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title: "This can’t be good, is that mold in my snake babies??Someone help me…"
description: "This can’t be good, is that mold in my snake babies??Someone help me please 🙏"
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author: "NewMama"
published: "2025-11-15T16:37:45.220815Z"
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# This can’t be good, is that mold in my snake babies??Someone help me…

_Posted by NewMama on 2025-11-15_

This can’t be good, is that mold in my snake babies??Someone help me please 🙏

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## 13 comments

### Plantlife commented on 2025-11-15

It could just be from standing water, my snake plant likes chunky soil so maybe it’s just from overwatering

#### NewMama replied on 2025-11-15

😩 I should repot it then huh give it fresh soil

#### Plantlife replied on 2025-11-15

I can’t say for certain but anytime I have that problem with soil chunky soil seems to help, although I don’t think the mold will harm your plant especially short term.

#### NewMama replied on 2025-11-15

I had it in the backyard n just realized it rained last night but didn’t think it would look like this

#### Plantlife replied on 2025-11-15

Yea I’m not sure, maybe it just got overwatered, does that pot have good drainage? My snake plant really doesn’t like water around its roots so it HAS to be in a well draining pot or it throws a fit lol

### Yup commented on 2025-11-15

Looks like lint

#### Plantlife replied on 2025-11-15

Ive had this type of mold(?) before, not lint as far as I know but still not 100% sure on what it is and exact cause

#### NewMama replied on 2025-11-15

I’ll do some homework on it. Thank you for your input though. I appreciate it.

### SWDK commented on 2025-11-15

I heard sometimes in the dark the mold goes away. Not sure though.

### Kenny’s plants commented on 2025-11-15

I had this on my ring of fire! Airrate the soil with a chopstick \& I used isopropyl alcohol on the top to help try out mine was a air circulation problem

Also scoop out the top soil if you don’t want to repot

If it keeps coming back you will need to repot \& water less!

#### NewMama replied on 2025-11-15

Thank you so much!!

#### Kenny’s plants replied on 2025-11-16

Also sprinkling cinnamon on the top helps as well!

### Waspinator commented on 2025-11-16

If it starts turning creamy white-yellow and forms lots of little balls, it's a harmless mushroom called flowerpot parasol that's blooming (doesn't require treatment but you can pick the bloom if you want. It's not edible (causes stomach upset) so remove it if you have pets or kids that might try it. If you want to totally kill the mycellium, any fungicide should do.) If it stays as a light greyish fuzz, that's a mold and can indicate overwatering. treat it with a bit of hydrogen peroxide and improve soil drainage

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