Mold

[Black sheep]

Hi ya all.. I`m black sheep and new to the site.. I have a Yemen Chameleon named Colin who is nearly 2.. Also i have a Savanna (Bosc) monitor lizard called Boss.. He`s only 8 months, but boy, does he have attitude:unibrow:.. i`m slowly taming his though, and have suffered several bites.. :eek:
I have recently built a new vivarium 2.2m long x 1.2m deep x 1m high, this will house the monitor lizard.. Its quite CONSTRUCTION.. and incorporates a waterfall and pond.. But after one week i discovered mold growing on the inside of the plywood walls (think the spores came in from the eco-soil).. I am treating with a PVA glue solution on the walls, then acrylic paint, finally a perspex sheeting sealed into place using aquarium mastic.. I have now put in a new fan and drilled several ventilation holes to circulate the air.. Question is.... Does anyone else have any suggestions for keeping the mold at bay..:confused:

[cedwards]

Hi ya all.. I`m black sheep and new to the site.. I have a Yemen Chameleon named Colin who is nearly 2.. Also i have a Savanna (Bosc) monitor lizard called Boss.. He`s only 8 months, but boy, does he have attitude:unibrow:.. i`m slowly taming his though, and have suffered several bites.. :eek:
I have recently built a new vivarium 2.2m long x 1.2m deep x 1m high, this will house the monitor lizard.. Its quite CONSTRUCTION.. and incorporates a waterfall and pond.. But after one week i discovered mold growing on the inside of the plywood walls (think the spores came in from the eco-soil).. I am treating with a PVA glue solution on the walls, then acrylic paint, finally a perspex sheeting sealed into place using aquarium mastic.. I have now put in a new fan and drilled several ventilation holes to circulate the air.. Question is.... Does anyone else have any suggestions for keeping the mold at bay..:confused:Well all you need to do is keep it well ventilated as you have already done buy putting more holes. If you can put a screen mesh on the top to help with ventilation so you can keep the humidity down because I think that is what is giving you mold problem. Good luck
Cheers
Chuck