Well.I am a firm supporter of life plants. For several reasons, being a plant-hobbyist is one of them. One point is,Phelsuma's like to sit on broad banana-leaves. If you cannot provide them with that, you should supply someting like that.. a wide smooth surface.. bamboo will do, but a front glass plane even better. Sansevieria plants are liked by a lot and I have had lots of succes with Birds nest ferns.. The smoothness is quite essential. In my vivaria I have had little problem with keeping clean, because of the plants. Actually, I have had several vivaria for over ten years, which housed geckoes, and never had to clean any of them. No foul smells or whatever. A healthy enviroinment can be made in a (relatively) small vivarium, if you apply the right plants and light and water.. On the other hand, I also had very little juveniles becoming adults,as they were absolutelyimpossible to catch in such vivaria, hat is by me.. the parents had less problems...
Peter Mudde Hoofdredactie 'onder het Palmblad' see : www.palmblad.com -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Magnus Myklatun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Datum: zondag 9 december 2001 3:37 Onderwerp: [Gecko] artificial vs. real >Hi! > >Me again... :) > >Ok, one more question, what is everyones take on using artificial plants >instead of real ones in your terrariums. > The reasons I feel reluctant to use real ones are contamination >(pesticide) and keeping the tank clean. It's a lot easier to keep a clean >tank using paper as substrate vs. soil etc. :) Am I right about this, or? >And more specifically, for Day Geckos, what type of plants do you use? Do >you prefer potted plants, or do you plant them in the substrate? anyone with >artificial plants? > >Thanks, > >Magnus > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > >########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. >########################################################################### >
