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<blockquote data-quote="Pasodama" data-source="post: 109338" data-attributes="member: 16469"><p>If you have mold, it means that the enclosure is humid and, rather likely, does not have good ventilation. </p><p></p><p>Rosies are not supposed to be kept in humid, &/or moist, conditions. </p><p>They like it, and need it, dry. </p><p>Dry substrate, and a water bowl, should be sufficient. </p><p>The water bowl will help with any needed humidity and hydration. </p><p>"Once, or twice, a year", you can add a wee bit of water, to the substrate, in a corner or along the side. </p><p></p><p>A much more arid enclosure will help with eradicating/preventing mold as well. </p><p></p><p>You need to clean the enclosure very well. </p><p>Use soap. </p><p>Adding a drop of bleach, to the soapy water, wouldn't hurt either. </p><p>Regardless of whether you use bleach, or not, you will have to rinse the enclosure ~very~ well to ensure you remove any soap, &/or bleach, residue. </p><p>A step further, you could, also, fill the container/enclosure, with clean water (after rinsing very well), and let it sit, for an hour, to leach out any remaining residue... or place in a bathtub, of water, if enclosure cannot be filled with water.</p><p></p><p>It would be best to replace any plastic plants, hides, etc., but, if not replaced, any/all items need to be cleaned/disinfected as well. Including water bowl if you have one. If there is not a water bowl, add one. </p><p></p><p>Hopefully, the mold, on your Rosie, only exists externally. Internally would not be good. </p><p>You can use a q-tip and dab/brush on some diluted betadine only where the mold is on your Rosie. Be very careful applying this and only enough to leave a thin film (do not apply heavily at all). </p><p>Use a different q-tip after any/every single brush along the mold line/area. </p><p></p><p>Someone has used human fungal cream, applied very thinly, with success. Not sure whether to advise this, or not, but just adding this tidbit of info.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pasodama, post: 109338, member: 16469"] If you have mold, it means that the enclosure is humid and, rather likely, does not have good ventilation. Rosies are not supposed to be kept in humid, &/or moist, conditions. They like it, and need it, dry. Dry substrate, and a water bowl, should be sufficient. The water bowl will help with any needed humidity and hydration. "Once, or twice, a year", you can add a wee bit of water, to the substrate, in a corner or along the side. A much more arid enclosure will help with eradicating/preventing mold as well. You need to clean the enclosure very well. Use soap. Adding a drop of bleach, to the soapy water, wouldn't hurt either. Regardless of whether you use bleach, or not, you will have to rinse the enclosure ~very~ well to ensure you remove any soap, &/or bleach, residue. A step further, you could, also, fill the container/enclosure, with clean water (after rinsing very well), and let it sit, for an hour, to leach out any remaining residue... or place in a bathtub, of water, if enclosure cannot be filled with water. It would be best to replace any plastic plants, hides, etc., but, if not replaced, any/all items need to be cleaned/disinfected as well. Including water bowl if you have one. If there is not a water bowl, add one. Hopefully, the mold, on your Rosie, only exists externally. Internally would not be good. You can use a q-tip and dab/brush on some diluted betadine only where the mold is on your Rosie. Be very careful applying this and only enough to leave a thin film (do not apply heavily at all). Use a different q-tip after any/every single brush along the mold line/area. Someone has used human fungal cream, applied very thinly, with success. Not sure whether to advise this, or not, but just adding this tidbit of info. [/QUOTE]
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