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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nurse Ratchet" data-source="post: 208529" data-attributes="member: 37967">I will have to agree. T's don't need live plants. As someone who has spent an embarrassing amount of time researching T's and bioactive enclosures, the answer is a big fat NOPE. They really need very little. Comfy temp, access to water, air flow, some dirt, a place to hide and/or web, and occasional food, all tossed into a tiny, one bedroom T-sized studio apartment.That being said, some T owners may benefit from live plants. Plants are attractive. They give you something to tend to when your T goes into hiding for 73+ days. The right plant can thrive in even a dim, often dry enclosure. Most LED lights will provide adequate light for photosynthesis with low energy costs and no unnecessary added heat.If you have live plants, you probably have springtails and maybe dwarf isopods which will help eat any T poop, missed boluses and bug bits, prevent mold, and help keep a tidy environment.Plants are for the peoples, not the T's. You can have perfect husbandry with or without live plants.I personally opt for live plants when possible.</blockquote>