Crickets and mold

mishaimpossible

Arachnopeon
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Mar 25, 2022
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Hello. I'm very new to the hobby. Although my Brachypelma albicebs seems to do fine the same thing cannot be said about the feeder crickets. These crickets are called banana crickets in Poland, probably the Latin name is Gryllodes sigillatus but I'm not sure.
The problem is mold in their enclosure. I didn't they get their water only from fruits so I put water dish in an enclosure. There was a lot of mold in enclosure, but I think I removed most of it or even everything. Will the crickets and tarantula eating those crickets be fine? Or is it better to throw away the crickets altogether?
 

additude

Arachnosquire
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I have found that spreading about a 2-3cm floor of vermiculite helps with the moisture issue and odors. Mold = Damp Conditions. Minimal water is a must, bottle caps, moisture from vegetables.
 

rock

Arachnoknight
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Hello. I'm very new to the hobby. Although my Brachypelma albicebs seems to do fine the same thing cannot be said about the feeder crickets. These crickets are called banana crickets in Poland, probably the Latin name is Gryllodes sigillatus but I'm not sure.
The problem is mold in their enclosure. I didn't they get their water only from fruits so I put water dish in an enclosure. There was a lot of mold in enclosure, but I think I removed most of it or even everything. Will the crickets and tarantula eating those crickets be fine? Or is it better to throw away the crickets altogether?
mold is unlikely to harm your tarantula
 
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