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I found four tiny reddish-brown bugs crawling on Juniper’s homemade platform. I killed them and didn’t see any more so I put it back in the enclosure.
It had been longer than it should have since I cleaned the burrow under the platform and it was stained with urine, but I didn’t see any bugs anywhere else.
Should I be worried?
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Well, they are likely coming from outside the cage and just found their way in as opposed to originating from the cage. Do you guys have any plants or dirt in the same room? If so, I would probably put some of that sticky bug paper out and see if it catches anything.

https://www.amazon.com/Sticky-Outdoor-M ... B0BKKLCWQ2

I don't a full clean is needed yet, until you get a swarm or you find out they are coming from the cage itself.
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