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Thanks ALex!

Hi Friends! BG: Sri Lankan Star, and we are in Salt Lake City- a high desert (4500 ft) and generally VERY dry (10-20) Its started getting nice out this week, so we let Scooter outside to play. She has a good indoor habitat and spa, and she is generally in the high 80s with 80-90 % humidity...

I found some on a bark piece. I cut it in half. I would say its a fungus I think. But I am no biologist!

Thanks Tom!..... I assume VERY dilute! :) So scared of any chemicals in there, thats why I was thinking lemon.... but I appreciate your input. How can I tell fungus vs. eggs?????

She's Sri Lankan.... and yes, about 12".... and BOY does she have a personality. One thing she does is when we scratch her shell just right she "dances" Pretty cool!

OK, so I shot a video so you can see the enclosure, and get an idea of the size of these nasties.... Too large to upload so here is a link to the video (Yes, its safe!) https://photoslc.com/IMG_3444.MOV Also, I noticed looking REAL close VERY tiny bugs crawling around in the substraight.... Its...

I found a couple more. These were higher up... some near the top. One looks like it has a spider nest in it (3443).... and just below it, I DID find a spider. You can see her in picture 3442 (she is NO longer in there!) I never looked this close until today, did not realize how dirty it was in...

Hey THANKS!!! I threw them all out.... I'll see if I can find more and gett better images.

Hi Ya'll Thanks EVERYONE for help along our journey. Our little Scooter is such a joy, and you all have helped us so much! So I assume you have taken a look at the attached image. As I was pulling Scoots from her bath I noticed one of these.... and then I noticed more than a few. As you can...

Thank you for all of your input!! I took the humidifier out of the enclosure. Humidity is at 67% after I dampen the substrate around the edges of the enclosure. I wish I could get it higher! I guess I just need to soak it daily to maintain. As of November, I am 16th on the waiting list for a...

Thank you for all of your input!! I took the humidifier out of the enclosure. Humidy is at 67% after I dampen the substrate around the edges of the enclosure. I wish I could get it higher! I guess I just need to soak it daily to maintain. As of November, I am 16th on the waiting list for a...

I need some schoolin' On Humidity. We live in Utah, where single digit humidity is the norm. In winter, I swear we have negative humidity. You can literally feel the moisture come off your hands it is so dry here. So... keeping a tort in the 80-90% is a real challenge. (For reference, we have...

OK thanks! Thats what were doing....

Hello: Quick BG... We have a star, and she lives in two wooden habs we have end-to-end. We live in Utah, which has about 10% RH and in winter less.... so VERY dry. We try to keep her moist, but anything above 50% is IMPOSSIBLE. We have a new enclosure being built by Mark.... but that takes time...

Thats a great start thanks! We will get a new enclosure in a few weeks..... we head out on vaca this week so as soon as we get back.... In the mean time, we got a plastic black container as Tom suggests, and we are putting that in thre enclosure so there is a super humid area.... Are you sure...