BlueGuy
Arachnopeon
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I have had my first T for about 3 weeks now, a "Pinktoe". Recenctly he/she has built an amazing web structure all throughout the arboreal enclosure and last night put even more work in making trampoline style webbing from the glass to the wood creating a nice platform for climbing and resting on. Really impressive structure. However, after taking him/her out this morning for handling I noticed a musty mildew smell coming from both the T and the enclosure. I am using coco coir as a base layer, with mopani wood for climbing and spagnum moss decor. Some of the moss was bundled in web as the little T did some interior decorating. I assume this is where the mildew is starting to propagate. The moss is no longer living, and has been boiled prior to use along with everything else. Do arboreal T keepers use this stuff in naturalistic terrariums? How do you keep it from becoming a host for mildew? Should I just not use it? Is there a treatment? I have used food grade peroxide as a mildew preventative in substrate before, it evaporates into oxygen and is usually safe for animals. However I know T's are very delicate and very susceptible to tiny particles and trace elements. So if it did not evaporate 100% by the time he/she was put back, would it cause a problem? I have read about using iso alcohol to clean T's with systemic mold infections, and that is also a known fungicide that evaporates pretty clean. Should I just tear the place apart, throw the moss away, boil everything, set it back up without moss and let him/her build a new web structure? I feel like a jerk ripping apart his/her 10 day masterpiece, and don't want to make it think it's not allowed to make webs or I'm going to come rip them apart etc. Suggestions?
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