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Plants that work in humad enclosures


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13 years 2 months ago #69483 by Vincent Nagel
Once again I come forth to ask the legends of the tarantula trade a few questions.

Q #1. What plants can work in the enclosures?
Q #2. Where can I find these plants?
Q #3. Are plants a necessity to the T's?

Please help me with making my enclosures Awesome to...
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13 years 2 months ago - 13 years 2 months ago #69484 by Huzaifah
Plants are not a necessity for your tarantulas , but gives the enclosure a nice and natural look ,

Basically most evergreen plants found in the 'indoor' section at the nursery are fine to use , some of these include : devils ivy , bamboo palm , love palm ,and so on . Some people have used 'hens & chicks' and found it to work well ,

Always make sure the plants are cleaned before planting in your enclosures
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13 years 2 months ago #69485 by Dirk Cruger
No legend but my 5c anyway...
I take a short cut here..... Plastic plants. No mess, no fuss. And unless you're really looking for it most people wont know the difference. Whether the T's know the difference I suppose is a completely different kettle of fish.

If you're looking for a natural look also consider the T's natural habitat. Some other things you could use for decoration in your enclosures are Rocks, Dried leaves, Drift wood etc. All these give a really nice look and require zero maintenance.

There is a picture thread on the forum somewhere by a guy, if I remember correctly french chap named Julian but I'm open to correction. He had some really cool setups with no live plants. I had a quick search but can't find it.
I remember Jake also commenting on it... perhaps you know what I'm talking about Jake?

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13 years 2 months ago #69489 by Jake
The link Dirk was talking about.
Link attached: my enclosures

As dirk said, you don't have to have live plants in ones enclosure to make it look good, you can think out the box an even use Lego if you wanted.

I have never had luck using live plants, I just use bark, sticks, leaves, plastic plants and sometimes I use stones and backdrops.
As for what plants to use, Huzi gave you a couple of nice ones, and also you must wash your plants before you add them to your enclosure, the best thing to do when buying them is ask when last they were sprayed with pesticides.

Plants also help with humidity and make the enclosure look nice, but you have to still give the plant some light or it just dies.
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13 years 2 months ago #69495 by Vincent Nagel
Thanks to all on the Amazing advice now another question i would like to ask.

Peat?

# Wet
# In between wet and dry
# Dry

I have heard a few different theories on this and would like to hear your thoughts on this as well.

Thanks for all the knowledge you all are giving me hopefully one day i can carry on my knowledge to a newbie like myself
uzi

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13 years 2 months ago #69496 by Huzaifah
I keep the peat dryish , and water after 2 weeks or so at the roots , the devils ivy / golden pothos are nice as they can also be kept dry for a while ,

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