How to Grow Moss, EASY AND FUN

hermie kid · Post by **hermie kid** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:35 am

I've heard that you can use real moss from your backyard, so in Science class, we made a green house gas house out of a 2L bottle. I put moss in it never thinking about the hermies LOVE moss, after about a month the moss grew to 1/2 inch> yeah!!

instructions

1: get a 2l bottle
2: cut of the top (were it start to round to the top)
3: get dirt/ with worms meal worms/ rock put rocks at bottom
4: find moss, put in the dirt, wait about a month or how ever long
5: take moss out and use it!

Crab Addict · Post by **Crab Addict** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 12:41 pm

That sounds cool!
What kind of moss did you use?

hermie kid · Post by **hermie kid** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 1:04 pm

the moss you find in your backyard/wood, i haven't put it with the Hermie's though.

Crab Addict · Post by **Crab Addict** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:19 pm

oohhh i c!
Unfortunately, I live in Texas, so theirs no moss unless I go into the woods to find the creek.

hermie kid · Post by **hermie kid** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:18 am

hmmm, well if you go to petsmart, they sell moss that is for reptiles, that is the same thing, just safe, ifs made by T-rex and is 4$ and you get alot of moss to use

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:09 pm

where do you put the moss at? Is it like the sand I have for them? I live in Texas too, so Petsmart is where I would have to go.

hermie kid · Post by **hermie kid** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:35 pm

it is in the reptile section

Kilimanjaro · Post by **Kilimanjaro** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:42 pm

rebel2u wrote:where do you put the moss at? Is it like the sand I have for them? I live in Texas too, so Petsmart is where I would have to go.

Usually, moss is placed into a "moss pit", which is usually a shower caddy that sticks to the sides of the tank.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:26 pm

you can put a shower caddy in the tank...it wont hurt them??

Kilimanjaro · Post by **Kilimanjaro** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:31 pm

Well, it should be a plastic shower caddy - no metal.

It's the clear kind with suction cups.

Tons of people use them!

They're a very popular addition to crabitats.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:33 pm

and then just put the moss in the bottom or treat it like a vine....

Dog Lips · Post by **Dog Lips** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:00 am

Isn't there a place where you can buy Moss seeds or something? that's be great for backgrounds if you use those Foam walls....

hermie kid · Post by **hermie kid** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:07 pm

yes, from a garden shop most of them have them

Dog Lips · Post by **Dog Lips** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:52 am

hermie kid wrote:yes, from a garden shop most of them have them

Yeah, are those safe for Hermits?

hermie kid · Post by **hermie kid** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:59 pm

If organic!

Or from the crabbage patch