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Recently I've noticed some mold in the enclosure housing my Avicularia versicolor. The sling is refusing food and I think it is about to molt. Should I transport the sling into a new enclosure or wait until after it molts?
I would move the Avic. Just a suggestion, but if you put ventilation holes right above the level of the substarte on all sides, it will pretty much stop mold from forming around a water dish, because the substrate dries out better. Your water dish will evaporate faster as well, but it's a decent trade off in my opinion.Recently I've noticed some mold in the enclosure housing my Avicularia versicolor. The sling is refusing food and I think it is about to molt. Should I transport the sling into a new enclosure or wait until after it molts?
I forgot to put that the water dish overflows into the substrate making it wet. The mold is only seen deep inside the substrate.
I tend to not freak out about mold as long as there isn't a lot of it. It's tough making the call whether to change out the sub or not without seeing it. If there is just a tiny bit in the corner, move the bowl, don't overflow it, and allow that corner to dry out. If there is enough ventilation, it should dry quickly, keeping the mold from spreading. If there is an explosion of mold, then a rehousing might be in order.
Yes, the move will stress the sling a bit. If it's in premolt, I would in the very least try to wait until after it molted to rehouse or clean the substrate (again, unless your enclosure is infested with it).
What are you using for substrate?
The sling molted last night. How long should I wait until moving it into a larger, cleaner enclosure?
yeah eventually you will sick and tire of the humidity requirements being such a big deal and find they can live pretty dry without a fuss. I have recently had to give up on the humidity and say to heck with it and just let the spiders deal with dry substrate and just a water dish.I would move the Avic. Just a suggestion, but if you put ventilation holes right above the level of the substarte on all sides, it will pretty much stop mold from forming around a water dish, because the substrate dries out better. Your water dish will evaporate faster as well, but it's a decent trade off in my opinion.
yeah just a spot clean is all it has taken for me too. Ventilation is key.How much mold are we talking? Unless it's covering all of the substrate, then all you have to do is spot clean it. Might wanna also consider adding more ventilation as that is likely the cause of it.