Banana Plant

[PinkPunisher]

I put a somewhat large Banana plant in my 8'x4'x4' with Alice and Dozer today and I'm wondering how long you think its going to last? I got it from my mom and figured what the hay, may as well?!

Alice already checked it out but didn't seem all that amazed and after a few seconds walked off back to her basking spot.

Both the tegus are still rather small, 20"s and 15"s.

I also plan on throwing some Spider plants in and another plant (forget the name) in hanging baskets. Possibly a Elephants Ear in the ground as well.

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[ColdThirst]

I started out with 4 tropical plants in my enclosure. they lasted for a long time and then one day I came home and the bromiliad was mulch, there was nothing left and all the other plants were perfect. Then the one by the door of his cage he found out that he caould use it as a trampoline and jump on it evry time he was crawling back into his cage so that one died a little later. One of them developed a mold problem so I took it out and then the last one stayed perfect until the tegu went into hibernation.

I still do not know what made it assassinate the bromiliad, but it still lasted a few months before the tegu took it out.

 

[VARNYARD]

You need to watch out for some plants, Elephants Ears are toxic. Here is a link to help you with knowing the toxic plants:

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[PinkPunisher]

I wish they could just make a large list that everyone goes by!

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This one says they're fine... Better safe then sorry I suppose though.

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[VARNYARD]

The Elephants Ears are toxic due to the presence of calcium oxalate, according to the studies.

 

[PinkPunisher]

It also says ficus is toxic... so many people use them in they're vivs though, I guess because most geckos wouldn't try eating it?

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[VARNYARD]

It also says ficus is toxic... so many people use them in they're vivs though, I guess because most geckos wouldn't try eating it?

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I would say that would be pretty close to being true, and a bunch of the larger breeders of Chams use them as well. The thing about some plants are the oils that can be absorbed through the skin, as you said before, better safe than sorry.

 

[Kazzy]

The ficus, I believe, secretes the calcium oxalate through wounds in the plant. Geckos are pretty much fine with it, as they aren't big enough to break the plant, but a tegu would.

 

[LouDog760]

Can any one list a few nice plants that don't get to big and would fit will in a cage that's 7ft2ft3ft?

 

[PinkPunisher]

I'm assuming this is for a tegu? Everything I've heard is that the plants will basically just become mulch. I'm not expecting this plant to last long. Its just like a "out of curiosity" thing.

If I had to though I would recommend going with hanging baskets and/or air root plants that you can put on a branch above the tegus, maybe have some Spanish moss hanging off the branch almost to the ground.

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[LouDog760]

Yes that is for a tegu. 7feet long, 2 feet tall, 3 feet wide. And I won't put any plants lol. It's not worth it.