Plants in enclosure

[KeithTheLeopard]

Hey! I’m currently working on updating my torts enclosure (in case you don’t know I have a 1.5 y/o leopard) and I know that prayer plants, spider plants, and Africam violets are good but are there any others and which one is the heartiest? (I’m not very good at taking care of plants?)

 

[Blackdog1714]

Pathos! It thrives on the heat and humidity with minimal watering, your leopard will handle the pruning

 

[KeithTheLeopard]

Pathos! It thrives on the heat and humidity with minimal watering, your leopard will handle the pruning

Ok cool thank you! Should I keep it on the pot or attempt to plant it in the enclosure?

 

[Blackdog1714]

Ok cool thank you! Should I keep it on the pot or attempt to plant it in the enclosure?

In the pot

 

[FrankIinTheTortoise]

Hey! I’m currently working on updating my torts enclosure (in case you don’t know I have a 1.5 y/o leopard) and I know that prayer plants, spider plants, and Africam violets are good but are there any others and which one is the heartiest? (I’m not very good at taking care of plants?)

Definitely pathos. @Blackdog1714 was just telling me how much his leopard loves them.

 

[NaCL]

I've heard Mondo grass is good and not toxic

 

[Salspi]

ispothos safe for tortoises to eat?

 

[Blackdog1714]

ispothos safe for tortoises to eat?

Yes

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

I have pothos and spider plants and both doing great ( and im definitely far from being a plant person)

 

[Mrs.Jennifer]

I've heard Mondo grass is good and not toxic

I've heard Mondo grass is good and not toxic

Hmmm... The Tortoise Table says not to feed mondo grass...

Browse and Search the Tortoise Table Plant Database

Browse and Search the Tortoise Table Plant Database

www.thetortoisetable.org.uk

 

[KarenSoCal]

Wharever plants you use...try to keep them as far away from CHE's and heat lamps as possible. The heat sources have a tendency to burn the plants if they are too close.

 

[KeithTheLeopard]

Pathos! It thrives on the heat and humidity with minimal watering, your leopard will handle the pruning

Hey, quick question. Will Queen Marbled pothos be good? I bought it but wanted to make sure it was safe before I put it in.

 

[Blackdog1714]

Hey, quick question. Will Queen Marbled pothos be good? I bought it but wanted to make sure it was safe before I put it in.

That will be fine just be protect it or it will be munched

 

[Maggie3fan]

Pathos! It thrives on the heat and humidity with minimal watering, your leopard will handle the pruning

Potho's

 

[KarenSoCal]

Hey, quick question. Will Queen Marbled pothos be good? I bought it but wanted to make sure it was safe before I put it in.

It's a safe plant, but if bought commercially, it's loaded with chemicals.

First, you want to remove the plant from the pot you bought it in, rinse it thoroughly, including roots, in water. Then repot it with new soil.

I waited to put the pothos in the enclosure, and just let it grow for a bit. When it added new growth to a vine, I snipped it off at the end away from the main plant and repotted it in a new pot. I did this until I had 4 or 5 new growth vines in the new pot. Then the new plant went into the enclosure.

The original store bought plant needs to wait a year before it goes into an enclosure.

 

[KeithTheLeopard]

It's a safe plant, but if bought commercially, it's loaded with chemicals.

First, you want to remove the plant from the pot you bought it in, rinse it thoroughly, including roots, in water. Then repot it with new soil.

I waited to put the pothos in the enclosure, and just let it grow for a bit. When it added new growth to a vine, I snipped it off at the end away from the main plant and repotted it in a new pot. I did this until I had 4 or 5 new growth vines in the new pot. Then the new plant went into the enclosure.

The original store bought plant needs to wait a year before it goes into an enclosure.

Thanks, this is really helpful!

 

[KeithTheLeopard]

It's a safe plant, but if bought commercially, it's loaded with chemicals.

First, you want to remove the plant from the pot you bought it in, rinse it thoroughly, including roots, in water. Then repot it with new soil.

I waited to put the pothos in the enclosure, and just let it grow for a bit. When it added new growth to a vine, I snipped it off at the end away from the main plant and repotted it in a new pot. I did this until I had 4 or 5 new growth vines in the new pot. Then the new plant went into the enclosure.

The original store bought plant needs to wait a year before it goes into an enclosure.

Where could i get pothos that is safe for my tortoise already? I got mine at the local plant nursery.

 

[Blackdog1714]

Where could i get pothos that is safe for my tortoise already? I got mine at the local plant nursery.

You can put it in a larger pot to keep protected for a while and it would be fine for a nibble or two. I would rinse it off well first to get rid of an fertilizer residue

 

[KarenSoCal]

Where could i get pothos that is safe for my tortoise already? I got mine at the local plant nursery.

I don't think it's possible to buy one that's totally safe. Plain fertilizer is OK. It's weed killer and pesticide that you need to ask the nursery about.

At the very least, repot it into new soil after rinsing the plant and roots with water.