really wet herps
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i guess a viv the soil would be mostly covered in moss so it would have to be moist. would it really be much better/easier to do amphibians?
<Danyal to get very high humidity the soil will be damp/wet anyway...>
not really, in my 20g tall treefrog viv the soil is partially damp but the humidity is only slightly above house levels(screen top) but the 25g show/long had very high humidity but the soil is very dry (glass top)
<i guess a viv the soil would be mostly covered in moss so it would have to be moist. would it really be much better/easier to do amphibians?>
amphibians would really be the best candidate for a moist/high humidity viv. you can have dry moss but it won't be alive and growing wich isn't really a big downside. there are several species of very insteresting and bold amphibians. or maybe some geckos, i know some dart frog keepers will keep day geckos(?) in with their frogs.
not really, in my 20g tall treefrog viv the soil is partially damp but the humidity is only slightly above house levels(screen top) but the 25g show/long had very high humidity but the soil is very dry (glass top)
<i guess a viv the soil would be mostly covered in moss so it would have to be moist. would it really be much better/easier to do amphibians?>
amphibians would really be the best candidate for a moist/high humidity viv. you can have dry moss but it won't be alive and growing wich isn't really a big downside. there are several species of very insteresting and bold amphibians. or maybe some geckos, i know some dart frog keepers will keep day geckos(?) in with their frogs.
use bromelids or orchids for plants..and i would do dart frogs or even red eyes..milky cave dwelling, clown tree frogs-
<I think it would be too humid/wet for a day gecko.>
don't be too quick to dismiss the day gecko-
http://www.thelizardwizard.co.uk/day_gecko_care.htm
also crested geckos- http://www.thegeckospot.com/crestedcareindex.html
tokay geckos- http://www.wnyherp.org/care-sheets/lizards/tokay-gecko.php
if you're going to have a really moist enviroment then you'd need to look more towards amphibians for inhabitants, if you're just going to lightly mist to keep humidity up(or plumb in a humidifier, really neat DIY) then you can look more towards reptillians. it may be a good idea to put the cage together now, get it exactly how you want and see what kind of conditions it's going to provide(what humidity it will generally stay at, relative moistness of the soil, temps etc) and use that to determine what inhabitants.
don't be too quick to dismiss the day gecko-
http://www.thelizardwizard.co.uk/day_gecko_care.htm
also crested geckos- http://www.thegeckospot.com/crestedcareindex.html
tokay geckos- http://www.wnyherp.org/care-sheets/lizards/tokay-gecko.php
if you're going to have a really moist enviroment then you'd need to look more towards amphibians for inhabitants, if you're just going to lightly mist to keep humidity up(or plumb in a humidifier, really neat DIY) then you can look more towards reptillians. it may be a good idea to put the cage together now, get it exactly how you want and see what kind of conditions it's going to provide(what humidity it will generally stay at, relative moistness of the soil, temps etc) and use that to determine what inhabitants.
