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Rearranging Terrarium and Adding Another

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This is my current setup. I have my Highland Nepenthes and Heliamphora in a 20 gallon long tank and my sundews and cephalotus in a 10 gallon. My large plants are hanging from the side of my chameleon's cage. I am going to be adding reflective panels to the 10 gallon tank later today. I have a T5 shoplight with 2 32W Soft White bulbs for lighting. Should I get more lighting? As far as temperatures go, the highland terrarium is between 72-77F during the day and 63-66F at night. Humidity is at about 60% during the day and 70% at night. The sundews are pretty happy in their terrarium, though it should probably a little warmer for the scorpiodes, and there really isn't much humidity. Anyone have any suggestions as to if I should change anything with my setup?

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Full shot of my setup

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My Highland Nepenthes

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Heliamphora Minor- I want to get some Heterodoxa, but I can't find anywhere that has it in stock. Any ideas as to where I should check?

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Highland Terrarium with Reptifogger running

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Sundews and Cephalotus Follicularis- I will be adding reflective covering to the sides and back of the tank later today.

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Nepenthes Alata(2) and Nepenthes x Miranda


I also want to grow some live spahgnum moss, but I can't seem to get it to grow for me. I have tried reviving long fiber spahgnum, but that hasn't worked yet. Is there a way to order some live?
 
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Looks very prim and proper.. Very well put together. Everyhing seems to be growing quite nicely for you.
 
Wow very well grown plants you don't really need the Reptifogger those types of plants don't need high humidity but other than that cool setup!
 
Thanks for all the nice comments. I know I don't really need to run the Reptifogger very much, but I live in Utah and it is really dry out here, so I run it for 2 min every 4 hours, though on an even lower fog output than in the picture. Does anyone have any idea of how to get some heliamphora heterodox? I can't find anywhere that has it in stock. Thanks again for the comments.
 
amphirion said:
just a disclaimer---petiolaris dews like it HOT, much more than most of the plants in your collection.
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True. So a fluorescent light that puts out some heat would be great. You can also put an aquarium heater in a Prego jar of water and also create some heat and humidity.
 
Thanks again for all the great comments everyone. I do want to get some petiolaris dews in the future, but that will probably when I have room for more terrariums. I am, however, getting some Brocchinia Reducta and Heliamphora Nutans next week! Also, I have a small amount of live spahgnum moss on some of the soil in my plants' pots. I pretty much know what to do for it, but do I really need to change anything in my setup to help it grow quicker? I took some of it and put it ontop of some peat in a small container in my highland terrarium. Thanks again for all the comments, and for any more advice! :)
 
Some people add Osmocote to the soil for the Neps, as well as pelleted fish food for their pitchers. Other than that, Neps appreciate at least 12 hours of light and stable conditions.
 
Ann_A said:
...I am getting some Brocchinia Reducta and Heliamphora Nutans next week...
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Unfortunately, the place I was going to get the Heliamphora from sold out of them by the time I went to order. I had checked earlier that day and they had Nutans in stock, but they were out of stock later that day, so they just ended up going fast. Hopefully they will get more in stock soon. I am getting Brocchinia Reducta soon, though not quite as soon as I had hoped. :-))
 
As a resident of NYC, I'm just flabbergasted that you can go to ANY brick-and-mortar store and buy CPs like Brocchinia or Heliamphora :0o:! I'm not even convinced that these plants exist at all outside of cyberspace.
 
TheFury said:
As a resident of NYC, I'm just flabbergasted that you can go to ANY brick-and-mortar store and buy CPs like Brocchinia or Heliamphora :0o:! I'm not even convinced that these plants exist at all outside of cyberspace.
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I'm getting mine online, but I have seen Heliamphora and Brocchinia Reducta at my local nursery, though that may not be saying much because they usually have a lot of Nepenthes in, mostly just Alata and x Miranda, but occassionally they get more exotic ones in. They also get lots of random sundews, butterworts, sarracenia, VFTs, and other carnivorous plants in too.
 
Oh hey a fellow ut grower. I think there's like...4 of us now if that haha. I think your setup looks great.
 
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