Lanzino97
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Hi guys!
I have a question regarding an 11cm female A geniculata.
2 days ago I noticed something on top of her abdomen. It looked like white fluff, similar to the mould I used to see in some enclosures with coco fibre before I started using springtails. I thought she may have picked up a piece of mouldy substrate from somewhere in the enclosure as it’s a new enclosure so the springtails may not have fully colonised yet, but as there was no mould visible Anywhere I decided to investigate. I attempted to brush it off with a soft paintbrush, but all it did was remove the white fluff to show this light brown sort of spike sticking up from her. I still thought okay, it’s most likely a piece of cork bark or substrate, so I continued to brush at it and although I brushed as hard as I could without harming her, it didn’t budge. She was obviously quite stressed with me poking her so I left it and decided to just keep an eye on her. Now, 2 days later, this growth which I am convinced is attached has now regrown this white fluff, although not as much as before. I’m obviously thinking it’s some kind of fungal growth, but I have no clue how any of this works and I can’t find anything online about it. Just posting here as I know there’s some really knowledgable keepers on here so I’m hoping someone can try to help me figure out what’s going on, and if there’s a way to fix it.. still hoping it’s just me overreacting!
I’ve attached pics below of when I initially noticed it, vs when I brushed off the fluff.
Some general info on her: she’s feeding fine, molted around a month ago and was rehoused almost 2 weeks ago now. I’ve owned her for almost a year with no issues. Her enclosure consists of coco fibre with a bit of vermiculite, some leaf litter (boiled and left to sit in a dry container for around 6 months), some sphagnum moss, cork bark hide, springtails and a water dish. She doesn’t use her hide but never has. She has only ever eaten shop-bought crickets, mealworms and recently, 2 wax worms.
Thanks in advance!
I have a question regarding an 11cm female A geniculata.
2 days ago I noticed something on top of her abdomen. It looked like white fluff, similar to the mould I used to see in some enclosures with coco fibre before I started using springtails. I thought she may have picked up a piece of mouldy substrate from somewhere in the enclosure as it’s a new enclosure so the springtails may not have fully colonised yet, but as there was no mould visible Anywhere I decided to investigate. I attempted to brush it off with a soft paintbrush, but all it did was remove the white fluff to show this light brown sort of spike sticking up from her. I still thought okay, it’s most likely a piece of cork bark or substrate, so I continued to brush at it and although I brushed as hard as I could without harming her, it didn’t budge. She was obviously quite stressed with me poking her so I left it and decided to just keep an eye on her. Now, 2 days later, this growth which I am convinced is attached has now regrown this white fluff, although not as much as before. I’m obviously thinking it’s some kind of fungal growth, but I have no clue how any of this works and I can’t find anything online about it. Just posting here as I know there’s some really knowledgable keepers on here so I’m hoping someone can try to help me figure out what’s going on, and if there’s a way to fix it.. still hoping it’s just me overreacting!
I’ve attached pics below of when I initially noticed it, vs when I brushed off the fluff.
Some general info on her: she’s feeding fine, molted around a month ago and was rehoused almost 2 weeks ago now. I’ve owned her for almost a year with no issues. Her enclosure consists of coco fibre with a bit of vermiculite, some leaf litter (boiled and left to sit in a dry container for around 6 months), some sphagnum moss, cork bark hide, springtails and a water dish. She doesn’t use her hide but never has. She has only ever eaten shop-bought crickets, mealworms and recently, 2 wax worms.
Thanks in advance!
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