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<blockquote data-quote="Combat Advantage" data-source="post: 182302" data-attributes="member: 33095"><p>Right now, I just have b. smithis so, they like it dry. The living moss won't work, but dry might be good. I'd have to set up multiple substrates, like on each side to see where they prefer. I've found the one likes outdoor green carpet and the other vermiculite. YMMV. </p><p> The moss I'm talking about is living rather than the bagged dry mosses. The way I set up terrariums before was a result of collecting native varieties from Md, Pa and Wva. When I went backpacking, I'd take big Ziploc bags and a rubber maid container. Id collect mosses and frogs. I made sure to take a little soil with the moss so it would transfer without shock. I just used loamy soil over a good thick pea gravel base for drainage. Moss with native soil that came with it on top. Must have good ventilation. A hygrometer, accurate one would be beneficial for optimum humidity for the sp. Just about all of them did very well. With amphibians, they like it moist and burrow if it gets too dry. The mosses were very tolerant and hardy. They were some of the best looking terrariums that I ever set up. Shades of green, blue, textures, life. The first impression that would come to mind when looking at it each day is "I'm one happy camper and so are my little friends.". </p><p></p><p>Since I haven't tried it with Ts, it would be experimental. Now that I'm thinking about it, maybe I'll do it next spring when I go backpacking again. I've been wanting to set up a jumping spider habitat and maybe collect tree frogs and do a separate 55 gal habitat. The live plants complicate things at first, but also compliment them. I would start with something native or not real expensive until it's proven successful.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p><p></p><p>C.A.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Combat Advantage, post: 182302, member: 33095"] Right now, I just have b. smithis so, they like it dry. The living moss won't work, but dry might be good. I'd have to set up multiple substrates, like on each side to see where they prefer. I've found the one likes outdoor green carpet and the other vermiculite. YMMV. The moss I'm talking about is living rather than the bagged dry mosses. The way I set up terrariums before was a result of collecting native varieties from Md, Pa and Wva. When I went backpacking, I'd take big Ziploc bags and a rubber maid container. Id collect mosses and frogs. I made sure to take a little soil with the moss so it would transfer without shock. I just used loamy soil over a good thick pea gravel base for drainage. Moss with native soil that came with it on top. Must have good ventilation. A hygrometer, accurate one would be beneficial for optimum humidity for the sp. Just about all of them did very well. With amphibians, they like it moist and burrow if it gets too dry. The mosses were very tolerant and hardy. They were some of the best looking terrariums that I ever set up. Shades of green, blue, textures, life. The first impression that would come to mind when looking at it each day is "I'm one happy camper and so are my little friends.". Since I haven't tried it with Ts, it would be experimental. Now that I'm thinking about it, maybe I'll do it next spring when I go backpacking again. I've been wanting to set up a jumping spider habitat and maybe collect tree frogs and do a separate 55 gal habitat. The live plants complicate things at first, but also compliment them. I would start with something native or not real expensive until it's proven successful. Hope this helps. C.A. [/QUOTE]
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