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Creepy crawlies in my bathroom. HELP

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Lollipopslife17 · 21/08/2019 03:23

Pls help. My bathroom is old old needs doubt but no time to as I can't have my bathroom shut down for 2 weeks with kids.

Every night when I go to the bathroom I see this things moving round ( see attached photo). What are they & why are there lots of them in my bathroom? Could it be due to damp under the bath, soaked damp wooden floor under the bath? Pls help these things are driving me crazy as it seems they are going outside the bathroom no ad I spotted one crawling on my towel in the airing cupboard.🤦🏽‍♀️ Help pls I need to get rid of them pls

Creepy crawlies in my bathroom. HELP
Creepy crawlies in my bathroom. HELP
Creepy crawlies in my bathroom. HELP
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WhenIsTheEasyBit · 21/08/2019 03:25

Can't really tell from the pics, but are they silverfish?

chickenyhead · 21/08/2019 03:34

They look like silverfish and yes...damp

wowfudge · 21/08/2019 22:43

Silverfish - they are harmless but prehistoric looking. If you know it's damp under the bath then get it fixed. Otherwise one day either the ceiling in the room below will come down or the bath will go through the floor eventually. Probably when it's full of water with someone in it.

Simple ways to avoid a general damp (condensation) problem in a bathroom are to open a window and leave it open for half an hour after a bath or shower; use the extractor fan; mop up water on the floor from the bath and shower don't just leave it.

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