HELP! Mold on my sticks!

[JJohnsen]

Hey guys! I'm in the middle of cleaning my tank, and I found mold growing on the branches and things I put in my frog tank. My frogs are native Pacific Tree Frogs (Pacific Chorus Frogs) and so after I soaked my logs in boiling hot water to remove any parasites or bad things, I thought it would be ok to put them in my frog cage. But then I've taken them out and there are some spots where I see mold! lol. Maybe I should have let the sticks dry completely first before putting them in the tank... or is the tank too moist? Am I always going to have this problem with actual wood? I don't want to use the fake plastic kind. I want the best for my frogs. lol.

Does anyone have any thoughts?

[tinkgirl77]

Hello and.welcome to ff!

If the mold is white, you're all good. Check out my thread from a few weeks ago. Should answer all your questions. Good luck And again welcome!

http://www.frogforum.net/showthread.php?t=21514
AWW man, 1 week in and now I have M-O-L-D!!

.:* Lisa *:.
laissez le bon temps roulet! :-)

[JJohnsen]

Thanks for the welcome and for the reply! As you can probably tell i'm extremely new. Glad I found this forum!

[flybyferns]

Hello and.welcome to ff!

If the mold is white, you're all good. Check out my thread from a few weeks ago. Should answer all your questions. Good luck And again welcome!

AWW man, 1 week in and now I have M-O-L-D!!
AWW man, 1 week in and now I have M-O-L-D!!


.:* Lisa *:.
laissez le bon temps roulet! :-)

Thank you for your help, Lisa
"Let the good times roll "

[tinkgirl77]

You are so welcome. I was new once and thanks to this forum and the wonderful people on it I learn more and more everyday.

.:* Lisa *:.
laissez le bon temps roulet! :-)

[tinkgirl77]

Hey J,
I saw that you asked about springtails. Springtails are awesome little almost invisible insects that we, in the Vivarium world, use as natural cleaner uppers. Check out this link to Josh's frogs and it has a very helpful caresheet and the owner discusses how they work. I just seeded my terrarium with Isopods (fancy name for doodle bugs - Dwarf purple isopods) and Springtails from Josh's frogs. Josh's Frogs How-To Guides » Springtails and Josh's Frogs How-To Guides » Isopods.

[JJohnsen]

Hey Lisa! Thanks! Right now i've been under the impression that I just had to clean the tank of frog poo and what not every week. If I put some of these natural cleaners in there, will I still need to clean it every week? Because that would be a huge time saver and my frogs really are not fond of being transferred to another tank while I clean their home. lol

[tinkgirl77]

Lol understood. Tell me about your setup. And post a pic. Your should always spot clean whatever you see, poop that is. But the ones you don't see will be taken care of by the isopods and or springtails. Sometimes the whole system will need to be cleaned and out changed as well. It all depnds on your setup. Tell me a bit more about your setup and I can comment more. Good luck!

.:* Lisa *:.
laissez le bon temps roulet! :-)

[JJohnsen]

I just took some photos with my cell phone camera and uploaded them. I think this link should bring you to it: JJohnsen's Album: My Frog Tank Set Up

My tank is glass, 10 gallon base but extra tall so i'm not sure exactly how many gallons it would hold. The lid is a screen. Four Pacific Tree Frogs (Pacific Chorus Frogs) are currently living inside. I'm keeping a close eye on them to make sure they are getting along. No problems so far. My origional seems happy to have company. I'm using Eco Earth for the base. All plants are fake, except some moss growing on the wood that survived the boiling water I used to kill any possible parasites on the wood. lol. The wood is real. Two water dishes, though my frogs are largely ignoring the large dish. lol

As for cleaning up the frog poo as I see it, well... my frogs are so small that Im not seeing it. lol. Maybe it's blending in with the coco fiber?

Thanks for all your help and insight. You've been a great asset.