Mourning Gecko Terrarium update, more plants!

Hm I wonder if I have a terrarium addiction yet lol :crazy_face:

I think this little 20 gal terrarium has reached its limit of how much I can safely plant before I start running into issues.

Its not pretty or orderly but I think it makes it that much better for the security and enrichment of its inhabitants :heart:

I’ve got some:
Fittonia albivenis verschaffeltii (Mini pink Nerve plant)

Ficus montana (Oak leaf creeping fig)

Ficus pumila variegated (Variegated creeping fig)

Pothos

Schlefflera arboricola “Moondrop”

And many more that have been tried and failed to thrive, eaten by the cleanup crew





BONUS: See if you can find the Morning Gecko in the 1st photo lol. She’s definitely there and visible :wink:

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Looks great! I THINK I see her…

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You have a keen eye because I don’t see anything but plants!:joy:

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Or I’m very susceptible to pareidolia. :slight_smile:

I’m not sure I spotted her.

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I thought I saw her, then decided I was looking at a bump on a stick. :joy:

I love all the live plants. What do you have by way of lighting for them?

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I use this desk lamp lol

https://a.co/d/3uI3jIJ

It works pretty well, but I may need to get something soon thats actually made to sustain plants so I can have my lamp back :joy: its been serving my terrarium since 2023

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Eh, clearly what you’re doing is working lol. I need to get some grow lights for things, including a small things and couple of large plants (like the ponytail palm which is roughly 4’ tall). Usually they’re in and out of the house all winter, but this year they’ve been much more indoors than out. I’ve given up on shifting them around, just need to get them some lighting.

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Found her~ she looks pretty happy. =)

Beautiful space. I really wanna try plants again someday. So bad at them tho

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Ok Missy! Where is she?

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I thought I was too but its been a huge learning curve of what works and doesn’t work. I found plants that worked for me and added more and the ones that didn’t just became food for the cleanup crew.

I think a big part of it was that I bought a pre-made soil mix specifically made for tropical terrarium setups and mixed in a bunch of stuff for the cleanup crew as well as worm castings, idk if the rest was luck or not lol.

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Lol
upside down on the rt side vine. Partially behind it.

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Well turn me upside down and paint me blue! You my dear girl! have a great eye! Thank you for sharing! :joy::blush::pray:

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I didn’t see her. I thought I maybe potentially sort of spotted her in several possible locations, but I was wrong. :laughing: :rofl: :joy:

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