Moss information for Will

[flybyferns]

Moss Mix › Folius Enterprises LLC

You can make your own moss dust:
-purchase a 12 x12 pc of tropical moss
-let it dry out completely
-remove any excess soil
-put it into a small food processor ( not real good for the food processor !)
-there you have it ! moss dust for sprinkling !

Warning :It takes forever to grow !
below - 3 month's growth -(on ABG and pebbles- in bright light)

[Eric Walker]

Is there a reason you would want to go through all that when you already have moss that is growing that you could just use as is ? seems kinda counterproductive.

[flybyferns]

Is there a reason you would want to go through all that when you already have moss that is growing that you could just use as is ? seems kinda counterproductive.

Hi Eric,
Actually , it's not at all.
Yes, one could simply plant newly purchased tropical sheet moss.
This was an answer to a question on where to buy "moss mix".
Since I did not want to hijack a very respected member's thread, I created a new thread to answer this question.
Hence, the link to .......where to purchase moss mix; and how to make it from scratch !
Actually, it works really well.
You can get lots of spores in all those little nooks and crannies you would not otherwise be able grow moss.
It even grows on the glass!
Give it a whirl
Lynn

[Eric Walker]

Ok. just wondering. seems it would take alot longer. I have about a 50/50 track record with mosses. I currently have some native moss i collected last year that went through a bleach bath. Then a month of propagation. A bath again. Then went in vivs. Its done better for me then almost all moss iv ever used.

[irThumper]

Ok. just wondering. seems it would take alot longer. I have about a 50/50 track record with mosses. I currently have some native moss i collected last year that went through a bleach bath. Then a month of propagation. A bath again. Then went in vivs. Its done better for me then almost all moss iv ever used.

What dilution of bleach do you use? I wouldn't want to accidentally kill any moss if I tried this, and we usually have a lot of native moss growing on the sidewalks here during the fall/spring.

[DigitalPunk]

Most native moss will survive in a very humid vivarium for a short period of time before it dies off. You really want to find some tropical moss if possible.

[flybyferns]

NEHerp and Black Jungle - both - have great moss for sale.
Folius has moss for dusting.

We all do things a little differently
Personally, I would NOT use any moss from outside in any of my frog enclosures.

I have used both suppliers mentioned above. They are super!
When I purchase from either of these 2 suppliers ; I don't use it immediately.
I store it in gallon zip-lock bags under the plant light--- for at least a month.

No disrespect to plant and moss suppliers:
Imagine this.
You build a new PDF/frog enclosure ; using plants and moss that state "ready to us",
or someone ( not you ) says they are safe and ready to go.
This might include native mosses that have been so-called "de-contaminated"
You let the enclosure cycle while your frogs kept, diligently, in QT for a minimum of 30 days.
That exciting day comes when you are going to add your $$$$ PDFs to their new home.
6 weeks later the poor babies are sick, failing to thrive ?, ie and eye issue or white fungal patches on their skin !
Now what?

It's all about the frogs