Indoor enclosure plants?

[Mrturtle527]

I have two indoor enclosures as I have two Russians torts. I love having real plants in them to nibble but am having a hard time keeping them alive with the heat and humidity levels required. Anyone have luck keeping plants alive?


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[Levi the Leopard]

I could never keep plants alive inside... For a while I would just replace them as they were eaten or died off but now I use all fake plants. It's easier and cheaper.
If you find a trick to keeping live plants indoors let me know! I'd love to have a set up like that

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[Menno]

My Sulcatas let the herb plants alive. I have basiliccum, thyme and rosemary in my enclosure. Because of the strong smell and taste they do not eat much of it. However, somethimes i see them nibbling a little bit. You can also plant some grasses to!

 

[zenoandthetortoise]

Not sure how this would work with drier Russian habitat, but I have about a 6 inch substrate for my RF, gravel, coconut coir, then for bark. I plant spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) deep enough to keep the roots wet and it grows enough to keep up with nibbling and trampling

 

[Mrturtle527]

Ill try more herbs and grasses. They don't eat miluch of it so I think it's the temps and humidity levels - they vary on each tank as one is older and the other is just a baby still.
Thanks! If I have to ill break down and do fake ones but i hope I don't have to.


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[wiccan_chicken]

I would love to plan a few plants on my tortoise's enclosure but I think the plants need UVB don't they?

 

[Levi the Leopard]

but I think the plants need UVB don't they?

I think so, yes. I don't use artificial UV indoors so that was probably my biggest problem

 

[klinej50]

I don't have a UVB indoors and strangely all my plants are growing fine. I put in a seed mix about two weeks ago and they are growing like crazy.

 

[Mrturtle527]

I do have a UVB for my indoor enclosures but only turn it on for mr t when he doesn't get outside for the day and its on for 10-12 hours a day for baby t as he doesn't get outside as much yet since he is so tiny still.

Ill keep trying and get a seed mix as well.


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