seeding grass in the terrarium - spider

[frajer29]

Hello. I have an idea to sow grass in the terrarium .... Substrate in the terrarium is a finely ground coconut fiber, so the most suitable for seeding grass? And if this grass will not disturb scorpions and spiders? In a terrarium I have Opisthacanthus Rugiceps in the second Acanthoscurria Geniculata ... This terrarium looks very nice and colorful grass

Will not harm animals in any way please reply, because its important for me

 

[WelshTan]

My concern would be that it would be hard to maintain and keep fairly short, would also give prey items more places to hide, bolus's might be harder to spot and give room for mites etc to thrive unseen.

 

[frajer29]

Theoretically, yes. Just wondering so that after the very wet ground, and so develop mites. And they sow grass in one corner of the terrarium. I would not have to wash so much, because the same grass in some way to raise humidity .... So I do not know whether to decide the seeding or not ... Because when I wrote, the grass will only be in one corner of the terrarium

 

[Hobo]

Well the grass itself won't -directly- harm your Ts... but you'll most likely eventually end up with mites, maybe mold + other problems associated with constantly-wet/moist substrate, and those things most certainly will!

You'll need a bright light too, which the Ts won't like too much.

 

[frajer29]

OK. It really does not look very interesting. So I have to forgive yourself grass hay (although it looks beautiful) ... Well then, I was looking or anything artificial to the design, or a plant typically suitable for terrariums

 

[Roski]

OK. It really does not look very interesting. So I have to forgive yourself grass hay (although it looks beautiful) ... Well then, I was looking or anything artificial to the design, or a plant typically suitable for terrariums

If you don't mind the "fake" look, artificial plants are more than suitable for sprucing up a T/scorp enclosure.

I would say that the most typical live plant kept in tarraniums is the pothos plant. I have them in mine with coco fibre and they are thriving on very little humidity, sunlight, and general care . Other live plant options range from spider plants to various live mosses.

Here's a helpful thread on the matter, complete with pictures: http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=164158

 

[maitre]

I have grass in my isopod colony and millipede enclosure. What I found out is grass is really hard to keep alive indoors! Mine usually just died after a few weeks. However, in my latest isopod isopod colony, there is a layer of gravel/limestone at the bottom and the grass seems to be doing better than previously.

 

[gambite]

Grass will not grow in coco fiber, AFAIK it is pretty devoid of nutrients. The seeds will likely shoot up, then quickly wither and die. Also, you will need direct light to keep it alive, something that the spider will not enjoy. Further, once its dead, it could easily get moldy, and mold is not fun.

For my tanks, I raid the local dollar store's plastic flower section for sprigs of fake foliage. I think they are meant to be placed in cemeteries and such, but once you rinse them off they work great for most any animals, tarantulas included.

 

[PSYS]

Everytime I've introduced live plants into my terrariums in the past... it always comes with a price and I end up getting mites down the road. As cool as it looks... I'm not messing around with live fauna anymore.