Great Plants for Tropical Terrariums

[Dmac]

If anyone is having trouble finding the right plants to put in ur terrarium/vivarium. Small banana trees and Birds nest ferns are great! All my tree frogs have them in there cage and they love them, especially the birds nest fern. These plants give LOTS of hiding spots! These plants need semi deep soil(3-5 inches) and lots of water, they love to be misted and light, but be careful not to burn there leaves(i learned the hard way). Well Thats All....

[rudd03]

I might use some. I'll have to look them up thanks.

[whitesarana]

I have a baby bannana tree in my white's tank and It's doing great and looks very pretty.

[Green Ghost]

Originally Posted by Dmac

If anyone is having trouble finding the right plants to put in ur terrarium/vivarium. Small banana trees and Birds nest ferns are great!

Hey man, been awhile! Where you been?

I'll look them up - I don't have any in my tanks, at least I don't think I do.

[alex1976]

When I was looking up plants I noticed the Birds Nest and really liked it!! Unfortunately the only place I found them at was at a nursery forty five minutes away with the hefty price tag of fifty dollars!!! They were all medium and large-sized and I never knew how large they get. Did you buy your's locally or online? Hopefully it wasn't for the crazy price I saw.

[heartagramtc]

i bought my birds nest at my local OSH 4" pot for only $4. unlike the nursery down the street the same size but $25!!!

[J-rock]

Pothos and dieffenbachia are also great

[J-rock]

Scratch on the dieffenbachia. I read that they are poisonous. I bought one for my red eyes. Glad I didn't put in the tank yet.

[froggsong]

Deffenbachia is poisonous IF EATEN (most of these sites are also talking about cats and sometimes dogs as well, keep that in mind). I worried over the fact that I have it in my tanks, and then I read that so many herpers keep them in their tanks as well. I have had the same dieffenbachia plant in my tanks for FOUR years, it is fine, they are fine. Would I recommend it for herbivorous herps? No, because I don't KNOW that it wont hurt them. Would I recommend it for frogs and other herps that don't chew on the plants in their tanks? ABSOLUTELY. It grows very very well in a vive, and it is extremely hardy. The ones in my CWD tank have holes in the leavers from his sharp claws (dragons are notorious for trampling their foliage) and the plant is still fine. The leaves aren't even dying. You can even cut a piece off of a leaf and the leaf will not die. The part that they are saying is poisonous is the sap that comes out if you cut it. If you want to be careful not to leave it seeping sap after you prune it, then do that, but I have never had a problem with it, all my herps love the plant. My cats have even chewed on leaf clippings with no problem. Now that I know it is toxic to the cats I am more careful with it, but there was never any problem with it before. Lots of things that are toxic to one type of animal aren't toxic to other types, and sadly there are very few resources available that list the plants that are toxic to herps. Go ahead and put it in the tank, the frog will likely love it. You can root the clippings too and have even more plants. It roots very well.

[smaug]

I hate to hijack a thread,but it is relevent and Im hoping you guys can ID this plant,is this a dieffenbachia?I apoligize to the OP
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