Keeping sheet moss alive?

[Happy Frog]

Here's my experience with it, and this was suggested by Josh himself. It grows best if you keep it high up in the vivarium and keep it moist, misting daily. When I first got it I placed it on the vivarium ground and although it got green, it never really took off and grew.

Also, a few days ago I took some old sheet moss that I bought about nine months ago and layed it across a piece of cork tube that is running length-wise towards the top of my vivarium and it's starting to green up.

[Sanimal]

Thanks for the advice, but I meant the leftover moss that I didn't put into the terrarium (the dry amount still in the bag). How do I keep it alive? Or is it dormant? Thanks again for the advice though with the moss that's in the cage.

[deranged chipmunk]

Put it in a ziplok bag, give it a very light mist, then keep it in a cool, dry place. It will go dormant and will regrow next time you need it. Moss is an amazing plant. I have dried out moss and regenerated it with no problems. In fact, scientists just regenerated moss from the arctic ice cap that was millions of years old. So I am pretty sure it will make a few months...lol

[Sanimal]

Thanks for the advice.

[Happy Frog]

Thanks for the advice, but I meant the leftover moss that I didn't put into the terrarium (the dry amount still in the bag). How do I keep it alive? Or is it dormant? Thanks again for the advice though with the moss that's in the cage.

Sorry about that, I should have answered you specifically. I keep my unused sheet moss in it's original bag inside a storage box in the garage through all types of weather extremes and it always comes back to life after several days once inside the vivarium. I will take a piece and run it under the tap and rinse it out then place it where I need it. It would probably be best to keep it like Bill suggested, but I tend to keep all my supplies out in the garage.

[Sanimal]

Alright, thanks