mold in habitat

[lisa127]

My three toed box turtle has one of those half log hides in his enclosure. Of course, his enclosure is kept humid with damp substrate. The bottom of the half log that touches the substrate is apparently growing mold, as it is turning green. Is this a danger to my boxie?

 

[ascott]

Is it mold? Or is it that pretty fluffy moss type stuff?

 

[Levi the Leopard]

My three toed box turtle has one of those half log hides in his enclosure. Of course, his enclosure is kept humid with damp substrate. The bottom of the half log that touches the substrate is apparently growing mold, as it is turning green. Is this a danger to my boxie?

i battle this same issue on my half log kept in those same conditions. i periodically take it out and scrub it. its a pain... i would also love to know if its harmful.

Is it mold? Or is it that pretty fluffy moss type stuff?

i always assumed it was mold. but sometimes it does look "fluffy". is there a difference?

 

[LLLReptile]

Take the wood out and let it dry completely in the sun. Additionally, you can bleach it, rinse it, and let it dry completely in the sun, and the mold will either not come back at all, or only come back slightly.

You don't even need to scrub it, just let the wood products dry out completely. After a year or two of use, they'll stop molding.

Source: watching all the new wood products in my store mold, dry out, mold, dry out, and then stop molding completely. Haven't seen mold on any wood items in a long time, and my location has been open a little over two years. We did bleach or use simple green on any items that were being cleaned between cage uses, but for anything that was molding but going back into the same cage, we'd just let it dry out and then replace it.

-Jen

 

[Levi the Leopard]

ok ill give it a try! thanks

 

[lisa127]

Thank you!

 

[yagyujubei]

What color green? Like mold on bread, or green like algae or moss?