jrh2132
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- May 23, 2019
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So I've been in the hobby for a little over a year now and my Nhandu Chromatus sling has finally reached a decent size worthy of his/her forever adult enclosure. Here it is in all of its glory:
The base of the enclosure is the Exo Terra Mini-Wide (12 x 12 x 12) which I ordered off Amazon. On top of the enclosure I have a metal dome that I got cheap from Lowes which has a plant grow bulb in it (60 W). All the plants within the enclosure are live.
The plants I have within the enclosure are:
- Leather Leaf Nerve Plant (Fittonia 'Leather Leaf')
- Costa Farms "Bronze Branch Fern"
- Air Plant (Tillandsia)
-Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
-Purple Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea)
I know carnivorous plants require no contact with fertilizers so there are dividers down in the soil between them and the other plants so their water is not contaminated. Underneath a very superficial layer of Reptisoil the roots of the carnivorous plants are surrounded with sphagnum moss to provide ample drainage. Hopefully with a grow light these plants will thrive, but my expectations are not high.
And here is the star of the show!
Thanks for taking time to look at my enclosure! This is my first post on Arachnoboards and I hope to be more active in the future. What do you guys think about my setup? Any advice/comments? Thanks again!
The base of the enclosure is the Exo Terra Mini-Wide (12 x 12 x 12) which I ordered off Amazon. On top of the enclosure I have a metal dome that I got cheap from Lowes which has a plant grow bulb in it (60 W). All the plants within the enclosure are live.
The plants I have within the enclosure are:
- Leather Leaf Nerve Plant (Fittonia 'Leather Leaf')
- Costa Farms "Bronze Branch Fern"
- Air Plant (Tillandsia)
-Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
-Purple Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea)
I know carnivorous plants require no contact with fertilizers so there are dividers down in the soil between them and the other plants so their water is not contaminated. Underneath a very superficial layer of Reptisoil the roots of the carnivorous plants are surrounded with sphagnum moss to provide ample drainage. Hopefully with a grow light these plants will thrive, but my expectations are not high.
And here is the star of the show!
Thanks for taking time to look at my enclosure! This is my first post on Arachnoboards and I hope to be more active in the future. What do you guys think about my setup? Any advice/comments? Thanks again!