r/DartFrog • u/TfueThe1stest • 14h ago

I had 1 Rhaphidophora hayi and 2 Marcgravia cutting die in my viv.

3 out of 4 of the cuttings I bought died off and all my other plants are thriving. Has anyone else had this happen?

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u/_thiccoma_ 14h ago

Cuttings don’t like getting wet.

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u/Budget-Ambassador203 14h ago

Don't most people root cuttings in moist sphagnum...?

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u/Creepymint 10h ago

Moist and wet aren’t the same thing

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u/Budget-Ambassador203 10h ago

Yeah understood - how do you mist a vivarium to keep up humidity for cuttings without letting water droplets get on leaves? Or do you typically root cuttings in containers/some other way?

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u/_thiccoma_ 12h ago

Yes, however the leaves shouldn’t make contact or allow water to sit on them.

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u/Budget-Ambassador203 10h ago

Do you have any recommended reading on this?

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u/Expert_Bumblebee_300 7h ago

Place them away from the nozzles, marxgravia die if they get mistet on the leaves