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title: "Help… first terrarium… and I think this is mold? It looks kind of web…"
description: "Help… first terrarium… and I think this is mold? It looks kind of web like, but it also reminds me of cotton candy… any advice on how to address it?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/JlZgmfitRxCDd44wsMWc-A/651e0c4781fe62f6413727f0"
community: "Terrarium Discoveries"
author: "Tiffany"
published: "2023-10-05T01:07:19.905Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/IX80c4QZEyWH0XeqgifXWKJ6LcaE8HHJDtwvfQo-doU/b834dddfe0cb46cfb2d98d6661f9e736.webp?size=large"
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# Help… first terrarium… and I think this is mold? It looks kind of web…

_Posted by Tiffany on 2023-10-05_

Help… first terrarium… and I think this is mold? It looks kind of web like, but it also reminds me of cotton candy… any advice on how to address it?

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## 4 comments

### #plantlove🌿 commented on 2023-10-13

Looks like mold…

### #plantlove🌿 commented on 2023-10-13

I would repot the plant and get rid of the soil.

### Ashley commented on 2023-11-28

If you have a top for the terrarium I’ve used Springtails to control mold before. They’re very small little bugs but they eat mold! If you don’t have a top I would not recommend them though, they can jump high so they need to be contained

### aldulfin commented on 2023-12-29

have had the same thing, still have it. tried to clean it off, came back and this time the bugs aren’t eating it… idk either

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