The main problem is with my Crested Geckos enclosures. The substrate is too moist. It’s not dripping water any longer and there is no water in the drainage layer, but it is holding on to moisture enough that I’ve had root rot. I’ve tried a fan blowing out of the enclosures and mixing the soil a little, and only mist a wall with a fine hand sprayer once or twice a day for water for the geckos. But it has been a month or so with little change. I’m thinking of taking out the soil, very carefully, and gently adding in orchid bark to see if it will help. (Maybe too much play sand?) What would you suggest? Is there anything I can do without removing the soil and adding in something?)
Honestly I don’t keep bioactive enclosures…if the substrate is causing root rot that means you can be harboring bacteria or fungus in there as well if issues get worse. Thankfully cresties are so tiny the bio-load would take a while to get too gross in there. Is there water condensing on the walls and dripping outside of gecko water times?
honestly though if the drainage layer has no water in it, it sounds more like the issue could be the mix in the soil regardless. I think the orchid bark plan may be a good idea to help leech some liquid out. Or add some sphagnum moss maybe?
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Thank you. I definitely think the substrate mixture is the main issue. Theres no condensation on the walls of the enclosures
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I have the geckos in travel enclosures now and am airing out the containers with doors all the way open and the two biggest with the small fans blowing out. I also mixed up the soil a little to help get wetter soil on top. I will be adding bark to the substrate this weekend. I guess I didn’t put enough last time.
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