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title: "My first one. Yay, nay? I just know these dont live without a…"
description: "My first one. Yay, nay? I just know these dont live without a terrarium especially in this climate. I think fittonias are rly pretty and haven't tried in many…"
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community: "Terrarium Discoveries"
author: "nick"
published: "2025-11-05T03:23:31.076783Z"
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# My first one. Yay, nay? I just know these dont live without a…

_Posted by nick on 2025-11-05_

My first one. Yay, nay? I just know these dont live without a terrarium especially in this climate. I think fittonias are rly pretty and haven't tried in many years. I originally used perlite as the drain layer but I messed up and ended up just mixing it all. Id like to add moss but I dont have any. 😔

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## 4 comments

### Waspinator commented on 2025-11-05

You can get terrarium mosses on etsy :)

#### spearf replied on 2025-11-07

Can also go outside and find some when the weather is right :)

### Sprout’s Hollow 🌱 commented on 2025-11-06

Love it!

### 🌺 Thai Jade 🌺 commented on 2025-11-11

So cute! Love fittonias! I’m assuming it is a closed setup. Be careful with your watering without a drainage layer. A surprising source for moss is on Amazon. I have tried the flat three pack variety and it did surprisingly well. Whatever I didn’t use I put in a Tupperware container under a grow light. I am going to purchase the cushion variety next time.

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