safe types of fern

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i was wondering if anyone knew off hand any safe types of fern that i could put in my enclosure

i'm not really sure where to put this so sorry if it's in the wrong spot
 

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Boston ferns, maidenhair ferns, asparagus ferns, bird's nest ferns, cinnamon ferns. I'm sure there's more.
 

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Are the ferns you find growing in the woods safe? I'm not sure what their called, they just grow wild in the woods in my area.
 

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It might be moved to "Tortoise Diet" but I'm not sure.

http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/site/tortoise_home_1.asp has almost everything you can think of. If you type "Fern" I'm sure they'll be loads of ones pop up.

Are the ferns you find growing in the woods safe? I'm not sure what their called, they just grow wild in the woods in my area.

If you take a photo and post it in the "Plant I.D." section of the forums I'm sure someone who has more knowledge can help identify it and let you know if it's edible and safe.
 

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score! while out and about today i found a boston fern for 7 dollars and it's a good looking healthy one
 

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Nice :D I just did some heavy pruning on two Boston ferns. They're definitely messy plants.
 

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it was already growing organically to my amazement i have a heck of a time finding organic grown plants down here
 

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how would you recommend caring for them this one is nice and bushy i think he'll love hiding in it

It should be fine in the same environment you provide tropical species: moist, humid, indirect light.

Oh, they also do better on the cool end of the enclosure (lower 70s) and require proper airflow. Dunno about this, but I read that you shouldn't spray the plant. Something about standing water leading to fungal issues.
 
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It should be fine in the same environment you provide tropical species: moist, humid, indirect light.

Oh, they also do better on the cool end of the enclosure (lower 70s) and require proper airflow. Dunno about this, but I read that you shouldn't spray the plant. Something about standing water leading to fungal issues.

thanks! since i know it was grown organically and has organic soil it'd be safe to put straight in right
 

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Feel free to if you want. The only thing I'd worry about is stressing the plant out from going from outdoor settings to an indoor setting too quickly.
 

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Feel free to if you want. The only thing I'd worry about is stressing the plant out from going from outdoor settings to an indoor setting too quickly.

it was actually inside the shop under lights lol all the plant's outside have sold or are dead it seems
 

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Mine love getting under the Boston fern. It is planted in a shady area and died a little when we first put it in the grown but came back strong
 
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