Pond algae...?

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Since I don't have any moss and have nowhere to get it, do you think it would be ok to put a little bit of algae from my pond on top of the dirt in a salamander's habitat?
 
The algea may spread everywhere if you do this. It can also bring little micro organisms from your pond into your tank.
 
Ok, I won't put algae in there. What else can you recommend instead of moss?
 
Kristen if you are in Michigan, go to a petshop moss is really inexpensive if you buy a lot of it, like 14 bucks for a package the size of 24 toilet paper rolls.
 
Kara, that moss is usually sphagnum moss, which can be quite acidic and is not recommended for caudate setups.

Kristin, what kind of caudate are you getting? You don't need moss in your tank. My terrestrial setups are plain dirt with a water dish and the occasional PVC pipe. I have some Pothos Ivy as well, which is doing marginal.
 
Right now I'm not sure which kind of salamander I will get. I'll try to post more when I find out.
 
I think algae from a pond would just die if it were placed on top of soil.

As Kaysie suggested, plant cuttings can be used instead of moss. Pothos is good, and a common houseplant called wandering jew is even better I think because it's smaller. There are photos of these plants here (see photo that is 3rd from the bottom):
http://www.caudata.org/people/JM/plants.html
 
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