mold an fungi

RandyRhoads · 01-05-13, 09:44 PM

They are an essential part of the ecosystem where they can reproduce freely with gas exchange and winds. A lot of viv molds are not good for you or your snake. Even the delicious edible Pleurotis ostreatus can cause COPD after repeated exposure to the trillions of dense spores it throws out. This is common for us mushroom cultivators, and why we use N95 HEPA masks when innoculating substrates, cloning, harvesting, ect... So imagine living in a closed spaced with NO gas exchange. Bad news for you, and an RI would be much more likely.

BryanB · 01-05-13, 09:49 PM

ok i just wanted to know what people thought. I have never had any molds in my boa cages but they are humid but not wet like the frog vivs.

**Aaron_S** · 01-05-13, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by RandyRhoads

They are an essential part of the ecosystem where they can reproduce freely with gas exchange and winds. A lot of viv molds are not good for you or your snake. Even the delicious edible Pleurotis ostreatus can cause COPD after repeated exposure to the trillions of dense spores it throws out. This is common for us mushroom cultivators, and why we use N95 HEPA masks when innoculating substrates, cloning, harvesting, ect... So imagine living in a closed spaced with NO gas exchange. Bad news for you, and an RI would be much more likely.

You're smarter than the average bear...

RandyRhoads · 01-05-13, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

You're smarter than the average bear...

Thanks, I think it might be ADHD.

I go full force on one hobby, learn as much as I can, and within the week i'm on a new one. I can't keep up with myself.

beardeds4life · 01-08-13, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by RandyRhoads

Thanks, I think it might be ADHD.

I go full force on one hobby, learn as much as I can, and within the week i'm on a new one. I can't keep up with myself.

Im the same way with what type of new animal I want. I know how to take care of everything from elephants to monkeys. I know though that I would never get something like that.