Hi everyone, I’m not sure if this is the right category to post this, but I have a ball python in a bioactive enclosure and there is some white stuff accumulating on my plants. I’m just wondering about a Safe, effective way to treat it that wouldn’t hurt the isopods in springtails thank you in advance for any help.
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That would be Mealybugs 
They live on and consume plant sap, otherwise they are harmless to animals.
They reproduce very quickly… I believe there are species of beetles that may be able to wipe them out but idk if they would be a threat to your BP as well 
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Yup. Was just about to say mealybugs as well.
So plants may end up pretty infested and sad but the BP will be fine. I’d probably just take them out if possible now before they spread anywhere else in there.
You may be able to try saving the plants by spraying and wiping down a mix of water, isopropyl alcohol and dishsoap
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I’ve got these hairy little problems on my coffee bushes. I have been using diatomite sprinkled on them and the soil as well as spraying them off in the sink with a sprayer set on stream. I skewer as many as I can with a needle before hand. Then use a small brush to clean the fuzz off.
I’m not big on chems so have been investigating companion plants to see if anything repels them.
The plants are not in a terrarium so I may try cigarette butt tea in the near future. I’ll post the results, pos or neg.
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