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will this be ok?

By mitch
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Joined:  Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:29 pm
-  Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:36 am #38237
hi everyone,

im setting up my terrerium and i cant find anny glass or plastick for a lid.
will this be ok?
or i could put the light on, and where theres a gap i cuold put plastick wrap there.

please leave what you have to say coz its kinda an emergancy

cheers,
mitch

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By mitch
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-  Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:42 pm #38266
hi matt,

theres actually two tereriums beside each other,
the first tererium is the big one and it has d. capensis seed, d. slackii seed, d. admirabilis seed, a pydmy sundew, a cup of spagnum moss and two intremediate nepenthes.

the second tank has d. pygmaea seed, d. spathulata, d.binata, vft , vft (not sure of the name but it has BIG traps!, you can see it in my profile pic)

cheers,
mitch
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Re: will this be ok?

By Matt
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-  Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:16 pm #38270
Mitch, for that list of plants you don't need terrariums. If you do want to grow them in the terrarium, you can do it with no lids. I'd also recommend some sort of fan to help keep the air moving and fresh otherwise you'll likely end up with mold.

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By Aging_Bourbon
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-  Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:17 pm #38276
mitch wrote:will that terrerium be fine for my neps
That Depends on what kinda Nep it is, most Nepenthes don't need a terrarium. They can do fine without it.

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By Lawndude84
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-  Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:26 pm #41377
If you do decide to do a terrarium, you can also use a damp towel. When I swapped my tank lid for a damp towel it increased my humidity by about 5-10%. Like Matt said though you need to be careful of mold so take the proper precautions :)
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