im pretty new at this hobby, and i am aware of a bunch of plants that are good for terrariums, but i was wondering if there was usually some kind of type of plant/plants that grow in a specific place that are generally easier to grow in a terrarium. for example, i really wanted to try and make a terrarium with begonia escargot, since i think it looks really pretty. any tips overall?

First of all, a friendly hello everyone.

I'm a complete newbie so I have a few questions. Yesterday I got the larger ÅKERBÄR greenhouse from the well-known Swedish house.

I also got Styrupor, Beumarkt's own tile adhesive, sealing rubber and acrylic. The plan is to seal the (door) with the rubber seals and make it leak-proof at the bottom with the acrylic.

It should be a plant tank with high humidity because I'm very interested in that. I now wanted to make a back wall out of Styrupor.

I would cut the wall so that it fits in well and then take it out again for further processing and then attach it later with arcly when it is finished.

Now I don't read anything clear there, hence my question.

Once I've finished the wall that I like, I would probably apply a few layers of tile adhesive to it because of its structure, according to the internet. Afterwards I would like to apply a nice color, but I'm still unsure whether a light one would be better or a dark one, as the plants might show up better with a dark one.

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Now the question is, do I have to seal it once I have painted the tile adhesive? I don't find anything consistent there. Some say yes, because it attracts water and at some point the tile adhesive soaks and dissolves. Others say no if you just use sand instead of paint. Or you can probably use varnish, which doesn't matter to the plants as long as no animals get in. Many people also say that you have to seal it with wood glue or resin. So I won't be conclusive here.

Just made a background for my new terrarium and used acrylic paint and clear acrylic paint gloss for the rocks. I did research and read that these paints would be safe around animals when the fumes dissipate after a few days to a week.

Just want any suggestions for possible animals to include in my terrarium. I was thinking a frog, or a gecko and I was going to have a basic clean up crew of springtails and isopods.

If there is an issue with the paint I used please let me know.

Just made this for any suggestions on animals.

Hey all. I'm trying to grow moss in some clear plastic food tubs. After I got everything in the peat moss and the moss planted. I realized the Peat moss has fertilizer in it. It's the miracle grow... I wasn't even thinking..I'm guessing that's not good. The moss is just stuff I collected around my condo. I'm guessing it will die. Thank you for any help

Made this new terrarium at a craft making shop and now I'm obsessed. I got some lil homies to decorate, look at him!! I'm setting up another terrarium and will be posting soon.

Hey all. I'm trying to grow moss in some clear plastic food tubs. After I got everything in the peat moss and the moss planted. I realized the Peat moss has fertilizer in it. I'm guessing that's not good. The moss is just stuff I collected around my condo. I'm guessing it will die. Thank you for any help

I'm building a closed terrarium, and wanted to ask about watering - when you're going to mist, do you spray the plants directly or do you spray the sides of the glass?

I'm going to be using this large glass jug. I can't get a spray bottle inside, but I can spray directly into it. If it's better to spray the sides, I'll find a bottle that I can turn upside down so I can get the nozzle in there to reach the sides.

found this collection on a piece of wood in my tank. there are clearly little springtails gathered around the spots but im wondering if its because its a fungus they are eating or if its the eggs theyre coming out of

I scraped a few small sheets of moss that was on my shed roof and it looks nice and healthy. It's survived and thrived on a shed with hot summers and negative temps winter so I'm thinking just put it in this open glass jar I have and let it be

Thoughts?

I added this dry piece of wood also put it in the oven to kill bacterias but few days later it started growing mold. How do I prevent this? I have springtails in the terrarium added.

So I’m currently new to this. I keep plants alive everywhere else except inside my terrarium!! I have a 4.5 gallon acrylic enclosure with some ventilation holes so it’s not entirely closed. But every time I plant something in there, the leaves get yellow within a couple days… I do have a drainage layer, mesh layer and a healthy substrate mix but I think my humidity is always too high (80-90%)? I do mist the enclosure 1-2 times/ week. I think I must do something wrong. So my question is, how can I water this terrarium properly? I don’t know if i should keep misting or actually pouring some water inside the substate, and how often should I do it? (fyi, I keep isopods in there thats why I have some food decay for them)

I have some activated carbon from past aquariums that I don't plan on using and I was wondering if I could use it for a terrarium instead of buying horticulture charcoal. Someone told me they are very similar, that the source or processing or something was the only thing that was different? I've heard of people using it but I just wanted to be sure before I ordered the other things I was getting for it. Thanks! :)

i love collecting acorns and helping them sprout into seedlings. I want to make them bio active though I’ve been having a lot of issues finding springtails cultures in any store. I was hoping one of you have a culture I could purchase in NYC, i’m open to travel across the boroughs (not SI, sorry) for pickup.