I may have just discovered the horrible truth to pony cancer

I really hope my ponies are all ok cause my collection is at my parents house and we have to keep the door shut due to 2 cats living there and the window hasn't been opened at all in so long :oops: I think I am going to have to get my butt over there and check my ponies to see if they are ok!
 
Boiling will also harm ponies with 3D symbols, such as Bunny Hop and the Princess Ponies. The Princess Ponies silver on their medallions will be stripped away leaving a clearish plastic instead.

Also, as you need to remove the head from the rest of the body, it's very hard with ponies with mechanisms, because it's near impossible to do without breaking the mechanism. The Drink and Wet ponies are connected via a long plastic tube inside, so it's hard to do them without breaking the tube.
 
Re: caused by bacteria

tesajb said:
The spots are caused by bacteria. When you wash your ponies make sure you dont touch your face or touch other things and then touch the pony, the bacteria can spread.
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Yes, it is technically a bacteria but it would take such a large amount to make anyone sick.

The form that grows on vinyl is usually called fungi. Here's some more info on it...

"The black dots are the roots of fungal organisms. In order for the microbes to grow there must be food (plasticizer) and moisture (humidity). Whenever the humidity level rises about 70% the organisms will grow. When the humdity drops below 70% they will stop growing and wait for happier times!
The white dots are baby fungus. Before they mature to the point of developing chlorophyll (color) the organisms are white. A new colony is called a mycelial mat. Since the organisms are ubiquitious is appears that the spots are contagious. In fact if the conditions are right and a nutrient source is available, growth would take place no matter how many dolls are in a given location. Given that, I would not say that the microbial attack is the result of a contagious phemomenon." -Nick Hill, chemist
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oh Yuixe! I'm so sorry to hear about mimic...

gah, now I'M paranoid about my ponies *runs to shelves* I know my starshine IS a cancer spot (poor girl) but she's been in with my other ponies, nooo!

*bolts to shelves*

NOOOOOOOO!! Wind Whistler has pin-dot mould!! And she's given it to honeycomb!! That's it she is living on the WINDOWSILL in exile....grrrrr

I've scrubbed all my close-range ponies with acetone, the good ones I've left because they're alright.
I have the windows open every day and it's not humid here. So they shouldn't get any worse...
 
I think your right...it is inevitable that the ponies are going to degrade, we can only delay it and enjoy them while they're here.

Still, I hope my childhood ponies (which do NOT include honeycomb or wind whistler!) stay okay...actually NONE of them have been affected! Weird, huh?
 
Question: If I pop off the pony's "noodle" as Lilith said, and there is no mold or anything inside of the pony, does that mean it had been stopped? I have a few ponies, Sunburst, Bright Eyes, Baby Cherries Jubilee to name a few, that have these same small brown spots on them. However, they don't seem to have anything inside of the pony. Do I still need to boil them? And if I do, what do I do about poor Bright Eyes' twinkle eyes?

Edited to mention: My ponies are kept in cabinets in an air-conditioned bedroom with fans that run constantly in the summer to control some of the humidity. Since I have found these spots, the "infected" ponies have been moved to the top of my printer on my desk.
 
Yes, but won't bleach ruin hair? I bleached a Truly a loong time ago, and her hair is totally ruined - dried beyond repair.
 
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