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<blockquote data-quote="kormath" data-source="post: 120129" data-attributes="member: 4199"><p>From what i've read:</p><p></p><p><strong>The debate</strong> - (my quick, off the cuff thoughts)</p><p></p><p><strong>Live plants require more moisture than some T's can handle</strong>. - (guess that depends on the plants and the T's right?)</p><p></p><p><strong>Live plants can introduce pests into the enclosure.</strong> - (guess if you buy infected plants sure, just due diligence on our part to make sure they're "clean" like anything else we put in their enclosures)</p><p></p><p><strong>Terrestrial T's will kill the plants</strong> - (Possible, all of my Brachy's and Gramm's like redecorating their own enclosures)</p><p></p><p><strong>Live plants require lots of sunlight</strong> - (not all, depends on the plant, but direct sunlight is bad for a T enclosure for extended periods).</p><p></p><p>Personally i'm going to copy [USER=25245]@Shaun Bradshaw[/USER] and start using cacti and other succulents in my enclosures when my T's get to be adults and in their final homes. They may get dug up but that's an easy fix. They're cheap if my black thumbs do kill them, or the T's do, and they need little moisture to survive, so no worries about that with my desert T's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kormath, post: 120129, member: 4199"] From what i've read: [B]The debate[/B] - (my quick, off the cuff thoughts) [B]Live plants require more moisture than some T's can handle[/B]. - (guess that depends on the plants and the T's right?) [B]Live plants can introduce pests into the enclosure.[/B] - (guess if you buy infected plants sure, just due diligence on our part to make sure they're "clean" like anything else we put in their enclosures) [B]Terrestrial T's will kill the plants[/B] - (Possible, all of my Brachy's and Gramm's like redecorating their own enclosures) [B]Live plants require lots of sunlight[/B] - (not all, depends on the plant, but direct sunlight is bad for a T enclosure for extended periods). Personally i'm going to copy [USER=25245]@Shaun Bradshaw[/USER] and start using cacti and other succulents in my enclosures when my T's get to be adults and in their final homes. They may get dug up but that's an easy fix. They're cheap if my black thumbs do kill them, or the T's do, and they need little moisture to survive, so no worries about that with my desert T's. [/QUOTE]
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