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title: "So I just put my nerve plant and my carnivorous plants in this old…"
description: "So I just put my nerve plant and my carnivorous plants in this old terrarium I have to hopefully keep the humidity in, BUT I don’t have a humidifier!! It I…"
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author: "Kore"
published: "2023-06-18T00:49:51.585Z"
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# So I just put my nerve plant and my carnivorous plants in this old…

_Posted by Kore on 2023-06-18_

So I just put my nerve plant and my carnivorous plants in this old terrarium I have to hopefully keep the humidity in, BUT I don’t have a humidifier!! It I take a myself bowl with a hot water soled towel and leave it for a bit will it raise the humidity( the top is completely closed)

EDIT—i AND JUST RELIZED MY MY SOIL ON MY NERVE PLANT WAS SO WET I grabbed a pot with no drainage wholes😭😭——

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## 9 comments

### Plant mamaZ commented on 2023-06-18

My nerve plants faint, I just put one in a terrarium and it will faint in it if it gets direct sun!

#### Kore replied on 2023-06-18

Omg is that why it started dripping ?!?!!😭

#### Plant mamaZ replied on 2023-06-18

Nerve plants will fall over and faint if they are thirsty at all or get too hot, sensitive lil babies but water and a move they are happy again! You’ve got this they are looking happy!

#### Tellie replied on 2023-06-19

Mine did. After I transplanted it. Never knew that.

### Mich. commented on 2023-06-18

You can get cheap humidifiers online. I got one for an office desk that was 5$ from the dollar store also. Just a suggestion

### The Planty Office commented on 2023-06-18

I recommend a pebble tray! Find a tray (or a couple trays) for the bottom of your terrarium and fill them with a layer of pebbles. Pour RO water over the pebbles but don’t completely submerge. Then put your plant pots on top of the pebbles! Should raise humidity by 10% or so in that size.

### Danika commented on 2023-06-18

Pebble trays don’t work.  
Your leaves are dripping because you’ve raised the humidity and condensation is appearing in combination with possibly the plant sweating (not necessarily a bad thing) but you should always try to acclimate your plants slowly to such a drastic change. Open the lid for a few mins each few hours to let some air flow in. Plants are just like humans… they will acclimate to whatever humidity environment you give them, over time.  
My x2 varieties of Fitonia/Nerve have been living outside on my covered front porch area for almost a full year now, in LA. They stopped producing new leaves over the winter when temps where in 40’s at night, but didn’t die and just stayed exactly as they were, suspended in time. Now that its spring they are now starting to thrive again with many new leaves. They have no humidifier, just ambient air.

#### Kore replied on 2023-06-18

It was creeping before I put it in there tho?

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