Hi Magnus and all, I too keep Phelsuma and prefer live plants. Specific plants I have had success with are Aglaonema (Chinese Evergreen), pothos, large-leaved Peperomias, Sansiveria, and Ficus benjamina. These are all pretty tolerant of my occasional neglect. My favorite is the Chinese evergreen -- it has broad leaves, comes in plain green and variegated, and lets me know if it really needs water by drooping ;-) I too keep them in pots, usually buried in a substrate of about 3/8" gravel (too big for the gex to swallow). I do stick pieces of artificial vines on the walls of the terrariums as extra hiding spots.
It is important to wash new plants well and if the soil had bits of perlite or pumice (light-colored stuff) to take off the old soil and replace it with some without the perlite -- I have heard that gex will eat it, and be injured. SuperSoil is one brand that does not have perlite. Replacing the soil helps get rid of any chemicals, too. Hope this helps, Melody Lyle Puente wrote: > > >Ok, one more question, what is everyones take on using artificial plants > >instead of real ones in your terrariums. > > I prefer live. I find artificial plants harder to keep clean, and offer > little for me. Live will help with humidity issues, grow , so the cage is > changing. The geckos love them. I find even water drops form differntly, > making drinking easier for them...maybe not easier, but more reliable to go > well from my perspective. > I do keep the plants a couple weeks outside the cages when buying new. I > shower them really well to help wash away and reduce any pesticides. I > prefer to leave them in pots and bury the pots in the cage. This makes > changing and maintaining them easier. > > Lyle Puente > PO Box 438 > Crompond, NY 10517 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Global Gecko Association > http://www.gekkota.com > > ########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > ###########################################################################
