How to make a perminate version of this hide? | Leopard Geckos | Page 1

fathom hazel Apr 13, 2024, 8:25 PM

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often mysterious red patches are due to spilt supplements reacting with water in the tank, try adding some water to a bit of the multivitamin that you use to test

elfin merlin Apr 13, 2024, 8:28 PM

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People put multi vitamin in their geckos water? I give them a multivitamin calcium and he did eat in there recently so maybe?

fathom hazel Apr 13, 2024, 8:31 PM

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sorry i dont think i explained properly

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to determine whether it is your multivitamin that is turning the paper towel red, you can place a little bit of multivitamin on paper towel and add water to it

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if it turns red = mystery solved

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people do not add multivit to their geckos water haha

elfin merlin Apr 13, 2024, 8:34 PM

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Oooooooh lol yeah I'll try that

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It did not turn red so mystery continues.

fathom hazel Apr 13, 2024, 8:50 PM

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oh interesting…

elfin merlin Apr 13, 2024, 8:58 PM

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Yeah I tried to look into it and the only thing that came up was someone who had the same thing happen with their ball python. They also never got an answer 😭

lone coyote Apr 13, 2024, 11:39 PM

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squinty it should not be leaking red . The moss that is

elfin merlin Apr 17, 2024, 10:21 PM

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Ok it HAS to be the lid, there's legit nothing else! Lil Lady's moist hide has the same thing going on!

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Because of the hide always being damp to some degree, the color of the lid must some how get its excess red taken from it and settles at the bottom where the paper towel can fully absorb it?

fathom hazel Apr 17, 2024, 10:26 PM

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huh that is so strange

elfin merlin Apr 17, 2024, 10:27 PM

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Extremely

lone coyote Apr 17, 2024, 10:28 PM

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Is the lid exposed to the uvb or anything in the tanks

elfin merlin Apr 17, 2024, 10:30 PM

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Nope, I don't have uv set up for them yet and they aren't under direct light. Though my room is very hot due to 4 heat lamps, summer, and no air conditioning. So it could be a combination of the humidity in it and the heat?

night totem Apr 17, 2024, 10:30 PM

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I wonder if you have horrible moss

fathom hazel Apr 17, 2024, 10:31 PM

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i feel like tupperware dishes have to be dye leak proof if they’re food grade

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so im kinda doubtful thats what it is

lone coyote Apr 17, 2024, 10:31 PM

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Hm I was wondering if the lid may have become fucky cus of the uvb but if you don’t have any :/

elfin merlin Apr 17, 2024, 10:32 PM

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Maybe, I only got it to hold moisture for my snail until I got peat moss. I figured I might as well use it for their moist hides

night totem Apr 17, 2024, 10:32 PM

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could you test the moss by laying a wet clump on paper towel outside the tank?

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I really feel like it might be the moss

lone coyote Apr 17, 2024, 10:32 PM

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Why would the moss be leaking red dye tho…

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I’ve seen people use that brand here too so boba

night totem Apr 17, 2024, 10:33 PM

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it really shouldn't be

elfin merlin Apr 17, 2024, 10:33 PM

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At this rate it couldn't hurt. Since Lil Lady doesn't use hers as often I could also take the lid and put it water for a while.

night totem Apr 17, 2024, 10:33 PM

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but I think id test it just to make sure 100% yknow

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like if it's not the moss then that's great

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if it is, then we've all learned something

fathom hazel Apr 17, 2024, 10:34 PM

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im so invested in this

lone coyote Apr 17, 2024, 10:35 PM

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That valid

fathom hazel Apr 17, 2024, 10:35 PM

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please keep us updated if you test the moss lol 😭

elfin merlin Apr 17, 2024, 10:35 PM

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Oh definitely

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There's like nothing online about this

austere surge Apr 18, 2024, 12:08 AM

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elfin merlin Ok it HAS to be the lid, there's legit nothing else! Lil Lady's moist hide has t...

this looks a lil similar ..? and i know that there is such a thing as red sphag moss, maybe something got mixed up? the staining looks like it’s def from the moss itself , there’s even red residue left on it , looks like it leaked out with the moisture boba

elfin merlin Apr 18, 2024, 12:32 AM

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Yeah but I'm pretty sure that's only sphagnum moss that's still alive. Something about high light levels or something allowing living sphagnum to turn shades of orange to red

elfin merlin Jun 2, 2024, 12:57 AM

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Welp unfortunately nothing has happened and I have failed several times in recreating what has caused this red stuff

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It also hasn't reappeared in anyone's moist hides

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Oh wait nope the stuff appeared on my hand after checking Lil'Lady's hide. Which meeaaaans Peachy must be right! It's probably a combination of the wetness and the heat in the tank causing the the dye to leak

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Which uh

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Probably means you should be wary of McCormick Tupperware

azure flicker Jun 2, 2024, 2:32 AM

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@elfin merlin sorry that I’m late coming into this, but the other thing that this could be is Serratia marcescens bacteria

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Here’s some I cultured a few years ago

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It grows in a lot of municipal water systems

elfin merlin Jun 2, 2024, 2:38 AM

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Oh wow!

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Maybe, it's just as vivid as the stuff

azure flicker Jun 2, 2024, 2:39 AM

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Yeah it’s pretty bright

elfin merlin Jun 2, 2024, 2:42 AM

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It would make sense with how alive it looked when it originally showed up. It looked kinda gelatinous but I didn't wanna touch it ><

elfin merlin Jun 12, 2024, 1:41 AM

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How to make a perminate version of this hide?

south jetty Jun 12, 2024, 2:50 AM

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You could've just created a new post or put the question in btw

elfin merlin Jun 12, 2024, 9:20 AM

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Oh my goodness the message didn't send last night ><

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I forgot how to do that so I just changed the title and attempted to send an image of the hide and explanation why but discord just gave up ig

south jetty Jun 12, 2024, 10:00 AM

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That's okay

elfin merlin Jun 12, 2024, 11:36 PM

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How would I make a permanent version of this hide? She seems really attached to it and acted really unusual for the week I had the old one out to make this one.

weak ravine Jun 12, 2024, 11:45 PM

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elfin merlin How would I make a permanent version of this hide? She seems really attached to ...

you could recreate it with wood i assume

#How to make a perminate version of this hide?