I keep a wet box in my ball python's enclosure, filled with sphagnum moss that I keep damp by pouring water into the "box" whenever the moss dries out. I have recently noticed a bit of algae growing on top of the box. I made the box out of a piece of Tupperware with a hole cut in the top. It is right under his heat light since it is his favorite place to hide. Sunlight filtering into his enclosure isn't really a possibility, he is set up on an inner wall and the blinds are drawn 100% of the time. Can this algae harm him, or should I just leave it be? I have no problem changing the moss out periodically, but don't want to waste money if it's not necessary. Thank you.

Heather

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• Algae toxicity? - gaiaspriestess, Fri Oct 2 01:55:50 2009
• RE: Algae toxicity? - BuzzardBall, Fri Oct 2 08:49:15 2009
• RE: Algae toxicity? - Bolitochrome, Fri Oct 2 09:24:21 2009
• RE: Algae toxicity? - kylefrost, Fri Oct 2 09:37:50 2009
• RE: Algae toxicity? - mightybd, Fri Oct 2 13:43:36 2009
• RE: Algae toxicity? - Shadow4108, Thu Oct 8 21:25:41 2009
• RE: Algae toxicity? - gaiaspriestess, Fri Oct 9 22:36:31 2009