Weird stuff on spagnum moss

[Teddy Roosevelt]

Found something that looked very similar to spider webs in the tub of spagnum moss I had in Mouses tank last night. Naturally I threw it out but I was wondering if anyone else had noticed this before and if it really was spider webbing (shudder) or some sort of fungus from the moist conditions? Also if I put the bag I have in the freezer, will that kill off whatever could've caused that?

 

[bdisilvestro]

actually i just found something like that in the spagnum moss in my PDF tank, and i removed it and and everything and 3days later all 3 little guys were dead

 

[K. Rene]

actually i just found something like that in the spagnum moss in my PDF tank, and i removed it and and everything and 3days later all 3 little guys were dead

OMG! That is not good. I have been considering getting moss for moss boxes for my snakes pre-shed, is that the only kinda moss there is?

 

[bdisilvestro]

Now, i wont say thats what killed them, i just found it in there 3 days before... i have no idea what it is :-X I have plenty of spagnum moss left but im throwing that bag out and getting a new one

 

[jnk22]

I work in the nursery business and we fight this exact thing all of the time, spider mites they are comon on house plants and out door plants they leave behind a very fine web and they are tiny and usually alot of them when you find them, they are killable but wouldn't trust that batch after you find them hope this is somewhat helpful

 

[Teddy Roosevelt]

Crap, if I freeze it will it kill them?

 

[jnk22]

I don't know about freezing i know you can bake it but that would dry out the moss realy bad. If it wasn't going in a tank i could tell you a chemical to use but freezing works on other critters that come in on bedding so maybe that would work

 

[Caryl]

Freezing for at least 24-hours should kill the nasty little beggars.

 

[Urban_M86]

or you can get them really wet and then microwave them for 5 to 10 min.

 

[Nanci]

Or what about baking it at 150 for an hour?