My new Ball python room has mold on the walls.
Anyone have this problem before?
It is behind cabinets and boxes that was stacked next to the wall.
Walls are drywall.
Ill try to put up some pic's. :eek:

Never had that happen... What's your ambient humidity in the room?

If they were stacked on an exterior wall and it was cold outside...leads to moisture buildup, even heavy condensation will occur and without good airflow, it wont dry well and it will mold...I'm having lots of mold issues in my new house...same type of thing, behind cabinets, dressers, in closets, pretty much anywhere that air flow was restricted on exterior walls. Very seriously considering ripping out all my exterior drywall and putting in new better insulation, but that cost would be so outrageous that it will never happen. lol.

Best bet is to kill the mold with dilute bleach(which wont kill it entirely but will definitely help) and keep things away from the wall about 3" seems to be working okay for me.. Good Luck!

Bleach on drywall can make it worse as its almost entirely water anyways.

Rip out the bad rock and replace it. Inspect the insulation behind it.

Mud and tape it

Sand and paint it

Keep airflow good

Bleach on drywall can make it worse as its almost entirely water anyways.

Rip out the bad rock and replace it. Inspect the insulation behind it.

Mud and tape it

Sand and paint it

Keep airflow good


Spoken like a true professional :yes:

Comin' from the mouth of a guy with the nick name of dimebag :lmao: :lmao:

Sorry Trevor :yes:

Never had that happen... What's your ambient humidity in the room?
Room temp is 80F to 85F humidity is about 48 to 55%

Union Carpenter right here Quig!

It sucks to do but its what needs done

I dont know how many times I've seen plumbing floods in buildings going up or in occupied spaces

And every bit of rock like 2 foot up off the floor is missing on all the walls

Especially with mold thats already set in, only way to rid it is to cut everything affected out

If they were stacked on an exterior wall and it was cold outside...leads to moisture buildup, even heavy condensation will occur and without good airflow, it wont dry well and it will mold...I'm having lots of mold issues in my new house...same type of thing, behind cabinets, dressers, in closets, pretty much anywhere that air flow was restricted on exterior walls. Very seriously considering ripping out all my exterior drywall and putting in new better insulation, but that cost would be so outrageous that it will never happen. lol.

Best bet is to kill the mold with dilute bleach(which wont kill it entirely but will definitely help) and keep things away from the wall about 3" seems to be working okay for me.. Good Luck!

Okay thanks for the info and good luck to you to.

Bleach on drywall can make it worse as its almost entirely water anyways.

Rip out the bad rock and replace it. Inspect the insulation behind it.

Mud and tape it

Sand and paint it

Keep airflow good

Looks like im going to have to replace it. Thanks for the info.

If you CAN ever afford it, consider replacing the insulation with a solid foam board and the drywall with a cement board. It's a bit more expensive, but it doesn't grow mold.

Use a bathroom type drywall like green-board. Then paint all the walls with a bathroom mold and mildew resistant paint.

If you CAN ever afford it, consider replacing the insulation with a solid foam board and the drywall with a cement board. It's a bit more expensive, but it doesn't grow mold.

funny you say that I was going to go with the foam board the first time but didn't.

Use a bathroom type drywall like green-board. Then paint all the walls with a bathroom mold and mildew resistant paint.
I will for sure use the green board next time..Thanks

add some air flow and a small vent to allow fresh air exchange.

Pitoon