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    Default Plant identification, safety and suitibility (PIC HEAVY)

    hey guys, decided to get some pics of plants i've had my eye on at work, most are £1.79-£1.99, however they are priced up mostly as mixed house plants, so need to know what they are, if they are safe or even suitable for my tank, thank you in advance for reading and helping me. i've got a 60x45x60 exo terra and will 99% be getting Milk Frogs, unless there is a problem sourcing them

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    rdoyle225
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    Default Re: Plant identification, safety and suitibility (PIC HEAVY)

    The 4th one down is a rubber tree and 2 to the last is also a rubber tree. and the last one is a fern(looks to be).

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    The ones I know, or at least think I know:

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    Looks like a wandering jew, Tradescantia zebrina. These are safe to use.


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    Dracaenas. A green one (hah!) and the one on the right looks like 'Warneckii'. These are safe to use, but some types get large. Easy to cut back though.

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    Some kind of bromeliad. Safe and popular choice.

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    Small parlour palm? Safe, but will get massive.



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    Various crotons. Some people avoid them as they are toxic to eat and are concerned that crickets or other feeders will eat the plant, then the frog eats the crickets. Just as many use them in vivariums with no problems

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    Rubber trees, Ficus elastica. The middle one is the variegated version. They have a sticky sap if broken and are bad to eat so some people avoid them, I've used them with tree frogs with no issues. They will also eventually grow huge if in the right conditions (several feet indoors with good light). In my vivariums they are growing extremely slow.

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    These all look like ferns. I believe the one on the right is a button fern. Ferns are all safe to use.
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    of the ones Brian missed, i believe the top 2 are begonias, but can't really tell from my phone. the small leafed plant looks like a dischidia species. the palm brian id'd is a cat palm. there appear to be 2 other palms as well. they will outgrow a viv extremely quickly. the ferns are, as brian posted them, from left to right, bird's nest fern, plumosa (asparagus) fern, lemon button fern.

    all are safe to use in a viv, so no worries there.
    1.0.0 Oophaga Pumilio 'Black Jeans'
    0.0.10 Phyllobates Vittatus
    0.0.3 Phyllobates Terribilis 'Mint'
    0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Patricia'
    0.0.5 Dendrobates Leucomelas
    0.0.2 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Powder Blue'
    0.0.2 Ranitomeya Variabilis 'southern'
    0.0.3 Epipedobates Anthonyi 'zarayunga'
    1.2.0 Phyllobates bicolor
    0.0.3 Dendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'
    0.0.1 Avicularia Avicularia
    0.0.1 Gramastola porteri
    0.2.0 Canines
    1.0.0 Tabby/Maine Coon Mix
    2.1.0 Genetics Experiments
    0.1.0 Bed Bully

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    Default Re: Plant identification, safety and suitibility (PIC HEAVY)

    cheers guys

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    The first two are rex begonias, which are most likely going to rot in a vivarium. I've seen the asparagus ferns sold as vivarium plants before, but they do get thorns and I avoid them for use with animals.

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