By wombats - 28/09/2013 14:38 - United States - Asheboro

Today, I found tiny little maggots in the bristles of my toothbrush. I have no idea how long they've been there. FML
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Hello! Yes, it's disgusting, but I assure you I am not disgusting myself. I'm pretty sure they weren't there yesterday...I hope. :/ They were very, very small, so I agree with #48, #50 and #101 that they probably came into being last night. They had over ten hours, as I went to bed early and got up late. I immediately threw away my toothbrush, toothpaste and washed my toothbrush holder. I of course went out and bought a new toothbrush and new tube of toothpaste. I felt very self-conscious going out without having brushed my teeth, so I chewed on lots of sugar free gum. :P I brush my teeth twice a day, as recommended by the ADA. I've actually replaced my toothbrush three times in the last three months for various reasons, including when I dropped one of them on the floor. I'm very conscious of my dental health. I keep my toothbrush upright in a glass (easier to see when it needs cleaning at the bottom...toothbrush holders themselves often have maggots or eggs in them. >_<), and I have a cover over the top of it (more on that in the next paragraph). When I flush the toilet, I always put the lid down because when you flush a toilet, it sprays particles of whatever is in there all around the room. We've had a problem with small, irritating little flies just recently, and I'm 99% sure those little arseholes are responsible. I rinse my toothbrush after I use it, and then put it in the holder with a cover on it...and I think that contributed to this, by creating a dark, moist place for a fly to lay its eggs. I won't be using one of those anymore. It shall sit free, as obviously the cover wasn't doing a bloody ounce of good anyway. This just makes me wonder what other delightful bugs land or crawl on our toothbrushes when we're not using them. :X I bet this happens more than we think, and the eggs just don't get a chance to hatch into maggots on the toothbrush. :P

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Should probably get another toothbrush...Also check your toothpaste to see if they're coming from there.

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Did you think the toothpaste was just extra crunchy?

I started to check my toothbrush and toothpaste after seeing this just in case..

Excuse me, I have to go and boil my toothbrush now.

It might be time for a new toothbrush.

Good news - if they're small enough to fit between the bristles of a toothbrush they are probably only a couple of hours, maybe less than 1 hour old. Given eggs don't take that long to hatch, they probably weren't there 8 hours ago or when you last brushed your teeth.

kellyem2 20

Maggots don't live that long, at least not in that form, so they probably haven't been there for a long time. That said, I'd clean everything in your bathroom to make sure there aren't any other eggs around that could make for a new surprise. And I really hope you found those before you started brushing your teeth!

Some fly eggs take only a few hours to hatch into maggots so... Hopefully that toothbrush was never in your mouth after that fly laid its eggs.

EW OP PROBABLY HAS BABY MAGGOTS LIVING BETWEEN THEIR TEETH. *violently shudders*

Ike... YDI for not changing toothbrush out accordingly. :|

BriCx 8

Who said OP didn't change it regularly?