redfoot and pothos

[naturalman91]

well the pothos plants i got from @Team Gomberg were a huge hit it's only been about a month or so and this is them now

i bought another plant yesterday that was big enough to do cuttings off to replace these plants with so they can regain some growth

here's a picture of my red face first in greens this morning


i guess pothos are one of those plants toxic to mammal's but torts can eat it fine

 

[tortadise]

Pothos are toxic to many species of tortoises. But I have no issues with Manouria, reds/yellows. I don't give it but once a year or so to the reds/yellows though. Manouria seem to like it though. It is toxic so I feed sparingly(3-4 times a year) to the mountains.

 

[naturalman91]

Pothos are toxic to many species of tortoises. But I have no issues with Manouria, reds/yellows. I don't give it but once a year or so to the reds/yellows though. Manouria seem to like it though. It is toxic so I feed sparingly(3-4 times a year) to the mountains.

i use it as a enclosure plant not to feed but it just happens to get ate they'res only one plant that he messes with they both potho's but i think different genus's most of the time i catch him hiding in them that's it.

i've seen people have them in they're red's and leopards enclosure's also boxies would you not use them?

this is them right after they were first put in they'res only one leaf and vine in each pot now

 

[pfara]

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/pothos.97478/page-2#post-916924

In the above thread, @Will mentions that pothos is not related to philodendrons (toxic). Not quite sure if that means that pothos, itself, is non-toxic. However, I have had pothos in my enclosure for almost 2 years. Some have been completely eaten to the ground and some they choose to take only a few bites of. In my situation, none of my tortoises have had any ill effects.

 

[naturalman91]

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/pothos.97478/page-2#post-916924

In the above thread, @Will mentions that pothos is not related to philodendrons (toxic). Not quite sure if that means that pothos, itself, is non-toxic. However, I have had pothos in my enclosure for almost 2 years. Some have been completely eaten to the ground and some they choose to take only a few bites of. In my situation, none of my tortoises have had any ill effects.

when they eat them to the ground if the stem is still in the found could it regrow?

 

[pfara]

when they eat them to the ground if the stem is still in the found could it regrow?

Like all things, it depends. I always have replacements growing in case such things happen. I probably could have dug up the roots and placed them in some water to regrow. However, that's a lot of trauma that the plant underwent which means it would either not regrow or would take quite a while. I only have so much space, so trying to attempt regrowing the pothos wasn't something I was willing to do. If you try, lemme know the results

 

[naturalman91]

Like all things, it depends. I always have replacements growing in case such things happen. I probably could have dug up the roots and placed them in some water to regrow. However, that's a lot of trauma that the plant underwent which means it would either not regrow or would take quite a while. I only have so much space, so trying to attempt regrowing the pothos wasn't something I was willing to do. If you try, lemme know the results

will do i took them out and replaced them with a bigger plant while i let these guys sit in the window i also have a bunch of cutting rooting in water right now to add to the group to

 

[pfara]

will do i took them out and replaced them with a bigger plant while i let these guys sit in the window i also have a bunch of cutting rooting in water right now to add to the group to

Keep the light levels lower than normal (out of direct sunlight) when rooting clones or helping plants recuperate. I believe too much light during this sensitive period does more harm than good.

 

[naturalman91]

Keep the light levels lower than normal (out of direct sunlight) when rooting clones or helping plants recuperate. I believe too much light during this sensitive period does more harm than good.

yeah they're not in direct light they're in my kitchen window which doesn't get direct sunlight pretty much any time of day do you know how long till the roots start? i've read once the roots start i want to get them in soil quickly because the longer they're in water the harder it is to adapt to soil for them?

i don't have much of a green thumb i normally kill any plant lol lately i've been getting better tho

 

[pfara]

yeah they're not in direct light they're in my kitchen window which doesn't get direct sunlight pretty much any time of day do you know how long till the roots start? i've read once the roots start i want to get them in soil quickly because the longer they're in water the harder it is to adapt to soil for them?

i don't have much of a green thumb i normally kill any plant lol lately i've been getting better tho

People have grown pothos in straight water; it's not an uncommon practice. Usually when you get cuttings of pothos, they already have "nubs" for roots. I don't know the exact amount of days it'll take for water roots to shoot out. It varies from 2 days to 2 weeks for many plants. You can stick the cutting into whatever medium you want once the roots are about an inch long. Honestly, once I see *some* root growth, I know the plant is "taking" and I feel safe enough to transplant. Just don't wait too long or you can damage the roots during transplant which will set the growth back.

 

[CharlieM]

I agree with @pfara
You can also purchase root growth powder.

 

[pfara]

I agree with @pfara
You can also purchase root growth powder.

You know, Charlie.. I've used root hormone before but for some of these plants like pothos that seem to root readily, I'd tell people to save some cash and let nature run its course. But, if you want to spend the money, by all means use it.. especially for the more stubborn plants

 

[Levi the Leopard]

Seems like you have a happy RF