Hamiltondood
Active Member
hello!
i just made a post on a thread about my tortoise (cheese tate) about some mold in his enclosure.
i'm starting to think he came in contact with the mold.
i soaked him for 45 minutes while i was cleaning out his enclosure. the mold was right next to the food dish, too
thinking about doing a carrot soak, no harm in doing that (right?).
should i do anything else?
i disinfected the enclosure with bleach and rinsed it 3 times after.
the basking spot temp is 103 and the enclosure is usually 80-83 at night and on the cold side. his CHE stopped working though.
i bought two new ones that'll be coming soon.
the mold was about the size of a quarter so it wasn't too bad
not sure how i didn't miss it, but i'm glad i found it when i did..
substrate is a tiny bit of mulch and orchid bark.
going to try coco coir very soon
any advice is welcome
(ps: i think the mold was growing on a bit of old food)
i just made a post on a thread about my tortoise (cheese tate) about some mold in his enclosure.
i'm starting to think he came in contact with the mold.
i soaked him for 45 minutes while i was cleaning out his enclosure. the mold was right next to the food dish, too
thinking about doing a carrot soak, no harm in doing that (right?).
should i do anything else?
i disinfected the enclosure with bleach and rinsed it 3 times after.
the basking spot temp is 103 and the enclosure is usually 80-83 at night and on the cold side. his CHE stopped working though.
i bought two new ones that'll be coming soon.
the mold was about the size of a quarter so it wasn't too bad
not sure how i didn't miss it, but i'm glad i found it when i did..
substrate is a tiny bit of mulch and orchid bark.
going to try coco coir very soon
any advice is welcome
(ps: i think the mold was growing on a bit of old food)
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