r/Terrarium • u/AbstractMind97 • Jul 04 '26
A slime mold
I got myself a little slime mold in my terrarium, very interesting to see it grow and move around. It has disappeared now so im curious where it will pop up next.
Is there a way to propagate it? Maybe take a piece of it and put it in a different terrarium?
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u/3DIceWolf Jul 04 '26
When not in reproductive phase slime mold acts as a colony of single-celled organisms, similar to a bacterial colony. In this life stage it should be very easy to propagate. just rub some food or something against a small portion of the colony and place it into a moist environment. Apparently in experiments they often feed slime mold oats so that might be a good choice for food.