Hello I have a question is it ok to add fake plant to your set-up i have a sulcata and was thinking of doing so. Or what kind of real plants would be ideal for me to add for him.
I put in fake philodendron vines, fake rubber tree, and real plants. In my signature you can see a link to my enclosure and there are pics of my plants and at the bottom of my first post I listed all my plant types. But, remember that my tort is a redfoot so more tropical plants are acceptable. You can buy things like succulents (Fake or real) as well as things like spider plants and aloe.
I also use fake plants and real ones. My tortoise can clearly tell the difference between the 2. He has never tried to eat the fake. He has smelled them, then moved onto the real ones for food. He loves hiding under the fake ones
And different succulents are a great choice for indoors
Some torts will try to eat fake plants, but I had a few in for Carl until I got him some real ones and he never did. When he first saw them he sniffed them, didn't think they smelled too appetizing, and moved on
I have fake plants from a Craft store. My tort ignores them, but does like peering out from under them.
Real plants are nice and probably best, but do get trashed.
O.k real plants it is for me Now the question is what would be good plants for the Sulcata that i could grow myself that can handle the heat and humidity in his enclosure? And where can I get the seeds to grow the plants?
i have always had good results with transplanting from an outside pen into the indoor enclosure. i grow things from seeds outside, then when it is the size i like i just replant it into his tank. i just replanted some iceplants last week and they are thriving and continuing to grow inside.
plant some succulents, those also work great inside.
i have never been successful at getting spider plants to take root and grow in his tank. :/ but they are supposed to be easiest.
i also grow grass and clover outside then plant a patch of it inside. it'll get eaten quickly but if you grow it in large quantities outside you have a never ending supply to replenish.