Is her enclosure to wet?

[Marty333]

I noticed today that Novas hide is starting to mold on the sides. It is like a white fuzzy mold. I have frog moss throughout the whole enclosure and I spritz it tell it is really wet. Do you think I am keeping her to wet? I can only get the humidity up to 65% and I would like it to be at least 75% Her hide is one of those half logs. Should i just clean it? If so how would I clean it?

 

[jeffbens0n]

Is the frog moss your base substrate or do you have something else underneath it? I would clean it. You don't want mold growing in there. You could also try stirring up the substrate everyday before you spray it to keep mold from growing.

 

[Marty333]

I have cypress mulch also.

 

[Yvonne G]

In my opinion, rather than adding more water and adding more water to get the correct humidity, you should cover or partially cover the habitat.

 

[Marty333]

Its covered all the way thats whats baffling me

 

[coreyc]

What kind of gauge are you using to measure the humidity?

 

[LindaF]

Its covered all the way thats whats baffling me

it isn't air tight is it? There still needs to be some way for air movement. That will help keep mold from forming

 

[Marty333]

It has holes all over it.

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oh and I am using one of those ones from petsmart.