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Hello, I'm new to keeping Tarantulas. I currently have 1 Chilean Rose spiderling that is just over an inch, MAYBE an inch and a half and an (adult?) (male?), also a Chilean Rose. The bigger one is about 3.5 inches. I am currently going to be attempting a "natural" build for his 5.5 gallon tank. I'm planning on using a 50/50 organic topsoil/play sand mix for the substrate. I happen to have a vermicompost bin to, what do you think about adding some of the worm castings in the substrate? I'm going to be cleaning/sterilizing both the organic topsoil first. My question really has to do with the plantings. I'd like to use real plants but what would be the best plants to use? I'm concerned with the water needs of the plants vs. the humidity needs of my spider. Should I use succulents? Or would an Ivy work? I have a really pretty purple ivy type of plant in my garden I could just use a clipping off of that, but that requires a pretty good amount of water, especially if I use a clipping.
Hopefully I'm making myself clear. LOL
Thank you. Hopefully I'm not posting something already posted, I couldn't find anything when I searched.