>>im wondering what can be used to fertilize plants in a vivarium.i have some plants that im sure are going to need to be fertilized at some point,but i also have quite a bit of live moss(3 species)and a venus flytrap,and im told that you should not use fertilizer on moss and carnivorus plants.im told that products like miracle grow boost the soil ph through the roof and moss and flytraps cant handle high ph.maybe there is a very mild, fertilizer i can add to my water mistings that wouldnt hurt,or something totally organic? now keep in mind i have almost my entire floor covered in moss,even moss goes around the base of my other plants.i cant add anything directly to the soil without disrupting and destroying much of my setup.thats why id like something that can be added to water.

>> a second question is in regards to venus flytaps and such.has anyone here kept them,i just added one and im curious if it will survive.if it does id like to add a pitcher plant as well.i dont keep frogs so i dont have to worry about a froglet getting eaten lol.im curious about my flytrap because its weird looking.typical flytraps are red inside the mouth but mine are all green,even the heads and where the teeth usually point in,on these the teeth point out.im thinking maybe the heads are still immature and will turn red as the get older and then the teeth will point in when they are able to eat.just wondering if anyone knows what im talking about with these.thanks.



Hi eyes, I see you over at the gtp forum, i believe this tank you are setting up is for it, correct?

First, I'd like to commend you on your endeavor to provide your gtp a very exotic, home like enviroment. Unfortunately, you may be setting yourself up for some trouble. From the point of the snake, you are creating potential health problems due to the various micro-organisms that are present and will be present once this tank establishs its self. I speak of molds, fungi, various bacterias and viruses. From the point of the tank a gtp will disrupt much of your plantings due to the amount of space available to the snake. In the wild a group of plants in a gtps territory will not be tread upon nearly as often as a small tank. This will only get worse as the snake increases in size. Then there is the defication issues, in the "wild" a small plant will benifit from this as the various bacterias break the matter down and the rain fall brings the nutrients to the roots. In the territory of a gtp it probably never deficates in the same area twice. In a artifical enclosure with limited space this will be a problem as the bacterias and various micro- organisms are not present to take care of the waste matter and even if they were they would not be able to keep up with the amount of waste being produced. This in turn will affect the plants, eventually killing them. This is why most of our mini enviroments/eco systems only include the smallest of reptiles/amphibians. Do yourself, your ego-system and your beloved GTP a favor, set the gtp up in a more stable enviroment. Keep the tank as it is or get some darts in there.

As too your questions there are natural, organic fertilizers available. or you can make your own by filling a old pantyhose with frech compost and soaking it overnite in a bucket of water. The nutirnts will leach from the compost and suspend in the water.Once the water has turned a tea like color you are ready to go. The venus flytrap may not be recieving enough light, and has paled as a persons skin does in the abscence of a tan.

I hope this post has not upset you, as i was just trying to save you some headaches and let downs. Goodluck with all, Clint
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