Snake Plant

[LeapinLeo]

Do you think this would be okay to have in my garter tank? Is it toxic? It wouldnt be in a pot it would be in as the substrate. Or I could put it in a pot, either way!

[abcat1993]

I don't see why not, but I would definitely put it in a pot since it will be disturbed whenever you clean the tank if it's directly in the substrate. Plus you'd have to water it and that would obviously get pretty messy.

[LeapinLeo]

Plus you'd have to water it and that would obviously get pretty messy.

That is true. Okay thanks!

[GarterGuy]

You could keep it in with your snakes and just use a pot that doesn't have drainage holes in the bottom, so watering isn't a mess. There is always the possibility that your snakes will want to dig in the soil with could be a problem, but the plant it's self is completely safe for them.
Roy

[GarterGuy]

PS....If you do buy a plant from a store, make sure to wash or clean off the leaves very well to remove any insecticides or fertilizers that may have been used on it.

[Thamnophis]

Is this the plant you mean?

http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Agavaceae/Sansevieria_trifasciata.jpg

[abcat1993]

I have some of that and it gets pretty tall, fast.

[LeapinLeo]

well we have it in a fairly small pot that we water hardly ever and it is maybe 10 inches high. We have had it for like a year! Its still healthy though