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by DragonsFly » Sat Dec 28, 2019 9:50 pm
Freeze-dried tiny things like bloodworms (a favorite!) don't seem to mold (of course they usually don't stay around long enough to mold, either). I've had the freeze-dried tiny shrimp in there for at least 3 days without seeing any mold, but usually they don't last that long (the crabs love those, too), and if I see one scattered somewhere after that I will take it out, just so it doesn't get buried and start to rot.
I keep a big shell with wormcastings and mineral supplement in the tank basically all the time; when it gets down to just a little and all mixed up, I just toss the rest on the substrate! I've never seen it mold.
I don't think the greensand will mold either. But it is more of a supplement than a food, I think.
If the food starts out dried, it usually will take a few days to mold, depending upon the humidity in the tank and whether it gets wet. If you need to leave the tank without adding food for a few days (if that is why you are asking?), I would suggest crumbling dried leaves around on the substrate, have a cuttlebone in the tank (I keep one in the basket with the extra shells; it stays there until they eat it completely); give them some freeze dried bloodworms (or the HCP "Surf & Turf," that's a good source of protein and chitin and is very dried and powdered) in one place and maybe a dried grain or dried herb mix on the other end of the tank (to encourage movement), make sure your water sources are fresh, and have somebody check at least once daily for proper temp and humidity (because temp or humidity that is way out of range constitutes an emergency).
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