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<blockquote data-quote="Hisserdude" data-source="post: 93569" data-attributes="member: 4652"><p>The springtails I've had the best results with are these <a href="http://www.roachcrossing.com/for-sale/non-roach/tropical-pink-springtail/" target="_blank">Tropical pink springtails</a>, they work great in moist enclosures to keep mold away and outcompete mites! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> <em>However</em>, springtails are generally only effective in cages that are consistently kept moist, and generally don't burrow much, so unless the fungus is on the surface of the substrate or in an accessible part of the tarantula's burrow, they probably won't find that mold.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hisserdude, post: 93569, member: 4652"] The springtails I've had the best results with are these [URL='http://www.roachcrossing.com/for-sale/non-roach/tropical-pink-springtail/']Tropical pink springtails[/URL], they work great in moist enclosures to keep mold away and outcompete mites! :) [I]However[/I], springtails are generally only effective in cages that are consistently kept moist, and generally don't burrow much, so unless the fungus is on the surface of the substrate or in an accessible part of the tarantula's burrow, they probably won't find that mold. [/QUOTE]
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