Funky Smell

krackersmom2 · 06-30-2008, 10:54 PM

Okay.....I was out of ton for four days. I left a dry mix of coconut, sunflower seeds, rolled oats, and corn meal. I lifted the lid to check on a hermie today and was greeted by a strong acetone-like smell.....I concluded that the food dish was the source after a nose test. The smell seems to be subsiding, but I've never smelt anything like that in the tat.
I even made sure my hubby didn't use any cleaning chemicals near the tat.
I also dug up a portion of my hemp ladder that was buried and it is starting to decay....is that normal with hemp nets?

WizKidsMom · 07-01-2008, 07:12 AM

Strange that the food dish started to smell. What is it made of?

As for hemp decaying - it is a natural substance and I would think eventually given the dampness, it would do that. It has not happened to me, though

**HERMEZ** · 07-02-2008, 08:15 AM

I Have had hemp portions that were buried mold--in a tank who the heck knows- all that heat n humidity sure can funk it up in no time *yuck*

krackersmom2 · 07-03-2008, 08:14 PM

The shell is a natural sea shell....I think it could have been one of the items starting to ferment....don't seem to have any drunken crabs

The smell is completely gone now and all the crabs seem fine. The food had to be the source.

06-30-2008, 10:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
krackersmom2 (Large Crab) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South TX (near the beach) Posts: 1,088	Funky Smell Okay.....I was out of ton for four days. I left a dry mix of coconut, sunflower seeds, rolled oats, and corn meal. I lifted the lid to check on a hermie today and was greeted by a strong acetone-like smell.....I concluded that the food dish was the source after a nose test. The smell seems to be subsiding, but I've never smelt anything like that in the tat. I even made sure my hubby didn't use any cleaning chemicals near the tat. I also dug up a portion of my hemp ladder that was buried and it is starting to decay....is that normal with hemp nets? __________________ 12 PP's: Spooky, Baby, Flash, Rocky, Herbie, Violet, Fester, Zeus, Neptune, Mars, Luna and Apollo R.I.P:Hercules

07-01-2008, 07:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
WizKidsMom "Second Molt In Progress" Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 460	Re: Funky Smell Strange that the food dish started to smell. What is it made of? As for hemp decaying - it is a natural substance and I would think eventually given the dampness, it would do that. It has not happened to me, though __________________ WizKidsMom (Cheryl) WizKidsPics 10 PPs & 4 E's

07-02-2008, 08:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
HERMEZ Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NC Posts: 1,080	Re: Funky Smell I Have had hemp portions that were buried mold--in a tank who the heck knows- all that heat n humidity sure can funk it up in no time yuck __________________ 22PP's~9 Rugs~9 E's~5 Straws~2 Indo's~4 Violas~ http://photobucket.com/albums/a96/Herm-EZ/

07-03-2008, 08:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
krackersmom2 (Large Crab) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South TX (near the beach) Posts: 1,088	Re: Funky Smell The shell is a natural sea shell....I think it could have been one of the items starting to ferment....don't seem to have any drunken crabs The smell is completely gone now and all the crabs seem fine. The food had to be the source. __________________ 12 PP's: Spooky, Baby, Flash, Rocky, Herbie, Violet, Fester, Zeus, Neptune, Mars, Luna and Apollo R.I.P:Hercules

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