Good & Bad (Safe) Plants for Bio-Active Terrariums! 

Ah really? I look forward to seeing them :), the plant seems to keep growing, but I've yet to see flowers.

They need plenty of sun to flower, they're actually succulent type that likes a lot of sun even though they tolerate darker places they won't actually be happy so to speak

Sorry I may be months late but the best kind of Moss for the ground is pillow moss

Thanks I was looking for somewhere to buy plants.

Aw awesome! :)

Aw awesome, well I'm glad I could help :) not everyone is into the plant videos, but I think live plants are the way forward in terms of gecko tanks lol

+Leopard Gecko the plant video was really nice for people like me I was planning to rewatch your past videos to try to catch the name of the plants I like in your tanks. I have always loved small critters and happen to have a green thumb so I looked to make a tank much like yours. I must say I am a big fan of your channel. I am very happy to hear how much you care about the well being and happyness of all your pets :)

Always wash the plants before putting them into a terrarium. Plants may conatins pestesides and fertlizes which might harm aniamls in the enclouser. They may also come with pests.

thank you! :D

ah yeah, I often see the palms in tanks, but I'm yet to try them, my local shop usually only sells massive ones which are too big for my gecko's tanks.

with bioactive enclosures you never really need to change out the substrate, since there are isopods/springtails to clean up, although you should sift through it with a fork every once in a while

Felecia Stacey Arcadia jungle dawn

yeah, I did read the Christmas cactus is safe for cresties, my mum has always had them, and I was tempted to add one a while ago, but yeah they're a little tricky.

+Leopard Gecko Shoot I forgot to think if it was ok for them. I believe its poisonous to cats and dogs. They are tricky because they dont want to be in mud but dont want to be bone dry.

yeah, its a little annoying, but as I said the snake plant does well, just got to remember not to water it much haha

thanks! ah nice :) I wouldn't worry about the snake plant, ive never noticed them to be sharp or anything, and the geckos have never had a problem with them :)

I get mine from reptilecentre if this helps good price too you can order them off web or if you live close you can collect i got mine delivered

thank you :) though they were shots from when they were first done, a few things have grown and been changed around since, I should really do an update :')

I'll look forward to it ;)

Some areas have "hard" water that has excessive amounts of minerals (mostly magnesium and calcium). These minerals are bad for your plants, so you shouldn't use hard water directly on them. You also shouldn't use hard water that's been run through a household softener; the salt used in softeners is also bad for the plants. If you've got hard water, filter it with a simple carbon-type filter from the hardware store. You can also use a pitcher-type filtering system sold for drinking water. This filtering removes the minerals without adding other chemicals.

@@kropka8259 well said

18x18x24

awesome, no problem :D

thanks :D

Raging_Crocodile yes you can

Yes, but eco earth on its isnt the best, a mix of organic potting soil, sand and eco earth and orhcid bark is a better mixtuer, at least for tropical enclousers.

NVM! I found out what to do and the eggs are alive, they may even hatch around my birthday because the eggs are fertile :DWhen the babies are 10 weeks old (and they are hand tamed) I will probably sell them for about £20.

+Me-ThePartyRedPanda what kind of gecko

Leopard Gecko but it's sorted now

ah nice! yeah, it did not enjoy the tank lol. The vanilla orchid in Lyra's tank is pretty much directly under the light lol.

thank you :)

nah you have to wait til the pups are about 1/3 of the size of the adult plant to remove them, but in most cases the adult plant is half dead and I just want to remove it from the tank, however I currently have a Neoregelia (fireball) brom, which has been growing a put for ages, I have finally separated them today, and I think it may grow *fingers crossed*. Yeah, I now have to give the vanilla orchid its own water :') yeah air plants are just a big no no lol

Fake plants as they will destroy real plants.

yeah, fake. they will most likely trample them

Hey I know I'm late to this conversation but check the Biodude's video on bioactive terrariums for ackie monitors

dragon chaos77 i may be wromg but i think they can drown if there is deep water in their tanks

oaken siren ok they could fall off a not very stable leaf I will make sure that it is shallow and easy to get out of

No they should be watched with water, roots and all with a small drop of dawn soup. This will remove any harmful chemicals or pests

aw thanks :D

No problem your vids are awesome and the best I have a log of geckos and you are teaching a lot thanks you

+Dragon Gamerz I really appreciate that :D

What temperature is the heat hide it should be about 30 degrees Celsius. Anyway maybe she just likes that hide, it's perfectly normal I think, my gecko does it anyway

no problem :) ah awesome!

Also, I thought anthuriums were poisonous if ingested? Harmless to a gecko if only fed live things outside the terrarium like I know you do, but not if the insects are the plant!

Can some won help me I'm 11 years old and I got my crested gecko like 9 days ago he is 8 moths old and he is skinny I need to make him fater plese help

+Shadow Games well he should start eating soon but animals especially reptiles and birds need a longer settling in time my royal didn't eat for 4 weeks granted he only needs to be fed once a week but just give him/her a few days and also are you having there food higher up on maybe a canopy feeder or a makeshift canopy feeder I've seen people attach milk lids to a bit of wood or the side so the gecko will more likely eat it as not on the floor

+Shadow Games It won't gain weight over night, bear in mind. As long as your gecko is eating well, it may not seem to be growing at all for a while. I would offer appropriately sized and dusted insects maybe twice a week (crickets, locusts and roaches are the better options) to help it grow. Some take a while to grow as well, someone I know has a gecko they rescued and it is taking ages to get any bigger. I wouldn't be worried as long as it is hydrated, active and healthy.

Hey I'm just wondering how it's going with the pothos in with your crested? My gecko is 5 y/o, I've had him since birth and go through multitudes of plants regularly. I recently placed a large, hearty g.pothos in the enclosure and I thought it most peculiar that he did not take to it at all, which is something he usually does immediately with all new plants, he's like a kid with a new toy. But with this plant, I never saw him on it or in it, and he even seemed sluggish after a few days and I thought maybe he's sick. I went to internet for research and got conflicting info on this plant as far as whether it's toxic or not. I do feed crickets on the occasion so I'm glad this video called out the live feeders with ivy, etc. I immediately yanked the plant out and closely monitored the gecko around the clock and within a day he seemed to have sprung back to life. So I guess I have my own personal answer here, I just wanted to check around, see if anyone had any similar experinces? Thanks and best of luck with your c.g!

thank you!

thanks, I may look into that, though I am prone to accidentally killing plants in terrariums :')

ive heard succulents may work, but yeah theres not much info out there sadly :/

Answer: That lady knew nothing about geckos...

45-60cm.

haha, they're a monthly thing like a loot crate, or a period.

@@leopardgeckotalk hahaha

The Geeky Gecko I'm like 80% sure she uses the 18x18x24 I use t for one and it's great

thx a lot! :D

It's probably because I live in California and we're still in a drought somehow and so people legally have the option to get rid of grass and put in place rocks and succulents since they don't need much water (in certain cities this is actually illegal; I really never understand the hypocrisy of these laws)

Shut up

Hmm... there are PLENTY of succulents that do just fine in tropical climates. Succulent does NOT necessarily equal desert - they're one of the most versatile types of plants on the planet.

Animals 4 Life she uses the Arcadia Jungle Dawn

nice, thanks, I just googled it, colourful plant :)

thanks :)

Yea she does just look it up on the channel

Yeah I've put them in playlists, I build the entire tanks :)

In America, maybe Callaways, but anywhere else, I have no idea. And as with #2, why not? Go right ahead. Sure.

Do you mean in mm? So 400mm = 40 cm? I would say it's a tad too small. You wanna kind of aim for about 60cm length, 45 cm width and height.

+Leopard Gecko okay, thank's for replying :)

+Leopard Gecko and one more question, can they be kept on mealwarms as basic food, because as I see crickets are making a lot of noise, and they smell really bad

No, the paint will just run off, and could be toxic to the animal.

+Leopard Gecko when can leopard geckos breed ?

Probably spring

If u or a family member have an iPhone past 4 then ask Siri where the nearest reptile shop is you could also try online for example I live in West Sussex UK I could put in to google reptile shops West Sussex and you should get a load in your local area me and my mum secretly whilst my stepdad is out find reptile shops and see what there like so far done this once as randomly found one once

I live in Basildon and I go to Wiltons pet shop in Pitsea,Essex, England

So pet shops or breeders I recommend