Five of the Best Plants for Reptile and Amphibian Enclosures
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- Building beautiful planted vivaria can be so much fun, but picking the wrong plants can mean that your beautiful enclosure doesn't last. Clint reviews some of the best plants that you can use for your planted terrarium that will maximize both its beauty and longevity. Picking the right plants can be almost as important as picking the right pet reptiles.
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It would be great if you did a follow-up video to this where you cover the five best plants for DRY Terrariums, like for leopard geckos and beardies.
I'm working on that question right now :)
@@ClintsReptiles Great!
@@ClintsReptiles look at the various Aloe, hens and chicks, snake plants and Purslane. all are doing well in my bioactive leopard geckos enclosures.
The dwarf Senseviera like "Golden Hahnii" are the Pothos of dry vivs. Also try spineless prickly pear. The thing with Leopards is that they don't really need it to be bone dry, so as long as the plant substrate is separated from the overall substrate you can use all kinds of house plants, even Phalaenopsis orchids. As a matter of fact, with their tough leaves the small supermarket Phalaenopsis would be perfect for a Leopard Gecko viv. These orchids absolutely have to dry out between waterings. If you were to plant them in a hidden pot of sphagnum and water once a week ( when ever the moss is crinkly) they should do really well in a Leopard gecko set up. The gecko might even hide under the leaves as a moist hiding place. With some ingenuity you could incorporate the Phalaenopsis Sphagnum into the moist hide, which the Leopard Gecko needs anyway. Phalaenopsis are notoriously not good for the wet vivariums that most people plant them in.
Cheers,
Chris
@@Cgraseck I don't personally have a leo or a beardie, I was simply suggesting a video idea.
clint: five best terrarium plants
iguana and tortoise: i am bout to end this man's whole career.
Trees
My moms iguana used to eat bite my grandma's rubber tree plant. Wouldnt eat it. Just wanted to show my grandma he was there lol
“I don’t know why they’re called this... To my knowledge they don’t have a religion.”
Oh my God, Clint! Ten points to whatever Hogwarts House you’re in for that joke! 😂
I'd like to say Slytherin, but I'm probably a Hufflepuff...
Clint's Reptiles Yeah, you definitely give off some Hufflepuff vibes, Clint. And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that! (This coming from a Slytherin)
@@ClintsReptiles No problem, a fellow Hufflepuff here.
Clint's Reptiles #hufflepuff
I’m a slytherin so I can’t relate lol
I'd love to know more about plants. A series on different environments could work! Tropical, subtropical, aquatic, forest, prairie, semi arid, arid, etc. There is a lot of potential for plant lists
Yes! THIS!!!^
As I said in my comment if you can get a hold of Bugleweed you got a great plant for a natural tank, mines for a big girl American toad. I will try a couple others in my wild yard in the Spring. I know the undesirable and too big(Morning Lily) & Dames Rocket. I think the backyard is 25% grass...if that. Hoping the Violets return in the Spring.
Agree! Because I think lot of us is being focused on the pet and not really know and not willing to spending time learn about plants. Or maybe just don’t know where to start. Hope there is more with this content!
so i used to be just a reptile guy but then i took a botany and a plant bio class in college, and now i am a plant guy too. i would love a sequel to this video but i also want to show off many of the plants i have growing in my vivariums with different reptiles and amphibians.
I highly recommend using "Dracaena" for enclosures with larger reptiles.
I am using Pothos, Creeping Fig and Spiderword (and other plants and mosses) with my smaller, less destructive animals.
But for my Tegu's bio-active enclosure, Dracaenas is the only plant I tried that can survive my Tegu walking all over it and actually grow.
I tried around 20 other types of plants, and she either broke them or dug them completely out of the ground.
Great tip!
So is this Dracaena good for blue tongues too?
Do you need special lights/bulbs to make sure the plants survive?
I have a Pothos i had as a school project when i was in 3rd grade. 20 years later it's still alive
Oh my gifting our 12yr old a crested gecko and wanted to have the enclosure ready nicely arranged with the gecko inside. I love plants and I happen to have these plants already so I’m blown away to learn that we can use these in the enclosure can’t wait to fix it up for him and see his face 💕 it’s a gift for doing so good in school even during these stressful times 💙 thank you for such a great vídeo 👏🏻 greetings from Chicago,Il
Would love to see more on the advanced plants. Or the more unusual and less well known but safe plants.
That should be totally possible!
i second this. could go for some more plant videos! And bioactive topics in general. Lots of other youtubers do it, but some people take your channel much more seriously because of your credentials!
A fairly easy and small orchid, is Oncidium twinkle.
It likes fairly moist substrate.
They come in different colours (flowers)
Just don't put them in normal ground, but mounting them on a piece of wood or cork, with some spagnum moss and hang them on the back wall, or plant them in a mix of bark and spagnum moss on the bottom.
If you've just bought a new one soak the pot
oots in some water, and then take it out of the pot, and remove all the medium, without damaging the roots.
Cut off dead roots.
Roots are dead if they feel soggy, try not to cut good roots, this can be a bit of work.
Then spray the roots of the plant with hydrogen peroxide 3%.
Oncidiums often have snails.
If you let them live, your Oncidium will soon be dead.
Hydrogen peroxide kills the snails, and the eggs of the snails.
Back when I didn't know this trick, almost all my orchids died, and now I know why.
This makes so much difference.
If you have bad experience with orchids, and you didn't know this trick, I'd say, try it again with this trick.
If you want to know more about orchid care, check out Miss orchid girl.
ua-cam.com/channels/84mfcCFGDPeeBhKbG8dijQ.html
Vanilla, Neoregelia, There are also a number of small ferns that grow single leaves off of their rhizome. Beware of any fern that forms a crown. it will almost definitely expand to the size of the glass box that you have put it in. Unless, of course, if that glass box is more than a cubic meter. Then only half of the crown forming ferns will expand to fill the box😁
Cheers,
Chris
And while we're at it, cover some super dangerous plants that will turn your home into a botanical war zone. Because your terrarium deserves the best.
I have made three vivariums so far and
I have successfully kept: parlor palm, bromeliads
Half killed: spiderwort, fittonia, ferns
Killed: polka dot plant, creeping fig, baby's tears
My plant care is not the best :(
I feel ya!
Polka dot plant goes through a cycle where it looks like it dies in winter. I've had mine for years, every winter it "dies" then it grows back in the spring. It's in a pot indoors
@@herpthings very interesting, only problem is my polka dot plant died in the middle of summer, so I think it was my fault it died and not because of a cycle
I love bromeiliads. I know someone that did a tiny pineapple in their vivarium
@@greensapling342 ah that's too bad. I was worried when mine seemed to dry out and end. I decided to trim off the dried part and wait. Then it came back. It's like it knew what was happening outside even though the indoor temps didn't chance much at all
I'm a simple man, I see Clint has uploaded, i click
ok Bill
Me: is he going to do the the veiled chameleon video
Clint: Plants 🌱
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Few plants i recomment too!
-Anthurium (amazing, its like pothos [they are very closely related] but it grows rather upwards and isnt a vine, really cool and frogs can climb on it even better than on pothos, and it can have amazing flowers!)
-any small and easy to maintain bonsai (its really amazing, not only can a frog or anything climb it [bcs its very bulky] its also a literal tree! i suggest buying something like ficus retusa bonsai, or even something funky like pomegranate bonsai)
-any draceana (marignata, cintho etc) (they are cool, have small water needs, and are decent for climbing)
-croton (again, cool, low maintanance, grows quite fast)
-zamioculcas (zz plant) they need very small amount of water, have very low light needs, are quite bulky and have 1 con: they have these "bulbs" in which they store water so you need to give them more soil than for some other plants i mentioned
-pilea (any tbh, they are great)
-i saw some people with yucca's, but they are usually quite big so thats probably not a good idea, and some animals can harm themself on their leaves (they are quite sharp on edges) BUT its great for reptiles that dont climb and it can be for more dry enclosure
-jade plant (again, it can be easily overwatered so it should be in dry enclosure)
-some smaller ferns are decent
-peperomia's are amazing! they have smaller leaves but are beautiful and are quite easy to have
-string of hearts and string of pearls are both amazing vining plants, but they are mostly for the decoration
-AIR PLANT, its amazing, and it has no roots, good for dry enclosure's
I think thats all. Im sure there is plenty more you can have, but these one's i know are good!
Do you have care tips for string of pearls?
@@FS-qk5uq they like bright indirect light, normal house temperature, well draining soil (the standard succulent soil), water around every 2 weeks (i ususally water them every 10 days, its a matter of are they thirsty or not), thats about it
Can you help me with some terrarium plants who won't need sunlight, I mean this room has no window, only artificial lights. Also grow lights aren't an option for me. :(
Can you help me out? So far I made a list of these -
•Snake plant, dracaena and spider plant for background
•Pothos and philadendron as vining around a drift wood
•Peperomia, moss, anthurium for mid and foreground
And I won't be keeping any animals.
@@sharukfarid2288 check out zamioculcas (people usually call it "zz plant"), it requires very little light and water. Problem is-it gets quite big after a while, so thats worth considering. Snake plant is also very great pick. Pothos can also tolerate low light. Philodendrons can also tolerate somewhat low light but its a 50/50 in my opinion (they usually get "leggy"). Oh and also try to have open doors to let more sunlight in if thats possible.
Ok I'll be adding zz plants. Can I trim ZZ Plant?? Thank you so much. Also I've a few more questions! It'd be great if you can help me out.
• What about Chinese Evergreen and Fittonia?
• Is my soil mixture ok?
(50% Coco peat, 20% compost, 20% sand, 10% perlite) do I need soil with this mixture ? Also I'll have some stone gravels I think for creating a false bottom
• How often do I need to water the terrarium? And do I need to spray mist only or should I pour water carefully as well? Can you help me so that I may not overwater or underwater it?
• Are there any tips so that I can keep my moss alive? I heard it's really hard in terrarium
FINALLY!?!!, I literally took a hell class of plant biology to be able to take care plants besides pothos
In 2023 I'd LOVE more plant videos🙏🏾🙏🏾
This is great. I'm thinking about getting a reptile and i'd like to make a bio active enclosure. Since i don't know anything about plants though, this sort of information is really useful. Thanks Clint! I'd love to see more videos about different types of enclosure setups and enrichment items.
Personally I’d love to see you cover some more advanced plants. I’ll probably never make a bioactive enclosure, but I have been looking for some interesting plants to put on my shelf.
I'd love more videos on plants/small water creatures/isopods/arthropods/etc. I'm so obsessed with the micro biomes that exist at our feet everyday everywhere we go. Even our homes are filled with creatures creating their own tiny homes within "our space". Awesome and stinking rad as always brother!
this is probably the wholesomest (?) channel on youtube
I would like to see more plant videos with specials on various habitats (animals from the same region can probably be around the same plants) as well as how to acquire and prepare plants for enclosures, what to look out for in their care to make sure they're "established" before adding the enclosure's inhabitants, how to know when/how to trim some of those viney plants, etc.
As a Hort student and Zoology enthusiest, I love how you branch out in this video and encourage people to do the same. Keep up the good work, Brother!
I don't know whether they'd be good for keeping with reptiles or amphibians, but I do know that spidergrass are lovely, easy plants. I have a lot of them. They can grow well in water or soil, and survive drought very well. They come in green or green and white. They like to pup, where they grow a thick stalk with little spidergrass pups attached, if you press those pups into damp soil or water they grow very well. You can also break them off and put them in water, but I find they grow better if they stay attached to the parent until they're established.
I've always been a nature nerd and as a little girl I always had my nose in the dirt looking at bugs and weeds and digging things up, but I lost my connection with that side of me until recently. Now I have a jungle of houseplants that I'm figuring out, goldfish, a betta, a leopard frog and a garter snake... more is likely to come, given my track record. I love nature and bringing it indoors and growing and propagating plants has actually boosted my confidence a little, but I would LOVE to make living displays for kids to see and learn from, like a living museum.
Man, I love your energy. The Cebu Blue pothos for me is beautiful for its silvery bluish hue as well as the Manjula and Neon pothos.
I was happy to see this as someone who loves having plants in my bio active set-ups, but has trouble actually keeping them alive. Keep the plant videos coming please! Would love to see an intermediate and advanced video. Maybe even a video on hardy plants that can withstand living with slightly larger reptiles? My ball python loves interacting with the plants but she ends up squishing them
I love this channel so so much, there’s so much positivity, not only in the videos, but in this community. And that’s just the cherry on top of educational content! I’m so glad I’m here.
This is exactly the video I've been needing, thanks Clint!
Yes! More plant videos, please! There's so much out there on bio-active enclosures, but not a whole lot on good plants to put in them. Especially if you're starting your first enclosure containing live plants. It would be great to see more coverage on plants, their care, and even how they can benefit your reptiles or amphibians that are housed with them.
I've requested this video before!!! My wife and I have been hoping you'd make this list, AND NOW IT'S HERE!!! YAAY!!! 👍😃👍 (my wife loves plants but is better at killing them than keeping most plants alive... But her pothos and philodendrons are doing great! Lol)
Yes please! I enjoy the plants in my vivarium as much as my reptile!
I think a guide on using moss would be awesome!!
Yes, yes, yes, more plants!
Thank you so much for teaching me the name "Spiderwort". I always felt weird calling it by the other name when people ask me what type of plant I have.
Where I'm from its also called inch plant- but 3 other plants also go by that name, so take it as you will 😂
Please yes Clint, more plants !
Clint's Botany channel just got a boost start.
My grandma had a Pothos plant that seemed completely dead with only a single tiny bit of green on it. She gave the plant to us and by merely watering it and leaving it outside a couple months it had completely overgrew outside of the bucket and on a small plot of land in our yard. We now have a small Pothos garden. We never even have to water it and in the Arizona climate it does just fine. Talk about a comeback! I love that plant.
Great question to give us the answer on! I love pothos... grows fast & is very forgiving when not cared for properly. I bought a small 1 for my desk at work; touched the leaves & spoke to it several x per day; it grew faster than any pathos I'd ever had. Don't believe me? Try it yourself ☺
I was just looking around for plants I would want to use in a bioactive enclosure. Perfect timing!
I don't have a bioactive enclosure but thanks for the new gardening plants!
You bet!
Very useful idea for a video. I put a Pothos and Spanish Moss in my Crested Gecko Enclosure. She slept on the Pothos leaves when she was younger.
I have a black thumb, but I bought a pepperomia and a pothos a month ago and they are alive and well (despite me forgetting them in a dark garage for a week). Thanks for the video!
This is so sweet! I really love this new series! Keep doing what you do, and good luck!
This video is definitely for me. I love my lizards so therefore I want them to have the best set up but, so a Bioactive set up. But I'm not a fan of plants (only carnivorous plants) so this is definitely the video for me
You sound like me. I will say, building bioactive enclosures has greatly increased my love for plants.
@@ClintsReptiles hopefully the same thing happens to me! I do like to look at plants, I'm just not a fan of taking care of them lol
Yes, please show us more plant friends 🥺
I love this! Thank you for adding a plant video!
Awesome! 🌱🌱🌱 Yes Please more plants!!!
I've got my bowl of the amazing Blueberry Muffin Toasters and am ready to watch!
You're living the dream!
I've got nachos and a baguette living the dream
@@corvina_y Good for you!
This is EXACTLY the video I was looking for. Thank you! More plants please.
Clint, your channel led us to bring home a crested gecko. This is one of the best decisions we have made as a family, because our little Sotek is the perfect reptile for us. We can't wait to build her a bioactive tank, thanks once again to your videos. Thank you for what you do! Watching "lizard videos" has become a nightly routine with our three year old. She is so fascinated by your reptile handling and we love learning new things about some awesome animals. Stay safe!
Great video as always! Really liking the idea of more content like this 🤗
Yes! I needed more plant recommendations! Thanks!!
I have been waiting for this video in forever thank you SO MUCH I'm super excited please do more plant related videos!
I love this please make more of this kind
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one plant that people need to know about is java fern, its sold as an aquarium plant and is lovely when used that way. But in humid environments it does great on land, better in fact. One thing to note is that it prefers its rhizome not to be buried and requires damp environments, grows slow and does well in dim light.
An excellent video as always clint thanks for all you do
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Exactly what I needed!!!!!! Thank you!! I would LOVE more plant videos!!
Thank you for doing this!! I would love to see more!
About that Peperomia...I've had plenty of Peperomias, and while they look great, the leaves are very fragile and tend to fall right off the stems. I'd hesitate to put them into a viv with anything more than the most delicate tiny frog. However, as an alternative plant, I've had great luck growing Flame Violets (Episcia spp.). They are low light, easy to grow, very pretty, and don't have as fragile of stems/leaves.
Please make more! I love designing terrariums and environments and this info is really helpful
Definitely want more plant videos! I love the quality of your content
I absolutely love every one of your videos, even though i dont have reptiles (yet) it always puts a smile on my face to watch you 😊
Love your videos
Hi, I'm actually a plant person but enjoy reptiles too. I really love seeing plants for terrariums.
I love this series. It is legitimately knowledge I need.
Please get your plant expert friends on the show! That would be stinkn' RAD!
For sure clint thank you for this show and will wait for future shows of plants
Yes! More plants!
Great video!!
This video was such a great idea!
yes this is amazing this will help a lot of people
Yes, I want more plant videos. I was hoping you would give air plants an honorable mention. Maybe you could cover them in another video.
Plant videos are awesome, also, every single video you make is awesome, so please keep it up!!!
Always looking for good plants for the tanks thanks for the info and would definitely love more videos like this
I absolutely LOVED this video thanks Clint have a good one
Would love more videos like this!!!! Amazing content.
Bruh I needed this tysm
I'd been wanting a video about terrarium plants, so I got downright giddy when I saw the title! I would definitely be interested in hearing more plant options from some plant friends of yours; planted bioactive setups are super interesting :)
more about plants? Yes please.
Yes, more plants!
Love your content Clint! I’m in school for zoology too working hard and like hearing about all the knowledge you have. Thanks for all your insight!
You have the best commentary around! Would love to see more videos on plants!
I've been looking for a video like this for so long! XD we need a second one+
I would love to see more “plant-based” videos. I would especially like to see how you have incorporated these plants into the rest for your terrariums.
You are the kind of professor I would LOVE in my university classes! You're so passionate about what you talk about and entertaining! I love your channel, I've been watching quite a few of your videos since I am prepping to start a new bioactive enclosure for my crested gecko :)
Keep them coming, great to share with everyone who are not sure what to get. l would like to hear about more.
Yes more plant videos!!
YES! I was planning on putting my inch plant and pothos into the planned bioactive rainbow Boa enclosure, confirmation feels so good
Great video, just what I needed!
First plant video of urs that ive srumbled across and i am itching for more!!!
Loved this video and would definitely be interested in more plant videos.
Yes more plant videos!
Great video, I'd love more plant videos! Especially one for beefier plants - I've been looking into setting my boa up with live plants and finding some that can take the abuse of a 6 ft, 5-10 lb snake has proved a formidable challenge. I'll probably try moving the pothos and monstera that I've had around the house into his viv, but beyond that I'm kinda stumped!
Such an awesome video! Been getting into succulents and started wondering how I could bring the plant love to my terrariums. Thanks for sharing!!
Super informative and very easy to follow! Thanks for the video
Uhhh! Plants!! Yes, I'd love to see more videos on terrarium plants. :) I bet prayer plants would do great in an enclosure too.
I never thought about a prayer plant! It would probably have to be in a larger terrarium, but I bet it would do amazing!
Would love to see more plants. Plants were my gateway into both the reptile and aquarium hobby
Love plant content!
Hi! As someone who is getting a bioactive enclosure soon for my ball python, I'm super happy to hear about your experience with plants! I'm more of a reptile person than a plant person myself, so I've been asking around trying to get more information on what won't get trampled (there surprisingly aren't very many bioactive tutorials for ball pythons that I can find at least). Happy thoughts and would love more plant content!