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are you sure the humidity didn't drop? maybe while they were in the vulnerable early stages of pinning

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If the mycelium colonized the dung, it had to be moist, well it'd be very hard for the poo to dry out enough to cause harm.  Poo holds on to moisture pretty damn well, often times too well, I think that Deralyd is correct, I think the poo is over saturated. 

As for why the straight poo is doing poorly, while the poo/straw in the same fruiting chamber is doing fine, well IME, straw seems to act almost like a vermiculite and it keeps the poo "airy".  So I think that the straw/poo combo was able to shed enough of its moisture to just the right amount to allow for a good flush.

Or I could just be retarded.  

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  but i was thinking maybe his casing layer(50/50+ in this case) may have gotten too dry. maybe that's why they grew up from the sides(more humid in the gaps). 

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  I thought that when fruits grow from the sides its a sign of too high humidity?  I don't really know, I never had that happen to me.  But anyways, usually, at least IME, when fruits stop growing completely, its either one of two things, poor air exchange or excessive moisture.

Since he said that the straw/poo combo in the same chamber did fine, I don't think the poo could dry out and the poo/straw be alright (I think both would dry out if that were the case).  But as I mentioned above, and Derrayld confirmed, I may just be retarded.