…even when he barely fit in it.
Two molts and one shell change later, he definitely doesn’t fit in it! I thought I’d make him one his size using a dried gourd.
I got two fresh ones from a pumpkin patch last year, and they’re rock hard dry, but they also grew mold.
I don’t want to buy one already dry, because I don’t know what’s happened to that gourd, but I also don’t want avoidable mold in my crabitat.
Crafting sites say these are still useable if there’s no soft spots (there aren’t), but they also say to clean them with bleach, and that’s definitely out!
Yerba mate forums and sites say to clean moldy gourds by soaking in vinegar or lemon juice, then rinsing well.
IF I can get the mold killed (or somehow dry a gourd without growing mold), I was going to cut openings like a coconut hide, coat it in food grade beeswax as a moisture shield, and hang it up as a hide.
What are your opinions?
