here is my setup!

**Catherine896** · 26th April 2008, 22:52

Hope you like it! Anything I should add/change?

I have a UV in there, I dont think you can see it in the pic though.

Oh, and Im getting them Tuesday now instead

**gretchenellie** · 26th April 2008, 23:37

very nice!

i would make a suggestion of adding lots of dead leaf litter, and small twigs for them to climb on and over.. they dont like to be seen much so the more dense that you can plant the tank the better for them!

good luck with them and post a lot of pictures after they have settled in!!

**kat** · 27th April 2008, 00:01

Looks good. Like the ficus wiggly plant, mine spend a lot of time on the ficus plants and they seem to grow well in the vivs. Needs some pygmys though

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If you wanted to add more stuff but cant get leaves or twigs you could get some cork bark quite cheap from pet shops and the fake exotera vines look quite good (but arnt so cheap). Have read somewhere that you can heat leaves and twigs from outside in the oven to make them safe or freeze them overnight, but check this on the web first.
Good luck with the pygmys and post some pics.

**Catherine896** · 27th April 2008, 07:11

Yeah I was thinking about going out today to collect twigs etc. Do the leaves have to be dead and 'crispy' on the floor or are alive one OK too?

Thanks!

**MrKing** · 27th April 2008, 09:18

Very nice Catherine896, congrats

the leaves are better dead and crispy, but not important as they will get wet anyway from the spraying and misting that you do.

if they are dead but wet place them in a oven for a short while ( not burning them ) , to dry them out, this will kill of any mites or other creatures that are on them.

**Catherine896** · 27th April 2008, 11:42

Ok, I have loads of dead leaves and twigs in the freezer, and a nice big dead twiggy thing in the oven as it wouldnt fit in the freezer!
Hope it doesnt catch fire lol!

**vetdebbie** · 27th April 2008, 13:02

If you're anywhere near as good as me at looking after plants, you'll soon have a lovely natural dead leaf look from the ficus.........

**Catherine896** · 27th April 2008, 15:03

Lol, that made me laugh!
Hopefully mine will stay alive, seems OK so far!

The twig thing finished in the oven and didnt catch fire lol!
When can the leaves come out of the freezer?

Thanks.

**gretchenellie** · 27th April 2008, 22:37

keep the leaves in the freezer for a few days....

**kat** · 27th April 2008, 22:48

My ficus plants are doing well in the viv. The are the only house plants that i have ever kept alive for more than a week.
Even the climbing ficus on top of the tank that was waiting to go into my snakes new viv is dying.
I dont get how i can easily mist and feed animals daily without fail but forget to water a plant ontop of their viv once a week!

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