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I have some plants in a 10g tank with a piece of acrylic on top until I get an enclosure ready for them. Do the plants need more ventilation than taking the top off once a day to spray them down? I had forgotten that plants needed air.

Oh, I forgot.

Are pitcher plants harmful to frogs at all, assuming they don't get big enough for the frog to get inside? I'd think they'd only eat the flys, but maybe it's safer to ask than assume.

Most of the tropicals will do just fine with once a day removal of the top for spritzing. That's how they're going to grow when they are in the frog vivarium.

There are some people who specialize in the pitcher plants and use them in frog vivariums with no problem. There were some discussions about this a few months ago on the Dendroboard in the plants section. I've tried one of the Nepenthes and a Sarracenia purpurea in my P. terribilis tank, but the plants didn't prosper there. I believe they need a lot more light than I was able to provide. Some of them also grow to be very large, so aren't appropriate for the smaller set-ups, but there are miniatures that might be worth a try. Cephalotus follicularis, Heliamphora nutans, Nepenthes ampullaria are among the smaller pitchers, but I have no idea where to find them for sale.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

D. auratus blue, auratus Ancon Hill, galactonotus orange, galactonotus yellow, fantasticus, reticulatus, imitator, castaneoticus, azureus, pumilio Bastimentos. P. lugubris, vittatus, terribilis mint green, terribilis orange.

One photo shows a pot of various sundews, pinguiniculas, Venus flytraps, etc. that are carnivorous. The Dionaeas (Venus flytrap) don't do well in vivariums, but some of the others might. I know of some people who use the sundews. The single pitcher photo is of a very large Nepenthes and the green pitcher plant in the pot is Sarracenia leucophylla.

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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

D. auratus blue, auratus Ancon Hill, galactonotus orange, galactonotus yellow, fantasticus, reticulatus, imitator, castaneoticus, azureus, pumilio Bastimentos. P. lugubris, vittatus, terribilis mint green, terribilis orange.