Wheatgrass in my Garter enclosure

Derek1 · 01-07-15, 06:37 PM

In my boredom last week or so I was looking around and read where some have grown wheatgrass in their enclosure. Mostly in the Dragon's and Tortoises, but saw one snake enclosure with it. So I decided to try it and put it in my Garter enclosure.

Got a 1lb bag of Organic WG on Amazon for like $8. Followed the directions and planted it Sunday. Already about 3" tall in just 4 days. This is only about a tablespoon or so worth. Not sure how long it will live.

SnoopySnake · 01-07-15, 06:59 PM

Wow.. Looks cool, I'd trim that from time to time.

Emmamuradian · 01-07-15, 07:28 PM

looks great! Makes me want to try

**Minkness** · 01-07-15, 07:45 PM

Why wheatgrass instead of a different type?

IW17 · 01-07-15, 07:56 PM

Looks good. Keep us posted on how it turns out. I'll definitely try that if you can keep it alive.

Derek1 · 01-07-15, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Minkness

Why wheatgrass instead of a different type?

Just reading around. Not any in depth research by any means, but Wheatgrass seems to be easy to grow indoors.

**Minkness** · 01-07-15, 08:25 PM

Hmm....might be something I try with my cresties then =)

Derek1 · 01-07-15, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Minkness

Hmm....might be something I try with my cresties then =)

To tie into your thread about setups on hogs and garters. You said bio wasn't practical right now. Why is that? I'm not hardcore bio, but this garter setup is. I've got about $50 tied up in it. Not including the snake. Organic Soil, Sand, Springtails, Doodle Bugs (wild caught), earth worms (wild caught) plants. Easy peasy.

I'm not real impressed with my 3D background. It's holding up well but the eco earth is staring to come off. It's insulation board with spray foam sprayed on it and eco applied while the foam is wet and left set to dry. Come to find let the foam set up and make it how you want it. Then add a layer of silicone and then ad the Eco works mo better. Live and learn.

This is the full view. It's more lighted than it looks.

**Minkness** · 01-07-15, 09:25 PM

Probably because of the size of tank and my comfort level lol.

What size tank is that?

Also, do garters do well with humidity?

My next snake will most likely be a hognose and I know they don't do humid. I may try the bio thing when I get different tanks for my cresties. Right now the ones I have, have duel opening doors and I want to upgrade them to a type of tank that has just one door. So, until I get that type of tank, I don't want to throw everything into something I'm going to get rid of in a few months.

On a side note, did you quarantine the wc bugs? If so, how?

Evanthomas · 01-07-15, 09:35 PM

the wheat grass is an awesome idea, i'm going to have to try that.. just need to get something to put in a tank set up like that.

Derek1 · 01-07-15, 10:05 PM

Minkness: This is my Valley Garter. They are from humid areas. He is pure awesome. Small fella. He's 10" maybe and about a #2 pencil girth right now. Much bigger than when I got him. He likes to hang out in his water dish from time to time. I've only handled him a couple times since I've had him. He's fast as hell and would rather just be left alone at this age and size. But he is very active and curious, and will try to hide and spy on me trying not to be noticed.

This is a 10gal tank. I did not quarantine my WC's. They came from my yard. I'm 98% "organic" and I know what is in my soil and yard so I have no worries about them.

**Minkness** · 01-07-15, 10:14 PM

Oh cool. I may look into that later then. Right now the only reptile I have that takes humidity are my cresties.=)

I live in an apartment so wc wouldn't be a good idea for me. =)

reptiledude987 · 01-08-15, 09:31 AM

I like the pineapple from under the sea you gave him lol.

**Minkness** · 01-08-15, 11:20 AM

I like using fish decore for my reptiles too lol some are nicer than what I find in the reptile section

pdomensis · 01-08-15, 12:53 PM

OK just so everyone's on the same page about this grass. Wheatgrass=wheat. It's an annual (lives and seeds and dies in one season). It grows about 3 ft tall under good conditions. The "wheatgrass" that people make smoothies out of is the cotyledon or first leaf that germinates from the seed, but it's still just regular wheat.

I don't think that there's any reason not to use it for a viv, but I don't think it will look very good after a few weeks. Trimming it will help, but it will still die after a few months.

Not trying to be negative. I think it looks pretty cool in the pics actually. Hopefully this is helpful.