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Hi all, I have scoured the internet trying to find out whether or not there are any issues with regards using reindeer moss as a decorative substrate in a tarantula vivarium, I can only find information about sphagnum moss (which I already knew was fine). Has anybody ever used reindeer moss in their setups? Is it ok to use with tarantulas and other inverts such as scorpions and mantids? Any advice/comments would be greatly appreciated! Many thanks..Dave
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“The attitude of the average person to the world they live in is completely selfish. When I take people round to see my animals, one of the first questions they ask (unless the animal is cute and appealing) is, "what use is it?" by which they mean, "what use is it to them?"...By and large, by asking the question "what use is it?" you are asking the animal to justify its existence without having justified your own.” - Gerald Durrell -
A quick search doesn't reveal much, other than it is used to make an alcohlic beverage......
I'd stick with the tried and true Sphangum moss. -
'Raindeer moss' is actually a Cladonia lichen - a symbiotic union of algae and fungus. Ironically it will go mouldy in a humid tarantula tank, and light levels are unlikely to be high enough to keep it alive. Save your money
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Thanks for that Richard, as it happens I've got some left over from my airplant decorations (hence wondering if I could use it in the vivarium), but, on the basis it will probably go mouldy I think I'll just leave it on my airplants
“The attitude of the average person to the world they live in is completely selfish. When I take people round to see my animals, one of the first questions they ask (unless the animal is cute and appealing) is, "what use is it?" by which they mean, "what use is it to them?"...By and large, by asking the question "what use is it?" you are asking the animal to justify its existence without having justified your own.” - Gerald DurrellComment
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