GTP Enclosure

[Great Mormon]

Hi guys, I'm new here and I'm sharing my naturalistic GTP enclosure.

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I use a combination of ferns, aeroids, and air plants.

I cant remember the names of the plants at the back, but they are mainly aeriods except for the fern on the left.

As for the plants at the front, they consist of the Money Plant (Epipremnum aureum), Selaginella sp, and I believe that plant on the front right is called the Maiden's Hair Fern (Adiantum radianum). The air plants consist of Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides) and that a lone unknown airplant given by a friend few years back.

I use a UVB light tube for general lighting, and an exo terra infrared light as the heat source.

I guess the only setback of a naturalistic terrarium is poop hunting. Every week i'll need to hunt for that dreaded poop somewhere in the foliage with a small torch. And sometimes she hisses and snaps at me when i invade her personal space.

[Sharlynn93]

I was advised to add springtails, etc, and they will take care of waste love the enclosure! I plan on going bioactive with most of my enclosures

[Mikoh4792]

Very nice setup and chondro. What locale is it?

[Great Mormon]

Thanks Sharlynn and Mikoh.

Not too sure about the locality, the seller got mixed up about the locality. I think she might be one of those from the central highlands.

I added some woodlice in to deal with the whatever is rotting inside and dead leaves, but they take time to establish the colony, this setup is about a month old and so far requires very little watering.

I keep the enclosure in my room, I dont think I can go bioactive with regards to the poop problem. The enclosure is less than a metre away from my bed. If she poops, I can smell it first thing in the morning! But other than the pooping issue, I believe keeping a sustainable eco system is a really cool idea