Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 22:21:42 -0500 From: "Michael Hunt" <stovehouse@earthlink.net> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3729$foo@default> Subject: Re: CPs and vivariums
I tend to agree with most of Michael's email. Not a good environment for
Dionaea. But it sounds great for D. prolifera, D. adelae, any tropical
Utric's, and some tropical Pinguicula. Also here are a few good Nepenthes,
N. gracilis, N. belli, and N. hirsuta would be excellent. I wouldn't worry
about the frogs being trapped by these plants. They can get in and out, and
will use them for shelter just like the Bromeliads. They stay small, and
easily can be trimmed back, and are fairly decent in price.
Take care,
~ Mike
St. Petersburg Florida
USA
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>
> I myself would not but CP's in a vivarium for a few reasons. The only
ones
> that would be healthy in a vivarium would be tropical CP's. Nepenthes
should
> not be included because their traps are to large and have been known to
> digest frogs on occasion. Other quick moving plants have been known to
mame
> frogs, and other, such as sundews, may digest much of the food that you
feed
> your frog. There is really no way to monitor what you frog eats and what
you
> plants eat. I would stick with plants native to South America, i.e.,
> bromeliads, peperomia, philodendron and various ferns. Bromeliads are not
as
> important with frogs like D. auratus but are a necessity for frogs like D.
> tinctorius, so make your choices according to the frog you chose. What
> species of frog do you plan on getting? Michael
>
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