LeadedCactus83
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Hey folks! Before I start off, I will say I did use the search function lol! There wasn't anything in recent threads that covered this particular situation, so here we go:
My B. vagans has been in her enclosure since March 16 of this year (since her arrival.) I left the lower layer of her substrate damp and the top layer bone dry to give her the option of her own climate control. All was well, she dug a burrow that she hangs out in after she patrols around her tank, but most times I see her, she's close to the top or out on the dry sub.
She has a nasty habit of leaving her bolus' in her burrow and webbing them into the walls where I can't reach them, and she is fiercely protective of her burrow, diving in nearly every time I move the lid, and standing guard at the entrance, giving the occasional threat pose. Stubborn as a mule
I didn't think too much of it since her tank is well ventilated, and most of the lower layers have dried out, the exception being her burrow (for some oddball reason.) I always check her tank every day, but I went on a week long trip and my brother came by to check up on her. He said all was good, so I didn't think anything of it, until I noticed today there was blue mold (or fungus?) in the corner of her burrow. (I didnt do my daily inspection for the past three days because I was still pretty tired from my trip and travelling, so a bit of neglegence on my part.) Most of the cases of mold I see in tarantula enclosure are white/greyish or yellow, not vibrant blue.
Anyone seem anything like this? How did you deal with it? Did it harm your T? Should I remove all accessories and replace them to prevent another outbreak?
Thanks ~Cactus
My B. vagans has been in her enclosure since March 16 of this year (since her arrival.) I left the lower layer of her substrate damp and the top layer bone dry to give her the option of her own climate control. All was well, she dug a burrow that she hangs out in after she patrols around her tank, but most times I see her, she's close to the top or out on the dry sub.
She has a nasty habit of leaving her bolus' in her burrow and webbing them into the walls where I can't reach them, and she is fiercely protective of her burrow, diving in nearly every time I move the lid, and standing guard at the entrance, giving the occasional threat pose. Stubborn as a mule
I didn't think too much of it since her tank is well ventilated, and most of the lower layers have dried out, the exception being her burrow (for some oddball reason.) I always check her tank every day, but I went on a week long trip and my brother came by to check up on her. He said all was good, so I didn't think anything of it, until I noticed today there was blue mold (or fungus?) in the corner of her burrow. (I didnt do my daily inspection for the past three days because I was still pretty tired from my trip and travelling, so a bit of neglegence on my part.) Most of the cases of mold I see in tarantula enclosure are white/greyish or yellow, not vibrant blue.
Anyone seem anything like this? How did you deal with it? Did it harm your T? Should I remove all accessories and replace them to prevent another outbreak?
Thanks ~Cactus