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Post by Tarantulalover on Feb 7, 2016 20:02:18 GMT -5
How would someone build a CP terrarium? I've seen some pretty cool ones that just look amazing.
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Post by danyoh on Feb 8, 2016 13:47:16 GMT -5
Depends on a lot of things (which plants? conditions? how much $$ you want to spend?)
I'm new to terrariums but what I have right now:
- Fishtank/terrarium - Lights (T5) - timer - thermometer/hygrometer - aquarium chiller (for highland nepenthes) - egg crate false bottom - computer fan for airflow
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Post by Tarantulalover on Feb 8, 2016 13:55:50 GMT -5
I was think Venus flytraps and sundews probably a maximum of 70-80$
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Post by Tarantulalover on Feb 8, 2016 13:56:27 GMT -5
They would be in a room that is almost always 20 degrees Celsius
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Post by danyoh on Feb 8, 2016 14:00:35 GMT -5
Well, VFTs need dormancy so I personally wouldn't put them in a terrarium since you'll have to pull them out every year. What you're trying to do is to replicate their natural environment, so you wouldn't want to put highland nepenthes in the same terrarium as a tropical CP (correct me if I'm wrong)
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Post by Tarantulalover on Feb 8, 2016 14:07:25 GMT -5
I'm pretty new to actually owning CP, but if I were to do a nepenthes terrarium, which ones could go in with an Asian picture plant?
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Post by danyoh on Feb 8, 2016 14:20:10 GMT -5
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Post by edwardmelnyk on Feb 8, 2016 14:20:35 GMT -5
Asian pitcher plants are the genus nepenthes, haha. There are a few good species that would be good beginners. Welcome by the way!
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Post by Tarantulalover on Feb 8, 2016 14:29:23 GMT -5
Thanks for the welcomes. I know that there nepenthes, but do you know the exact name of them
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Post by edwardmelnyk on Feb 8, 2016 14:46:56 GMT -5
For sure! A few good species of the genus might be nepenthes sanguinea, nepenthes maxima, nepenthes ventricosa. The hybrid that I'm guessing you already have is nepenthes alata x ventricosa. An awesome, easy hybrid that will have massive pitchers is nepenthes Miranda.
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Post by Tarantulalover on Feb 8, 2016 14:48:47 GMT -5
Awesome, thanks I'll look into the plants you suggested
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Post by H2O on Feb 8, 2016 15:10:27 GMT -5
Honesty, Nepenthes suck as terrarium plants. N. gracilis and N. bellii are the only ones small enough and warmth tolerant enough to grow in a terrarium and even then they WILL outgrow the tank.
Mexican Pinguicula, tropical Drosera, terrestrial Utricularia and a couple other species work very well in terrariums in the long term. Try looking into some of those.
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Post by Tarantulalover on Feb 8, 2016 15:12:41 GMT -5
Thanks for your imput. This project won't be for quiet a while so I will have lots of time to get all the info I need as to what plants I should use
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Post by keeper on Feb 8, 2016 15:29:23 GMT -5
My experience with terrariums has been a huge learning process. And I'm glad I started that way with my nepenthes from a young age. Granted my Sanguinea out grew my 55 gallon tank in a little over a year , it's one of those ants you can aclimate to grow in a window easily. As are some of the other ants Edward mentioned. Growing small neps in a terrarium allows a really controlled easy to access grow space at first. I reccommend finding a 55 gallon tank if you have the room. You can buy a 4 foot, 4bulb t8 ballast from Home Depot that sits perfectly on top. Depending where you're growing in the house you'll need to sort out a cooling or hearing method for seasons as temps climb and drop. But I grew in that for 2 years and just recently upgraded to a larger space.
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Post by keeper on Feb 8, 2016 15:31:21 GMT -5
Plants* haha
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