This has appeared over the last 36 hours in a moss & waterfall dish that showed no problems in the last 2-3 months. This is an OPEN dish, 2” deep, so springtails are not really an option, since there’s no way to contain them. The environment is very wet, since it is a waterfall, planted with moss & ferns. Question is: should I remove this section & replace with new plantings? Or will 1ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide in the 2 quarts of water in this dish kill the mold? Any education on this is very much appreciated! TIA.
by NoBeeper
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We discuss this a bit in our guide but in short: clean manually, and look into lowering your humidity and temp. You wanna deny mold the conditions they thrive in…See more:
[This Terrarium / Mossariums How To Guide](https://www.reddit.com/r/Mossariums/comments/s0yjcu/mossariums_how_to_guide/) put together by r/Mossariums may help.
I have several flower pots that have been full of springtails for awhile, and I haven’t needed to contain them, since they stay where they’re comfortable. I have no idea how they got in, I must have lost a few while transferring them to terrariums, but they are fine in an open container if they have enough moisture.