Humid set p for BRB - advice please !!

[Zincubus]

Hey *peeps , I need a little advise/input on a little project .

I have a young Brasilian Rainbow Boa coming in a few days time and I would like to have a real nice set up ready and waiting.

I have an Exo Terra viv , something like 2'6" long *x 2' x 2' , I'm pretty sure the bottom 3" section is watertight .

Considering that BRB's like pretty humid conditions I'm going to cover the mesh lid with something like perspex or something. I also intend to use *plantation soil *as substrate . I'm pretty confident of making a decent job of things set up wise but I was wondering about making use of the soil and putting some living plants in there.This is where I need some input/advice please. *I don't want anything toxic or poisonous or that's going to be an irritant obviously but I was thinking about some little wild flowers like daisies or clover or similar ??
*My son suggested planting some grass seeds but I fancy a bit of colour and texture .
What do you folks think ??

Are there any little compact plants thatI could buy from a garden centre maybe ??

Another idea but probably too ambitious for me would be to build a little water section in at one end of the viv , you know gently sloping into a *couple inches of water ??? *I'm thinking it's a step too far as I can't think how I'd keep the soil from slipping/sliding into the water .

Any suggestions or advice ?

[sassy_snake_lady]

I think your over complicating it for now.

Exo Terras are not great for keeping humidity at at good level as they have screen tops and let out way too much heat and of course humidity.

I also started off with plantation soil and soon decided it was far too messy for me. It went everywhere and even her water dish would be full of the stuff not to mention everytime I wanted to get her out I had to dig her out of the soil and she was covered in it as was I!! Just usuing kitchen paper substrate in my setup works great and usuing the humid hide at the warm end and also her wate dish over the heatmat, humidity is great.

This is the setup I have for my yearling BRB, works great, she eats everytime, sheds perfectly in one whole bit and humidity holds at 80-89% with just a few sprays of the moss hide twice a week.

http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff471/CodyBoo2/DSCF7871.jpg

http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff471/CodyBoo2/DSCF7807.jpg

[Zincubus]

Thanks !!

Beautiful BRB and those plants look real nice , presumably fake ones ?

[sassy_snake_lady]

Yeah I got these given to me with another setup and snake I took on. Just washed them and put them in.

Just realised too, they are the ones that look like canabis leaves :o lol

[SnakeyJay]

Ive got a brb and found that any glass viv doesnt hold the required himidity and temps.. I haf issues with feeding and shedding.. As soon as I mpved her to a wooden viv I had no problems.. The british climate doesnt work well with glass vivs unless your willing to heat the whole room 24/7 x

[stephanbakir]

love the whitewall on that brb pic :) not a full wall but hinting that its there :)