r/bioactive • • 23h ago

Question I have a question about isopods and bioactive enclosures

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Can isopods self-regulate themselves in a bioactive enclosure or do I have to worry about a overpopulation problem? I am getting dwarf whites and I know they clone themselves. Should I be worried about this? Is overpopulation something a pet owner should fear or should I just let it happen? If I should worry about an overpopulation how do I solve this? I have a 10-gallon tank and two male Madagascar hissing cockroaches. Please help me with any knowledge you can.


r/bioactive • • 13h ago

Eggs in frog tank!

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Found these on the glass this morning, some stuck to one of my frogs aswell!! Fly eggs? What do i do? Never noticed until today.


r/bioactive • • 5h ago

Question How do I keep my humidity up

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I'm thinking about getting a colony of powder blues as a clean up crew for my corn snake terrarium. The only problem is that where I live is very dry and it's hard to maintain a humidity over 50%. Does anyone know how I can maintain a higher humidity? Is there for example a good substrate to use or any methods to make sure the humidity stays in the enclosure for at least a few hours?


r/bioactive • • 6h ago

CUC Are these springtails? Constantly bouncing insects recently showed up.

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I introduced springtails about a month back, but these like a bit darker while the springtails in my culture are pretty white. Any thoughts?


r/bioactive • • 12h ago

isopods and baby geckos??

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I have purchased a pre built bioactive enclosure for my gecko but I think it has dairy cow isopods in it and I’ve been advised to avoid them with my baby gecko as they may nibble him, is this true?


r/bioactive • • 6h ago

I aquired my first tank, what do I put in this thing?

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I was given a 20gal front opening tank/terrarium from a friend. I'm really into houseplants and I have quite the collection that I really enjoy caring for. Since the tank was free and bioactive setups have always seemed very interesting to me, ive decided to take on this project. I would prefer a tropical setup because I can souce the plants for that from cuttings of things I already have. The tank is horizontal and the doors are about 4in up on the tank, it has a mesh top. I know that I will need some specific soil and a drainage layer setup, as well as springtails and isopods. I know that I won't be able to put any animal in it for a month or more. I have a few questions: should the tank be off the ground, or is it fine at floor level? what animals would be ethical to keep in a tank this size? what common issues will I probably run into? if I got an animal that had burrowing behavior, would it destroy the plants I put in there? what's the best way to get the fogginess off of the tanks glass(its secondhand)? it is absolutely necessary to decide what I want to put in there before I start making the setup? thats about all I can think of right now. thanks :)