Is this mold ?!

[BiomedBendall]

 

[MBullock]

This is a harmless mold common in potting soil or eco earth. springtails will help keep it in check

 

[m0lsx]

This is a harmless mold common in potting soil or eco earth. springtails will help keep it in check

That looks much too dry for sprintails.

 

[MBullock]

That looks much too dry for sprintails.

then it's a self-limiting problem that will cease on its own

 

[BiomedBendall]

Ok so my T in that enclosure wants up to 80% humidity and there is a plant directly above where this ‘mold’ seems to be growing. Should I try letting it dry out a bit?

 

[m0lsx]

Ok so my T in that enclosure wants up to 80% humidity and there is a plant directly above where this ‘mold’ seems to be growing. Should I try letting it dry out a bit?

If it is a moist environment, then springtails are a good solution. I have springtails in a few of my enclosures, But look after the springtails. They need something like flaked fish food &/ or dry yeast etc to feed on & thrive. But if it is a dry, enclosure then allow that area to dry out. A well maintained moist enclose will not provide sufficient food for springtails to thrive in. But keep them healthy & well fed on mold you have made & unwanted mold will never be an issue for you.

I move my water bowls around my dry enclosures, so one area is never even moist for more than a few weeks at the very most & I look after springtails in my moist environments. But I do not chase a meaningless % figure for humidity. Look at your husbandry, get that right & the humidity will follow.

I have several hygrometers I keep on my mantle piece for amusement & they are always all different & by varying numbers day to day. The difference can be as little as 3% some days & over 10% other days. So look at what your T needs husbandry wise & the rest will follow, but chase a % on a hygrometer & you will never know if you are getting it right.

 

[BiomedBendall]

If it is a moist environment, then springtails are a good solution. I have springtails in a few of my enclosures, But look after the springtails. They need something like flaked fish food &/ or dry yeast etc to feed on & thrive. But if it is a dry, enclosure then allow that area to dry out.

I move my water bowls around my dry enclosures, so one area is never even moist for more than a few weeks at the very most & I look after springtails in my moist environments. But I do not chase a meaningless % figure for humidity. Look at your husbandry, get that right & the humidity will follow.

I have several hygrometers I keep on my mantle piece for amusement & they are always all different & by varying numbers day to day. The difference can be as little as 3% some days & over 10% other days. So look at what your T needs husbandry wise & the rest will follow, but chase a % on a hygrometer & you will never know if you are getting it right.

Thank you or the advice! I don’t/haven’t kept a hygrometer in the enclosure for a long time as it seemed that i would never be able to meet the number no matter how moist I kept the environment.
Possibly I should reword my question. if my T ‘wants 80%’ humidity, and I let it dry out for a bit to stop the mold. Would that be an exceptable solution?
I hear that the spring tales are a good solution however I am not exactly living the idea of adding tiny little Arthropods to my husbandry .... I love my Ts but tiny little bugs get under my skin lol ... I’d like to avoid that solution if possible

 

[m0lsx]

You could let that one area dry out, but mold is always going to be a potential in moist substrate. There are other bugs you could use. Dairy Cow Woodlice (Porcellio laevis) are simple to keep.

 

[BiomedBendall]

You could let that one area dry out, but mold is always going to be a potential in moist substrate. There are other bugs you could use. Dairy Cow Woodlice (Porcellio laevis) are simple to keep.

 

[BiomedBendall]

Hahaha ok then... little bugs it is