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<blockquote data-quote="Psychobunny" data-source="post: 175205" data-attributes="member: 5839"><p>Brigging old thread back to life so I dont have to start a new one.</p><p></p><p>I have been using New Zeland AAA grade sphagnum moss as a substrate for some time.</p><p></p><p>Yesterday when feeding my popa, I noticed a patch of white mold on it. Also, the mantis</p><p></p><p>droppings, which stay damp in the moss, get very nasty!!</p><p></p><p>I got my long tongs, and removed all the moss. I found feeders which had been hidding</p><p></p><p>under the moss from weeks ago!! 3 or 4 roaches and a few crickets that I never even knew</p><p></p><p>were in there!!</p><p></p><p>I am now removing the moss from all my mantis containers except a few who like</p><p></p><p>it and will perch themselves on it more then hanging from the lid (like most do).</p><p></p><p>Instead, I am using paper towels, cut the right size, damped w/ a little water to flatten it down</p><p></p><p>(so the roaches cant hide under it).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Psychobunny, post: 175205, member: 5839"] Brigging old thread back to life so I dont have to start a new one. I have been using New Zeland AAA grade sphagnum moss as a substrate for some time. Yesterday when feeding my popa, I noticed a patch of white mold on it. Also, the mantis droppings, which stay damp in the moss, get very nasty!! I got my long tongs, and removed all the moss. I found feeders which had been hidding under the moss from weeks ago!! 3 or 4 roaches and a few crickets that I never even knew were in there!! I am now removing the moss from all my mantis containers except a few who like it and will perch themselves on it more then hanging from the lid (like most do). Instead, I am using paper towels, cut the right size, damped w/ a little water to flatten it down (so the roaches cant hide under it). [/QUOTE]
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