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Hi guys,
Just thought Id share the progress of my first terrarium its been about a month and a half since I first made it. I just got the Nepenthes Ampullaria and Drosera Scorpioides today. I have a Heliamphora on the way (which I hope does well). I kind of have an interesting mixture of plants for the same terrarium, but they all seem to be doing well in the same habitat. The other plants I have in there from left to right are N. Truncata, N. King spades X Queen hearts, baby Cephalotus, and Darlingtonia Californica. I have double t5ho lighting and a CF.
Here are some pics from when I started it to now. Let me know what you guys think.
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Um.. mluk some of these plants come from dramatically different environments and have very different needs. N. ampullaria for instance is a lowlander that needs to be hot and very wet. Most Heliamphora, Cephalotus, and Darlingtonia can't survive in lowland conditions. Darlingtonia really can't be kept in a terrarium anyway without being removed for dormancy.

If you provide us with some idea of your temperature and humidity ranges (daily high and low), we might be able to make some suggestions about what can stay and what needs a different home, but be prepared for needing to make some changes for any kind of long term success. Also, recognize that royal trunc is going to be a monster.
 
Like what phys said, Those plants dont mix. If you dont know where to put any of the plants let me know and we can do a trade.
 
Yea it gets kind of hot out where I live so I was just keeping my darlingtonia in there until it cooled down and I was gonna move it outside. Most of the plants I am keeping in there until they grow and hopefully by then I will have the money to build a grow rack or something.. I appreciate the help I actually stupidly have not bought a thermometer for my tank, I should probably go do that.
 
If your gonna keep them in there either the truncata and heli will do bad or the ampullaria.
 
Plant choice issues aside, that is one damn nice looking terrarium (now that I can see the photos). You've got a good eye for landscaping. A nice lowland tank with ampullaria and utrics would be really nice and not pose many issues.

That scorp is looking pretty rough though. I assume that's from shipping? Keep an eye on it though.
 
So definitely take out the darlingtonia and the ampullaria?

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Thanks! I literally just took up this hobby and have been reading up non stop on everything and just been picking up plants when I see a cheap deal. I am kind of testing the water with some of them but I want success for all of my plants, especially the cephs, heli ( when it gets here), and King X Queen. Im hoping the Scorp will bounce back because I literally just unpacked it.
 
ceph also doesnt do best in highland, if thats what your going for. What do you think the temps are?
 
So the Highland Nepenthes and Heli should be fine together? And my guess the temps are around 70-80 during the day maybe around 50 at night? I will buy a temp soon so I can update the actual temps.
 
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Day temps are a little to high.
 
  • #11
gotta say.. I'm quite jealous. Very nice.
 
  • #12
Potential issues aside it is quite nice to look at ;)
 
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mluk do you have any more photos of terrarium construction to post? And what do you have in the eggcrate cube in the back corner? And where did you get your non cps? Cool stuff.
 
  • #14
You have a really cool set up, are you planning only have the plants in there or are you going to put any animals/insects in there?
 
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Thanks everyone.
Peat: That's the only picture I have because its pretty much everything there was to do I just attached cork bark with zip ties to the eggcrate and stuff moss in the back and in the cracks of the cork bark. The cage is for the pump for the drip wall. I got all of my non cps from random nurseries and all the orchids in the back my brother gave me.
Monkey Cup: I wanted to get some poison dart frogs but I am stating to run out of room and I dont know if some of the plants will like the same environment as the frogs. Eventually I will figure something out so I can get them because they're just to cool!
 
  • #16
From the list you provided, everything would do better with cool conditions except for the N. ampularia.
D. scorpioides also grows better with a little cool temperatures, as it is a winter growing sundew in the wild. Those are pretty close to the temps you want for the "Highland" varieties, though you might want to get the peak temp down to 75 or so, as 80 might be starting to push it depending on what Heli you got. The N. truncata varieties are quite adaptable and do well with intermediate temps, to which the N. ampularia could probably adapt to as well (though it wouldn't be quite as happy).

Some of the plants could possibly use a bit more light as well, if you can provide it (the Ceph and D.scorpioides in particular).

I agree that it is a beautiful set up though, good job :)
 
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Im going to pick up a thermometer today so I can regulate my temps I actually just got my H. Minor in today, so I definitely need to pay attention to the temps. I dont think I dont have any more room for lighting since I already have to two t5s and the CF. I figured it should be enough, I guess I'll have to see!
 
  • #18
I think your lighting will be ok. If Cephalotus don't get strong lighting then they tend to stay green but produce larger pitchers. As others have said, I think you need to decide what you are aiming for, i.e. highland, intermediate or lowland and keep whichever suits in there.
 
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Update:

Just thought I would post some updates sorry for the crappy phone pics sold my DSLR so my pics arent quite as nice as others.

Everythings grown a bit.. even after I trimmed back some of the plants its still pretty crowded.
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Some dews and H. minor
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Royal Truncata and Pasian Truncata in the back.
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Ampullaria putting out a new pitcher
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N. Alata cutting my brother put in the tank a while back started growing like a weed
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Two new tanks I set up the one on the left is pretty full thanks to mass.. from left to right (veitchii x eymae, Aristo, Hamata, (fusca x veitchii) x Copelandii 'Mt Apo', tobaica x talangensis)
In the front are some D. capensis seeds and a typical cephalotus. The tank on the left has a H. pulchella.
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Saran wrap over the tops of the pots?! What do you have those plants potted in if I may ask? I'd be afraid of keeping them too wet, but maybe it's because I'd be watering too often at 1X week.
 
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