (probably around the size of a grain of garlic) white bug moving around near Karoo's mouth. I've heard that mites are black so any ideas on what this could be?

 

[Yvonne G]

Is it possible for you to get a picture of it?

It might be a parasite.

 

[YoruIkari]

Is it possible for you to get a picture of it?

It might be a parasite.

I don't think I’ll be able to as its very small but I’ll go see what I can do.

 

[YoruIkari]

I couldn't find it again, but I did a search and found this picture. It looked just like the white specks but I just saw one and it was definitely moving. According to where I got this picture from (it was a Reddit post) these things could be mold or grain mites. Could that be possible? I've been trying to breed my own crickets and do feed them a grain mix I got from Josh’s Frogs.

 

[Sadie]

I couldn't find it again, but I did a search and found this picture. It looked just like the white specks but I just saw one and it was definitely moving. According to where I got this picture from (it was a Reddit post) these things could be mold or grain mites. Could that be possible? I've been trying to breed my own crickets and do feed them a grain mix I got from Josh’s Frogs.View attachment 36195

I have never seen anything like this I am gonna have someone else take a look and see what they think

 

[Sadie]

I have never seen anything like this I am gonna have someone else take a look and see what they think

here is what he said
Those look like grain mites. May have hitchhiked in on food. They are a pain, but harmless. The best way I've found to get rid of them is to reduce humidity in the room using a dehumidifier near the infestation. They seem to just disappear when the air gets dry enough - they thrive in humid environments.

 

[YoruIkari]

here is what he said
Those look like grain mites. May have hitchhiked in on food. They are a pain, but harmless. The best way I've found to get rid of them is to reduce humidity in the room using a dehumidifier near the infestation. They seem to just disappear when the air gets dry enough - they thrive in humid environments.

Phew! I'm so relieved they're harmless. I'll get right to taking care of the humidity. It isn't very high right now, but I’ll lower it a bit more to get that taken care of. Thank you so much!