HeavyW 18x18x24 FIRST build

[froggsong]

No, that's a pup. The stolon is on the bottom of the plant, it's like a stem.

The pup can be pulled or cut off and mounted to the BG if it's big enough. Post a pic of the pup and I'll let you know if it's big enough to be separated yet.

[HeavyW]

allright, heres some pics..hope they give you an idea. Upon closer inspection, it looks like I have 2 pups




also, the plant still has some dirt on the bottom from the store. Should i completely remove it , or just plant the mother in the pot with whatever dirt is still attached?

[froggsong]

Remove the dirt from the bottom of the plants and either gently pull or cut off the pups where they meet the mother plant. Then you can just attach the stolons on the pups to the BG wherever you want. You can repot the mother plant into your pot in the BG.

Also, be aware that those might get very large. The mother plant may be a good size, but they are generally forced to bloom early, before they reach full size.

Neoregalia broms stay a manageable size for vives. I can't say for sure the one you have will get too big, but I'm not one of our plant people, lol.

[HeavyW]

Originally Posted by froggsong

Remove the dirt from the bottom of the plants and either gently pull or cut off the pups where they meet the mother plant. Then you can just attach the stolons on the pups to the BG wherever you want. You can repot the mother plant into your pot in the BG.

Also, be aware that those might get very large. The mother plant may be a good size, but they are generally forced to bloom early, before they reach full size.

Neoregalia broms stay a manageable size for vives. I can't say for sure the one you have will get too big, but I'm not one of our plant people, lol.

awesome, thanks again

I will do that tonight ..Yeah there was some pretty big suckers at the store, this was the smallest, so you are probably right, it will grow too big, lol...I do plan on building a bigger viv eventually so maybe it could be transferred at a later date. Worst case, i remove it and get something smaller down the road i suppose..

Your not the plant person but your a specialist in a little bit of everything it seems, lol

[froggsong]

Pretty much, lol... I like to experiment alot.

[JoeG]

Originally Posted by froggsong

Also, be aware that those might get very large. The mother plant may be a good size, but they are generally forced to bloom early, before they reach full size.

You do NOT lie! I have a Neo (lamberts pride) that is 18" across now, and far to big for any viv i have... so it sits on my desk!

[froggsong]

Wow, that's pretty big for a neo, isn't it? All of mine are ~8-10 inches across.

[JoeG]

Yeah, its a hybrid used in landscaping which is why its so big. This was something I did not know when I bought it, just thought it was a good deal at Home Depot!

[froggsong]

lol... Sounds about par for the course, right?

[HeavyW]

Whats up everybody

I been busy so I havent been on much, but today I figured I would snap a few pics of my finished product. I need to get a fan up top still because I noticed some spider mold starting. I took out the ground cover moss type stuff for now.

I went to the Missisauga reptile show last weeekend and picked myself up a crested gecko. I had him in a small tank to make sure he was eating and pooing which he was. I just put him in the live vivarium today.

Here is the final product








I went to home depot got the thermo/hygrometer for $10.
I was at the dollar store looking for a container for crickets, and came across a auto timer for my lights for 1.50 lol. I thought I would give it a try, works awesome for the price!!

Thanks again everybody for all the help and encouragement along the way. I can tell this will only be one of many vivs lol. My next plan is a 2x2x4 for the lil guy.

Any comments are appreciated!!