Orchids

[Kurt]

Probably not with White's, I believe they will destroy your orchids.

[Tom Highum]

Whites are destructive. But dart frogs are fine with orchids

[1beataway]

My White's have seemed to ignore the orchid I have in there. But either the lighting or the humidity is off...I'm not sure what it is.

[tylototriton]

White's won't intentionally destroy your orchid, but they are heavy enough to break new flowering stems or damage fragile new leaves. Thats not to say that they will, but it is a possibility.

[Frogsong]

I have several Phalaenopsis Orchids which have very thick, stiff leaves. So I don't think they are going to hurt the leaves. The flower spike might be another matter. The flower spike is also pretty thick, but if I were to support the flower spike with a bamboo support would that help? I think the biggest worry would probably be the frogs knocking the blooms off.

When it was first mentioned about the frogs damaging the orchids, my first thought was that they maybe dig in the potting medium and uproot the plant.

If I were to place an orchid in with them, would I be able to still feed my orchid, or would that be dangerous to my frogs?

[1beataway]

White's won't intentionally destroy your orchid, but they are heavy enough to break new flowering stems or damage fragile new leaves. Thats not to say that they will, but it is a possibility.

Yeah. Mine just seems to ignore it, in general. I'm really just wondering if my humidity or the light is off.

[1beataway]

So I was going to spend a night at my family's home...it ended up being more than two days. I was sure the frogs and snake would be fine, so I wasn't worried. The lights were off. But I didn't even think about the orchid. When I came back, almost all the leaves were in the water and on the ground and it looked rather dry. Any suggestions so I don't lose the plant?

[Kurt]

Water it.