About T-Rex Plants

I’ve been growing things, in some form or another, for 10+ years. 

I got my start with living creatures far earlier than that, with my first pet snake (Cindy) at age 5. 

That love of reptiles, ironically, is what led to the plants. 

I worked for one of the largest reptile & supply companies in the US for 7 years, running retail stores and eventually, the digital marketing. I also helped in the breeding facility, caring for blue tongue skinks as well as large pythons and boas. I built planted vivariums for dart frogs, as well as enclosures for raising baby chameleons, geckos, and other tiny creatures that needed high humidity.

You can probably see where this is going. 

While I no longer work in the reptile industry, I picked up a ton of skills that work extremely well for plant care. Most reptile keepers are the same – if you can figure out the conditions to make a reptile or amphibian thrive, a plant that doesn’t need daily food or water is a piece of cake.

While working with reptiles, I learned to research where a species comes from. It’s not just the geographic location, but also the particular part of the ecosystem the species resides in. Are they ground dwelling? Arboreal? Where do they spend their days, and what conditions do they need to trigger breeding behavior? When you look at where something spends most of its time, you get a feel for the conditions needed.