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GJ · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:25 pm Post subject: Best place for decor

My decor needs replacing so im looking for somewhere that has a good range of plastic plants to choose from. Is there anything else available besides Exo-Terra plastic plants.

Also has anybody tried those live air plants that are advertised on LF.

Cheers

Mememe · Site Moderator Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 2141

I just got a pair of the live air plants Tillandsia ionantha, and they look the business Laughing

( I ave had them before)

You can always make your own fake plants?
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MJ · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:39 pm Post subject:

What setup are you trying to revamp? desert? tropical? temperate?
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GJ · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:43 pm Post subject:

What are they like maintenance wise.

How do you go about making your own plants....any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Im going for semi arid/ desert look.

Thanks

MJ · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:52 pm Post subject:

the airplants sold by live food really dont need much of anything really... just hot glue them in place and lightly mist once a week. people use them in Dart frog terrariums with no luck mainly due to the humidity and lack of good air flow. So in a semi arid setup they would work well.

depending what animal will be in the vivarium ( meaning if they eat vegitation, and size) you could try a number of live plants.. small Aloes, lithrops (living stones) and a number of other desert succulents.

to keep them from being dug up or knocked down before filling the tank with substrate silicone drain pipe of an apropriate length to the base of the vivarium. drill a series of holes in the drain pipe (prior to siliconing Wink

) to allow moisture to leave. Then plant in those.

to make sure they drain well put pea gravel or simular in the bottom of the pipe before you add the substrate.

Live suitable live plants look a whole lot better than plastic or other fuax plants IMO.
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GJ · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:48 pm Post subject:

.Brilliant...thanks.

Have you any ideas as to where i could get Spinifex or Porcupine Grass from or at least something similar looking. If i was to go with real plants i would really like to use some of Australia's native plants if that's possible.

MJ · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:42 pm Post subject:

That i'm not sure of. If you go to the royal horticultural society website they ave a pant locator on there Smile

Finding Australian natives might be hard tho.
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Mememe · Site Moderator Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 2141

Spinifex would look great, but - if the viv is too small to walk into - it would stab your hands to death Shocked

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