#bioactive vivarium

[aquatic-obsession]

the mourning gecko tank is finally looking nice! cleaned the front glass too :)

#mourning gecko viv #bioactive vivarium

[reptimoe]

Ayy I never actually shared my sand boa's finished terrarium!

I went a little wild with the plants and here's a special mention for a plant native to Hachi's natural range 👀

Monadenium ellenbeckii

#reptile #snake #kenyan sand boa #sand boa #terrarium #terrariums #vivarium #vivariums #bioactive terrarium #bioactive vivarium #reptiblr #eryx colubrinus #snakeblr

[ramona-the-pogona]

look at this beast of a log (Ramona for scale)

it's more than a metre / 3 feet long

#ramona #bearded dragon #reptiblr #reptile #lizard #bioactive vivarium

[amazingpetenclosures]

Crested gecko enclosure by April Perez-Villegas

#crested geckos #herps #geckos #bioactive vivarium

[redeyetreesbioviv]

#amphibians #frogs #bioactive vivarium #red eye tree frogs #australian #bioactive #vivarium #ecosystems #nature #red eyes #tree frogs #australia #green tree frog #nailed it #ecosystem #ribbit #tree frog #upgrade #plantlife #toads

[just-here-with-my-thoughts]

White's Tree Frog vivarium got an update

New plants to replace the ones that had hit the roof and got burned by the heat lamps.

Tweedle Dee resolutely hid under a leaf whilst I overhauled the plants but Tweedle Dum came out to explore before I was even done!

Good news is that the clean-up crew are thriving. Plenty of baby woodlice all over the place!

Bonus pic: No new plants for Scrambled Egg, but the viv has been pruned and the glass cleaned.

#frog #frogs #frogs of tumblr #froglr #tree frogs #whites tree frogs #pacman frog #bioactive #bioactive vivarium

[sylvite-sylvite]

I'm getting 2 garden snails next week

So here is their enclosure or vivarium

It's bioactive! There are springtails in here and ill be getting dwarf white isopods once I make the leaf litter and I also still need to get the cuddlebone

The plants are a variety of mosses I found here the only one I know for sure is juniper haircap moss the others are common mosses found in New England

The larger plants are English ivy and string of frogs/oak leaf creeping fig

The enclosure is a 8x8x8 exoterra which I got on sale

Edit: I also want to get some sticks for the snails and the plants to climb

#snails #snailblr #snail enclosure #snail vivarium #vivarium #bioactive terrarium #bioactive vivarium #garden snail

[jayslittlejungle]

terrarium gang

#plantblr #terrarium #begonia #bioactive #vivarium #anklebiter's cage used to have a variegated bird's nest fern in it but somehow got mealy bugs so i had to take it out #the fake fern is just a placeholder #infact i've already replaced it i redid her cage right after this photo #put some little begonia i found in the clearance section in there #doesn't look too great so i didn't take a photo i'll wait until i add some more stuff/the begonia grows in a bit

[missagonyy]

Rubber Ducky Isopod sketch.

The ‘rubber ducky’ isopod is a miniature pet with a duck bill face. I see it more as a Darth Vader helmet , haha. These cute little guys are really awesome!

If they ever breed them in jet black, they can call them Vader Duckies! 😅

#isopods #sketchbook #ink drawing #insect study #insect illustration #insect sketch #rubber ducky isopod #rubber duckie #rubber ducky #isopod #cubaris #cubaris sp #herpblr #insects #insect art #entomology #bugblr #bug art #morph #isopod morph #vivarium #terrarium #bioactive #insect drawing #bug collection #bug collector #roly poly #pill bug #wood louse #Rollie police

[ceratosaurtalks]

While I'm working on my Honduran Milks bioactive, I did wanna take the time to talk about Links Bioactive. Link is my overweight[He's working on it! <3] Male Emergency re-home Ball Python. I typically avoid this species, but he's been a fantastic little Unicorn for me. So lets talk about Link's enclosure and how it works! Link is in a 4ft x 2ft x 2ft PVC Enclosure- this is the *minimum* size this species requires to thrive. His substrate is made up of a layer of perlite sitting at the bottom of his enclosure, this layer of perlite acts as a drainage layer. This drainage layer, which catches excess water that seeps through the substrate. It also helps with catching potentially bad bacteria, and helps with your plants roots! The rest of the substrate sitting ontop of that layer of perlite is a mix of Ecogro organic topsoil, Coco fiber, and Sphagnum moss. I cannot stress this enough, but if you choose to do a bio-active enclosure PLEASE be sure to choose a organic substrate!! Fertilized substrate can be toxic to your animal, this includes manure-based fertilizers. To promote healthy growth, I choose to use Coco fiber and Sphagnum Moss. The Coco fibe[Coco peat] Is a safer way to promote healthy soil for both your plant, and your animals, while the Sphagnum Moss is fantastic at holding water and Nutrients for your plants. The arguably biggest and most important part of this enclosure is the cleanup crew. Your cleanup crew will break down decaying plant matter and your animals feces and return it to the soil, as well as cleaning bacteria growth. Bio-actives cannot function in the long-run without a cleanup crew. The cleanup crew I chose consist of Dairy Cow isopods[Porcellio laevis], and Temperate Springtails[Collembola sp.]. You can Mix-and match your Isopods and Springtails as long as its a species that can tolerate the humidity and temps your animal requires, HOWEVER! Its important to note your Isopod species. I chose not to mix Isopods in this enclosure as Dairy cows are kinda known for being aggressive. For plants, ball Pythons are incredibly Bulldozery animals and will trample much of your flora. Needing hardy plants that could survive being trampled and occasionally uprooted was a must for him, and after thought and research, I ended up settling on these: Golden Pothos, Snake plants, and Jade Pothos. Some just overall incredibly hardy plants that, since having them, I've found fantastic success with surviving Links night-time pathing and assaults. I also have a Philodendron [Monstera adansonii,] in there, providing cover and clutter around and over his hot hide. I'm proud of this plant surviving so far, to say I added it with a specific reason would be a goddamn lie lmao I just loved how cool it looked. The fact it's survived and adapted for as long as it has is a miracle in of itself, and I wish great health amongst this trooper of a plant. I deep water once a week to keep my plants healthy and the soil moist enough for my isopods to thrive, with occasional spraying staggered through the week. Overall, this is how Links Bioactive tank is settup! Is this the only way to set up a Bioactive tank? Certainly not! There's plenty of ways you can setup a Bioactive. Does your animal absolutely NEED a bioactive enclosure? For a lot of animals that answers going to be no! It doesn't. Bio-active vs Non-bio-actives have their pros and cons that, maybe Ill ramble about in a later post. And probably talk on what a Bioactive even is and go into much more detail than I did here about how it works. But I chose Bioactive personally because the long-term upkeep is less costly and labor-inducing, and I just love the looks of them. AndICanHaveAsManyGoddamnIsopodsAsIWant<3

#bioactive #vivarium #info dump #biology #ball python #reptile #isopods #plants #I got lazy towards the end and just started saying Bioactive #herpetology #snake #botony #horticulture

[volchonika]

24x18x36 bioactive vivarium in progress. I think I started this one at the end of February, and it's coming along! Next step is to populate the cork bark with moss and build a "rock" bridge for arboreal basking. Not married to this idea, but I think it will be home to a green anole someday soon-ish. (This is a redemption arc for me, green anoles were my first reptile as a kid and I didn't have the tools or resources to care for them properly, so I'd like to give one a super great life now.)

#vivarium #bioactive #reptiblr #live plants #house plants #terrarium

[aquatic-obsession]

before and after a little cleanup of the mourning gecko tank!

#bioactive vivarium #mourning gecko viv #vivarium

[reptimoe]

Piece of heaven

#reptiblr #herpblr #geckoblr #tropical plants #plant #plantblr #terrarium #vivarium #bioactive vivarium #bioactive terrarium #bioactive enclosure

[ramona-the-pogona]

while Ramona was asleep she got a full house renovation

#humidity and temps are being strictly monitored #bioactive vivarium #bearded dragon #reptiblr #reptile #not ramona

[hogsprout]

Redid Sok's enclosure!! Two types of pothos clippings and three polka dot plants

Steadily going full bioactive and also breeding my zebra isopods in there hopefully, they're not doing too hot in the 6x2x2 because the conditions for them are too hard to control I think

I wonder if he'll snack on them...

#sok #my camera hates uvb sorry #kenyan sand boa #sand boa #boa #small snek #cute snek #bioactive #vivarium #reptile keeper #snake #reptile #reptiblr #snekblr #my snek #good snek #snakeblr #oc

[thelittledragons]

A rare view of Taiko relaxed and out in the open!

Meanwhile Doreto is ever on guard.

#crested gecko #vivarium #doreto #taiko #gecko #bioactive #july 2023