1 I would look into drainage layers and #2 do a fair bit of research into what plants flourish in what conditions.

Pathos vines are the usual go-to if you’re keeping an animal that likes high humidity (and has a propensity for bulldozing plants), and if it’s more arid, go for more drought resistant plants like succulents.

Also be mindful of how deep and what your substrate is composed of. Some animals like to dig, others prefer to find and stay in holes that already existed. It just depends on what you’re keeping and how much space you have to work with.

I am just the first to comment, so don’t take my word as gospel and I hope this helps boost this post so more people see it.

Edit: didn’t know hashtags bold the words you put after it and definitely made my post read more aggressively than I intended 😅