Live Plants

[Tommy1449]

I am new to keeping reptiles and I want to put a live plant into my veiled chameleon's cage because I'm worried about her humidity level. I was wondering if there is anything special I should do to the plant before I put it into the cage. I read somewhere that the soil needs to be changed, if so to what? I'm thinking about a spider plant but with it being winter who knows what I'll find that is compatible.

Also, how accurate are the humidity gauges from petco?
http://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/petco-reptile-habitat-humidity-gauge

 

[Gwendalyn.brock]

I am new to keeping reptiles and I want to put a live plant into my veiled chameleon's cage because I'm worried about her humidity level. I was wondering if there is anything special I should do to the plant before I put it into the cage. I read somewhere that the soil needs to be changed, if so to what? I'm thinking about a spider plant but with it being winter who knows what I'll find that is compatible.

Also, how accurate are the humidity gauges from petco?
http://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/petco-reptile-habitat-humidity-gauge

A spider plant would be good but if you can't find any, pothos are durable plants and can be bought all year from most places. You should wash the plant and repot it, I use plain top soil and cover the soil with river rocks just to be safe. Digital gauges are more accurate than the dial ones from what I understand plus my dial ones somehow got water between the plastic.

 

[Tommy1449]

A spider plant would be good but if you can't find any, pothos are durable plants and can be bought all year from most places. You should wash the plant and repot it, I use plain top soil and cover the soil with river rocks just to be safe. Digital gauges are more accurate than the dial ones from what I understand plus my dial ones somehow got water between the plastic.

That's a great idea to put rocks down I didn't think of that, so if I pick up normal potting soil from like Lowes that should be fine?

 

[Gwendalyn.brock]

That's a great idea to put rocks down I didn't think of that, so if I pick up normal potting soil from like Lowes that should be fine?

I would think so as long as there is no chance of your cham eating or accidently ingesting it when hunting. That is why I use the river rocks, my cham will eat pretty much anything.