This is an original song, though it would not surprise me to learn of other bluegrass/folksy type songs that sound similar, the chord progression is pretty basic
@@catearnold4072 I was listening to a lot of Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan at the time. You could probably call it a pastiche of those kinds of songs. Talkin’ Blues and whatnot
I can say my gecko has lived on sand for the past like 12 years and she's been 100% ok. Granted it's special protein sand that doesn't clump into rocks but still, she actually prefers it to the more rocky part of her tank.
@ConnorLongDVM sorry, i did see you said dry lock. Dont get that where i live, though. I would like to find an alternative that may be available here. So what is dry lock?
Your first bio active inspired me to make one for my rescued ball python! I now also would like to make a new one (bigger, because she deserves the best). I see that you put this one on casters, can I ask how heavy this is/ how difficult is it to move?
A year later I am finding this video and I believe it is still the best enclosure video I have seen on a ball python. I tip my hat to you sir. The work you have put into making sure your friend has the best possible experience is admirable.
Thank you for the insight on how long the previous enclosure was successful for, and what factors led to needing a new one! I rarely see videos on how ball python bioactives fare long term (+1 year) and worry about whether they're feasible in the long run. Appreciate the transparency, and definitely given me some food for thought on what what to consider if I wanted to do this in my drafty apartment!
Nice enclosure. Have you tried fogging at night ? Most chams have the ability to drink fog thru breathing at night. They can even stop drinking from leaves or drips if fogged properly. Check out James Cross for DIY foggers. I enjoyed the sky background, great idea.
Well I’m less a RU-vidr and more a random guy trying to showcase some viv options haha. I also spoke about it on the Animals At Home Podcast too (I think that was the most recent update) - I actually recently took the whole thing apart. The gecko is doing very well but the beetles killed my plants. I’m planning a v2 in the future but it’s so hard to carve out the time. The TLDR is that I think this basic idea works well, I’d probably skip the beetles.
@ConnorLongDVM Thanks for the reply! I always wondered how well superworms actually do in a bioactive. Those lil guys eat everything lol. Hope you find time to make more videos in the future!
Amazing build! But 2 things: 1. You should've sterilized the pieces of wood you brought in. There should've been no foreign critters you weren't aware of, because these can have parasites, harming your cleanup crew and potentially affecting the health of your leopard gecko if the parasites get to the feeders. 2. Beautiful SHTCTB gecko, but have you checked it for the enigma gene? The spotting on the back worries me.
stainless steel wire - I cut it and bend it to make a little horseshoe shaped staple that can be pressed into the backdrop. Creeping plants will generally affix themselves eventually so as they grow you probably won't need to add more unless you're trying to shape the growth.
This is the most gorgeous leopard gecko bioactive vivarium I've ever seen. I am planning on rescaping my leopard gecko, Tango's, enclosure soon and gosh this has helped a ton in terms of inspiration at this is exactly what I want it to look like. Thank you!!!
Amazing videos. Incorporating some of your design into my builds. One question, how did you run the cords through the enclosure for the temp probes on the hides/basking spots?
I have drilled ventilation holes with a hole saw into the back of the light compartment to threat the cords inside and then enlarged the holes in the mesh that separates the light compartment from the enclosure so I could fit the probes through those
Any tips on the buckwheat? I’m on my second round. I think I may be overwatering. My first plant everything got yellow them brown and completely dead. Trying to err on the extreme end of dry with my second plant.
THIS! this helps me out a lot. I recently got a baby leopard gecko and since it's small I'm taking my time into making a cool "setup" and was thinking only vertically, as you would given all the other videos out there. It did occur to me I could do more of a landscape instead of a background and that's exactly what I'm going to do!!! This video helped me a lot with the process since I've tried two times making a background but somehow it keeps failing. Maybe it was meant to be for me to watch this video first!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
I will do spot cleaning as needed to remove urates, fecal material, and shed skins. The vivarium is bioactive so disinfecting or full replacement of the substrate is unnecessary. I do partial replacement of the substrate in the tub once in a while, but I have bioactive organisms there as well.
I have a blue tongue skink I’m making a bioactive enclosure for and since he is an avid digger, I decided to go the egg crate route so I could zip tie the screen to the crate and make it more difficult for him to pull out. I wanted to do just a standard drainage layer but I think he will rip out the layers. Could I put the egg crate platform like you made in the video over the top of leca to give it more support under the platform? I don’t think I’m going to put a ton of heavy stuff on top but there are some things like his hides that have some weight to them I want to try to keep supported. What do you think?
From a vivarium engineering perspective I think that would probably work just fine, but I don't have any personal experience with blue tongue skink husbandry so I'd recommend looking into what others have done with that species specifically to prevent them from digging up the false bottom and plants, and how feasible it might be. One thing to consider: if the animal is so destructive that they will claw through the false bottom they may not be the best suited for this type of enclosure. With enough time and money you can probably make anything work, you'll just need to decide if it's worth it to you. I did sort of a hybrid setup for my ball python (I have a couple videos on here) where the plants are sequestered to slots so that The Snake can't easily squash them or dig them up, but I also made the whole thing from scratch.
What has been your watering/misting schedule for the plants? I'm trying the buckwheat but it looks pretty brown. I think it may actually be overwatering that's my issue given what I've read about it's drought tolerance.
Absolutely love this video. So informative and detailed. The amount of thought and consideration that went into this vivarium makes this video so wholesome and even more enjoyable to watch. Thank you!
