fake or live plant?

hong · #1 09-01-2008, 02:02 AM

guys might list out the advantages and disadvantages?
thanks

**Riverside Reptiles** · #2 09-01-2008, 09:42 AM

I use both live and fake plants. Live look pretty. But obviously are more work to care for. Live also require light. But in general, I'll use an easy to care for live plant like Pothos and then fill in the rest with fake plants.

hong · #3 09-02-2008, 10:38 AM

thanks for ur quick reply.
i am using all live plants.but most of them just cant really survive for long time.
few of them were eaten by cricket,and some of them died for no reason.
btw,how u keep ur live plant healthy and look pretty?
thanks

**Graham_s** · #4 09-03-2008, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by hong

thanks for ur quick reply.
i am using all live plants.but most of them just cant really survive for long time.
few of them were eaten by cricket,and some of them died for no reason.
btw,how u keep ur live plant healthy and look pretty?
thanks

Try to put in a piece of carrot or something for the crickets to eat so they don't eat the plants.

To make sure your plants survive, firstly make sure you get a good healthy plant to begin with, and just make sure that it is suitable for the vivarium you are putting it into. Make sure it stays properly hydrated and in the right temperature range. Using UV is good for keeping plants alive. If the vivarium never really gets much light, then that could be a reason for the plants dying. I have found that bromeliads and dracaena are pretty hardy plants and will do well in a vivarium. I have found that ficus can be more sensitive to change, but once it establishes, it will sprout out new shoots all over the place.

hong · #5 09-05-2008, 05:35 AM

but then no fertilizer needed for those plant?if yes,wat king of fertilizer recommended which is non toxin to the cat
thanks

**Graham_s** · #6 09-05-2008, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by hong

but then no fertilizer needed for those plant?if yes,wat king of fertilizer recommended which is non toxin to the cat
thanks

try to find plants that have had little or no fertilizer. Before planting the plant in the viv, wash off the soil and rinse the plant so that near enough no fertilizer/harmful compounds will reach your gecko

cedar · #7 10-11-2008, 06:28 PM

yes, i use fake plants, when theay are babies and when they are adult and have a real vivarium, i will use real plants for them.
i think it is better:for the climate and of course it looks better than a fake plant.

hong · #8 10-14-2008, 01:54 PM

thanks.
one more question here guys.
wat type of fertilizer u guys use for the plant?
organic fertilizer works well for them as well as not harming ur gecko?
thanks

rhacoboy · #9 11-01-2008, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by hong

thanks.
one more question here guys.
wat type of fertilizer u guys use for the plant?
organic fertilizer works well for them as well as not harming ur gecko?
thanks

NO FERTALIZER. You can not safely put fertilizer in with geckos. Your goal is to have NO fertailzer.

PassPort · #10 11-01-2008, 01:34 PM

I use liquid worm castings as a fertilizer. It's completely safe, just make sure that you pur it directly onto the base of the plant so that the geckos can't drink it. I also like a supplement called Super Thrive, that stuff is the $#!%.