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    I got my springtails XD and wow are they super tiny. If they weren't white I'd never see them when I poured them onto the substrate lol. And during a lovely talk with my reptile guy I discovered he had leaf litter too. I cant believe I've searched everywhere for 2 years and I just now find everything I wondered about from 1 guy... and I have been getting crickets from where he works for 2 years -facepalm-

    So now I call him my reptile guy XD.

    Have to take some pics once he gets me some Pothos XD... Oh he is really getting into plant growing... other than Pothos what are some really nice easy to keep alive plants I can use with Grey Tree Frogs?

    Pics and names of plants if possible XD

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    Have to take some pics once he gets me some Pothos XD... Oh he is really getting into plant growing... other than Pothos what are some really nice easy to keep alive plants I can use with Grey Tree Frogs?

    Pics and names of plants if possible XD
    Snake plants, aka sword plants, aka, Mother-in-laws tongue, aka the various Sansevieria. Are tough and sturdy plants that are very easy to keep alive. They don't tend to grow super fast but can tolerate very low light and drying out. Quite tough to kill.

    Peperomias are also easy to keep alive, and there are fairly sturdy upright growing versions commonly available at Home Depots or Walmarts.

    Marantas,
    aka "Prayer Plants" are also pretty resiliant and have nice large (but thin) leaves. They do well as a 'near' ground cover, forming a little canopy over your substrate, or if they have branches and things to grow between will also travel up pretty well. Can also be planted high up and allowed to hang.

    Just a few of my usual favorites.

    I've recently given a couple Phalaenopsis a try. Nice sturdy leaves that my grays have been camping out on pretty much since I put them in a couple of weeks ago. I expect I'll kill these off eventually, but they are pretty cheap from grocery stores or Home Depot after they've stopped blooming.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UncleChester View Post
    Snake plants, aka sword plants, aka, Mother-in-laws tongue, aka the various Sansevieria. Are tough and sturdy plants that are very easy to keep alive. They don't tend to grow super fast but can tolerate very low light and drying out. Quite tough to kill.

    Peperomias are also easy to keep alive, and there are fairly sturdy upright growing versions commonly available at Home Depots or Walmarts.

    Marantas,
    aka "Prayer Plants" are also pretty resiliant and have nice large (but thin) leaves. They do well as a 'near' ground cover, forming a little canopy over your substrate, or if they have branches and things to grow between will also travel up pretty well. Can also be planted high up and allowed to hang.

    Just a few of my usual favorites.

    I've recently given a couple Phalaenopsis a try. Nice sturdy leaves that my grays have been camping out on pretty much since I put them in a couple of weeks ago. I expect I'll kill these off eventually, but they are pretty cheap from grocery stores or Home Depot after they've stopped blooming.
    Agreeing with everything, except that it's quite easy to kill Sansevieria spp. with over-watering. Just don't water it much at all and it'll be fine, but too much water will kill it. I know, I've killed a few...

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