Hi everyone,
I have a 10-gallon highland tank set up with two N. hamata, one N. x Judith Finn, and one N. spathulata x spectabilis. Lighting and humidity are adequate...as is the soil mixture. A frozen (2 Liter) bottle of water is used for cooling and drops evening temps to approx. 55 degrees. The temp is 80-85 during the day.
For some odd reason, the lids on the hamatas drop over the pitcher openings....only at night however. By mid day, they are back up again. I spray the plants down when the lights go out, and I use a plate glass lid as a cover...so humidity shouldn't be a problem...as a matter of fact, the leaves still have water droplets on them in the morning. I've tried leaving the terrarium cover slightly open, as well as cooling only to 60 degrees...the lids still drop...on some pitchers more than others.
Other than this, the plants seem to be doing fine...growing tips are growing and one plant has even begun to to create a pitcher while in my care (Approx. 3 weeks).
Any ideas as to what could be causing this? I'd assume it's due to stress...but why do the lids close only during the evening? Is evening air circulation to circulate the cool air a must for highlands? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Tom
I have a 10-gallon highland tank set up with two N. hamata, one N. x Judith Finn, and one N. spathulata x spectabilis. Lighting and humidity are adequate...as is the soil mixture. A frozen (2 Liter) bottle of water is used for cooling and drops evening temps to approx. 55 degrees. The temp is 80-85 during the day.
For some odd reason, the lids on the hamatas drop over the pitcher openings....only at night however. By mid day, they are back up again. I spray the plants down when the lights go out, and I use a plate glass lid as a cover...so humidity shouldn't be a problem...as a matter of fact, the leaves still have water droplets on them in the morning. I've tried leaving the terrarium cover slightly open, as well as cooling only to 60 degrees...the lids still drop...on some pitchers more than others.
Other than this, the plants seem to be doing fine...growing tips are growing and one plant has even begun to to create a pitcher while in my care (Approx. 3 weeks).
Any ideas as to what could be causing this? I'd assume it's due to stress...but why do the lids close only during the evening? Is evening air circulation to circulate the cool air a must for highlands? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Tom