De fabrikanten raden het gebruik van leidingwater af wegens teveel kalk . Gedemineraliseerd water hiervoor gebruiken is niet schadelijk gebleken in kweekprogramma's van Pyxis planicauda dus waarschijnlijk helemaal OK.
Was in programma van Pyxis niet sprake van bacterie groei en schimmel groei in systeem ?
We use ultrasound humidifiers to create proper climatic and microclimatic conditions in the enclosure. By using these humidifiers, less fungal and bacterial growth is developed in the substrate of the enclosure. A wet substrate can lead to bacterial infections and protozoan infestations in the tortoises, in addition to shell rot. To avoid bacterial growth, micro dust particles, or the intrusion of small insects into the humidifier chamber, a
humidifier must be cleaned after being used for a certain number of hours. For our purposes, we made instruments that we connect to a water reservoir or directly to an ion exchange apparatus.
Bron :http://www.turtlesurvival.org/storage/documents/magazines/TSA_August_2010_final-compressed.pdf