Can I put plants in my leo's house. Its a 10 gallon tank that currently has to hide huts. I ask because his favorite place to run around in on my kitchen counter where all the house plants are but I fear him getting sick from them. Any suggestions?????????
Thanks!!!!!!!
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Plants fake and real
ilovemyleo
Sep 04, 2003 06:03 PM
Replies (4)
msaomaha
Sep 04, 2003 06:15 PM
I was told just to wash off the plants in warm water and let them dry. So far I've had them in my 30 gal leo tank for about 2 weeks. No problems yet. 
MS
meretseger
Sep 04, 2003 08:52 PM
Just try not to get anything poisonous, because if you feed crickets and a cricket eats some of the plant and then the gecko eats the cricket it might be bad news. Pothos and snake plant are always good choices, and seem pretty hardy.
Ciniusshade
Sep 04, 2003 11:40 PM
I use fake plants...took them out recently just to re-orient the new cage. I have never had a problem. Just make sure you get stuff that is non-toxic and that you clean them before introducing them to a cage setup.
I ended up taking out a fake plant recently cause that's where my Leo decided she was gonna make her outhouse. Easier cleaning if I don't have to worry about cleaning the fake plant every week as well.
Cinman
jeanne
Sep 05, 2003 09:09 AM
I used real plants when I first got into reptiles. The only problem I had was that I fed the reptiles I had at the time (Frilled Dragons) crickets and they love to breed in the plant dirt, so I had baby crickets all over my tank.
I like fake plants much better, a lot easier to clean.
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Jeanne
