Might be worms/parasites from crickets.

 

I don't use crickets, it has adult locusts and she hasn't had any for 6 weeks as she's just moulted.

I thought maybe a fly of some sort got in the tank and laid eggs in the water?

 

They could be scuttle/drain fly larvae, or perhaps similar to the white worms I often find in my plants.

As far as I am aware, they are reasonably harmless and act as scavengers. I have never seen them in a Viv before however, so perhaps it was wise to remove them. Scuttlefly are a pain, I always remove them lest they infest the bathroom.

 

Have you recently changed the substrate? sometimes they can be in it if you use a soily type i.e eco earth or potting soil mixed with vermiculite. If so clean it out and replace it with a different substrate .

 

substrate was changed about 4 months ago and it was microwaved for 15 minutes so I don't think anything could of survived.

I think it may have been them really small flies, like gnats.

They haven't come back yet so i think they've gone, if they do re-appear I'll do a complete clean out.

 

aye ok : victory:

 

if you see tiny gnat like flies in the viv or in your window sill then that's what they are.They turn into tiny flies and are hell to get rid of.

 

I saw one about a week or so ago

I've used sterilizer on the water bowl and used a different one in that tank so hopefully they wont come back.