Quote Originally Posted by Rushthezeppelin View Post
BTW, a heads up. If you are using only ecoearth for substrate that pothos probably won't last in there. [...] The fern might fare a bit better if it's a type that can grow epiphytically but even it will enjoy a nutrient rich substrate as well.
Thanks for the info. I was wondering about that because I think I read somewhere that it's possible to keep plants in the ecoearth-like substrate I use in some of my terrariums. In my snake's terrarium I only use soil. (The fern I have in there is the easiest kind of plant to take care of: the fake kind :-) but I'll keep your tip in mind if I ever want a live plant in a coconut fiber terrarium without enough substrate to hide a pot.)


I'm not sure I can get the Ultratherm heating pads easily here, but they seem like a good option.

As for the Rete's racks, the ones I've seen or read about seem to be made from different types of wood. Are there types that should be avoided? For instance, when it comes to branches and logs, softwoods should be avoided for many animals. Is it the case with commercial wood do or does it not matter because it's usually made from heartwood (which hasn't had any sap running through it for a while) (not sure that's actually true for commercial wood, but I heard it's true for sculptures and such) and it has gone through whatever process commercial wood goes through before getting to the shelves?