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Keith Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blattodea313 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Your setup looks cool. Do you mind posting a picture of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rockpython Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 It's a 55 with Eco fiber, wood chips and live plants. Pillbugs as a clean up, and a Texas millipede. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blattodea313 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 How many hissers do you have in it currently? How long have you had this setup? If I were you I wouldn't let it get too crowded. I have tried natural setups for hissers several times to no success. My problem was that the hissers would stack on top of each other and smash the plants, which killed the plants. Also, make sure they are well fed as my hissers started to eat up the ivy I had in with them. Another thing I found is that if you keep fresh green oak leaves in with them, they tend to go after the laves rather than the plants. The most success I have ever had with hissers and live plants is to just keep a few males (like 15) in the enclosure. One of the tricks that I found out is that if you build up the substrate to around 4 inches, you can dig a hole and place the plants in it still in the pot. That way, if the plants die, you can just quickly replace it with another by lifting it out of the enclosure. Maybe it will turn out different for you. Perhaps mine were just bulldozers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpython Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 This has been about a year, it has about 15 (and two male dubia) in it now. They don't really touch the plants and I ALWAYS have goldfish food available to them and supplement with fresh foods. Numbers are controlled by giving away/feeding off extras Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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