Should I get a tree frog or a gecko? I’m ok with adjusting the water levels and adding more vines. I don’t have big plans for any fish, maybe I’ll get a few algae eaters.

This tank was an upgrade for my vampire crab colony. I made the classic mistake of adding a water feature with a pump that I thought would be removable/serviceable lol NO it failed and removing it was a huge PITA. hoping I can get away without a pump🤞

Second pic is the old set up. Slugs ruined v1, so I decided to start from scratch 😁

Let me know what yall think! If you have any suggestions I’d love to hear them

I will be adding cherry blossom isopods!

18 x 18 x 36 vivarium. Until recently held 2 dart frogs which have since passed and going to get a Crestie. Cleaning out all the plants and such to finally add a thicker drainage layer (previous is already out). Thoughts on if I should use cut out all the foam and redo or should I try and just do some spot fixes? Any hsrdwcapes people see missing? It was a lot of brown before

I’m building my first bioactive vivarium for my crested gecko! It’s a 24x18x36. I’ve almost finished the hardscape, but I want some recommendations if anything is missing.

I’ve got a a couple different species of pothos, pepperomias, a sygonium, a dracaena, a nerve plant, and a ficus benjamin. Any plant reccomendations?(hopefully I’ll pick up some bromeliads soon)

I like the look of moss, but I haven’t looked into the care yet, so I’ll work that out later. Thank you!

I’ve been busy with my first vivarium build, converting the ikea Fabrikor cabinet. I’m really trying to do everything right: lighting, fans, ventilation and a misting system. I want to add a waterfall in the corner including a small water section.

I put one glass shelve on the bottom covering the metal, and one in front to act as a barrier. I siliconed every seam and corner, but it was leaking. So I removed all of the silicone and did it again, but it’s still leaking. Now I put around 3 layers of liquid seal (environmental friendly) on all the seams, but it’s still dripping in the corners… I just don’t know what to do anymore.

I really want to do this right and make this a long-term vivarium for plants at least. But I just don’t know how to fix it and I don’t want to redo this over and over again. Maybe another option is a pond liner on the bottom? Please give some advice

Hi all! I’m an independent maker based in Ireland working on some new modular background & décor concepts balancing reptile welfare and husbandry needs with creativity. Before finishing my prototypes, I want to make sure I’m building something that actually solves real daily headaches for keepers across Ireland & the UK.

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Thanks so much for helping out.

So around a week or so ago I planted my first viv with plants that had been doing well in quarantine for 3 weeks, and after a week of being in there these three (oak leaf creeping fig, rabbits foot fern, birds nest fern) have all dried out in some form, the creeping fig has like crumpled and dried, the rabbits foot fern is like flattening, and the birds nest fern felt really crispy. I do think I was too conservative in misting it but the last 4 days or so I've misted more and no improvement yet. They all had looked to being doing good in their first couple days too. I also have a bromeliad higher up thats had a lower leaf die. Its just pretty discouraging to keep having plant issues so really looking for some help/advice.

I've made several paludariums in the past using mostly native plants, but this is my first attempt at constructing a tropical jungle inspired vivarium. Tank is a 40 gallon breeder with a mostly closed lid made of PVC board (small holes for ventilation). Hardscape made of locally sourced wood from my backyard. Only planning to keep plants for now, though I did add some isopods and springtails.

Looking for general advice and suggestions to improve the scape!

I’m looking at building a 6x2x2 enclosure for my ball python, I want it to possibly be stackable by that isn’t a must. What kind of re-enforcment would be necessary? I’ve designed one for an OSB enclosure but would rather do PVC

Side note, how is everyone's experience with snake plants? I've had 2 before that lasted for a while but eventually rotted. My crested loves using them so much though that I don't think I can get away without one in her enclosure

So I have a new vivarium growing and I'm worried that not everything is going to get watered. As you can see from the pictures I have a shelf style enclosure (this is for dart frogs). Some of the top shelves do sort of block out the lower shelves from getting wet. The shelves are made from netting so water can drop through. My end goal is to have the whole thing covered in moss. How do I go about making sure all the moss gets the moisture it needs to thrive? I am using the FrogDaddy wet moss. The temp and humidity are stable. 70-75 temp and 90-95 humidity.

We have a 1year old egyptian uromastyx, how often would you change your substrate?