You could take that chambered terrarium and stick it inside another larger terrarium and then take all the corks out so the plants and moss start spilling out!
Man, that would be cool. If he set up the large terrarium housing the small ones similarly to his other terrarium-in-terrarium set up, it would look simply fantastic...
@@SerpaDesign my family and I have really taken a liking to terrariums. One of mine keeps fogging up, not like the others. Can I send you some photos for your thoughts on treatment?
I think the free one is actually my favourite. Mostly because how hardscape and plants work so pleasantly together I think. Tho I'm still immensly impressed by the Terraception project!
Your videos are thorough without being boring, easy to follow and fun to watch! Lots of people make videos about their hobbies and are very condescending or arrogant, but you seem to eager and happy to share your knowledge!
Could you do a video on remedies to common terrarium problems? I made my first one with isopods and it was doing fine, but I went away for a weekend and when I came back all the isopods were dead. I have no idea what caused this and some basic troubleshooting would be great! Love the channel!
Just here to show you some love, as you inspired me to create many terrariums this holiday season. I gave my friends and family terrariums this year and they were a big hit! Thank you for sharing what you love with others.
A month ago I found your videos. Today I have several terrariums. I can't stop. The terrarium bug is real lol. I have picked up so much from you and I have only lost a couple of plants that I started from the beginning. But they are all healthy and happy and loving the little worlds you helped me create. Thank You.
I've been watching a lot of your terrarium videos lately & have gotten myself into making my own for my 2 praying mantis & wolf spider. Your videos are very inspirational, especially since I've gotten so much more into gardening. Thanks for sharing your channel/videos with us!😊😊❤
After watching your videos for just a week, you got me hooked! I ended up making terrariums with my mom and we both loved how fun and relaxing it was to do it. After posting some of our pics online, friends messaged me and I think I’m going to be hosting a terrarium making party in the near future! Your videos really make terrarium building something easy and worthwhile to do and for years I thought it was too expensive and would take too much time. Keep on creating, educating, and inspiring!!
@@SongbirdOfficial yeah those could sell for 30-50 dollars with a deli cup of springtail culture some substrate blocks some tweezers and some accent items
Woodlice are really cool, being crustaceans they have to keep their pleopodal lungs (which are on their legs) wet to be able to breathe. So it makes sense that they thrive in a terrarium! The females keep their eggs in a lil pouch (aptly named the marsupium) that they have to keep filled with water whilst the young mature and hatch. This makes it look like they're giving birth when the young emerge, they're also capable of asexual reproduction which is pretty cool. They might not be Armadillidium vulgare (though it is pretty likely) - you need to observe them while they're rolled up to be sure which species they are. It's interesting to note that their presence indicates the soil you have in that terrarium has a pretty high calcium carbonate content. They primarily like to eat decaying plant matter but they'll also feed on algae and lichens, they only really go for living plants when they're desperate, so if you see any algae build up leave it there for them to eat :D Man I love woodlice.
Hey dude, just wanted to give you props. I’ve made several terrariums this year, and your vids were great for inspiration and highly informative. I’m using them as practice for my paludarium build I’ve been working on.
I like how even if a terrarium is overgrown, a little unhealthy or otherwise imperfect, you still say it's doing good and that makes me feel better when my older terrariums no longer look perfect.
We can only do so much to keep them looking how we want. Terrariums take on a life of their own and sometimes the imperfections are what make them beautiful.
The more I watch these videos, the more I want to get into it. Will do it myself with some local things of the Netherlands. Hope it works out! Thanks for your great videos.
Loved seeing all of your terrariums! They are amazing! I think the one I love the most because I own fish is the terrarium in a 10 gallon tank! I would love to see fish in it!!! It is awesome and makes me want more of it!!! It is one of the ones that I thought to myself," Oh wow, that's cool!!!" (I love all of your designs but this one just appeals to me the most!) Thank you for sharing your passion!
Super cool to see the different projects you did, I am a big fan of your video's! After a long time hesitating, i made my first terrarium today.. your video's inspired me :)
After watching a few of your videos, I went on a moss gathering expedition to a local forest. I spent a few hours collecting various types of moss and when I got them home I went to my small, seldom used back porch to wash some of the soil off the samples I had collected. That's when I discovered that several of the types of moss I had collected in the forest, were already growing in a shady area by my porch. I had just never looked for them before. Now I see moss and tiny plants that would look nice in a terrarium everywhere I go. Now I just have to cruise the second hand shops for some unique containers to make into mini moss habitats.
Serpa dude!!!! I love how most of these are maturing! A weekend without a Serpa Squad notification is just too horrible to contemplate! Can I get any more explanation points in my comment? I don't know know!!!!!!!!
Hey Serpa, long time subscriber! I remember some time ago you mentioned the idea of redoing your intro series, I was wondering if you were still planning on doing that? If so I’d recommend making your new true beauty to replace the old massive terrarium you had, as that (for a new watcher) should this amazing large scale foggy terrarium that immediately let the viewer know that this is a pro. Also question- how do you handle all the extra moss and plants when not used in terrariums? Do they need a constant light source? Also an idea for a video just showing a medium terrarium with everything you’ve put in and where to get it and a price or link to show it’s easy to do and not expensive (maybe as a finale for your how to terrarium series) Anyways, just ideas I’ve had fumbling around for awhile, love your work, stay awesome bud!
You singlehandedly inspired me to start a terrarium room. I have 10 so far, and they are all doing great! Thanks for your awesome videos, I love what you said at the end about reconnecting with nature and dealing with stress. Great work!
Really great work, boss. Great to see your New vids and it must be a great feeling to inspire hundreds of thousands of people, Like me. I build my first terrarium for Valentine's day to give my wife and monitoring it for a few days. Therefore, i have 2 questions, i hope you answer em. 1) when i build a layer, i.use holes on a plastic bag like your DIY videos. The problem is ,i think holes arent frequent enough because gravels are pretty dry, and my terrarium looks steamy. Should i rebuild or is this a common thing? 2) springtails! There are not many sellers around where i live, so i must hunt or collectit some before cultivating it, so what is your suggestion? Bonus question: is using earthworms does the trick as springtails, or springtails is a must? Thanks for your answers, will be waiting for more inspiring work. A friend of yours from İstanbul, Turkey.
I currently have 15 terrariums since watching your native terrarium video 3 months ago,and I am still addicted to make more😅.I am afraid that my house will be full of it!
Hey! Loving your vivariums and terrariums! I recently (a month ago) made a vivarium of my own maybe the size of 50x25x35cm. But I have a infestation of some sort of mite I believe. The mites are leaving some sort of grey powdery substrate on some of the moss. They are around half the size of a spring tail and white in color. Do you know what they are? if they are harmful to my vivarium? and how to remove them?
I think it would be cool to use one of the large tall containers you have and create a ‘jack and the beanstalk’ style terrarium. I would love to see that style terrarium build 🙏🏼
Late to the game, but made 1st terrarium yesterday, inspired by the "free terrarium" vid. Cost me a whooping $1 for the jar! Haha Thanks for the hobby inspo!
I love watching your videos and try to make my own but I can never find the type of plants that you have in your videos. Is there a certain website that you buy your plants from?
If he says terrarium one more time... hahaha it was a very informational video and you have an awesome thing going here. I’m glad you’re doing what makes you happy, to that you have my respect. Happy travels fellow inhabitant.
I love your channel, it made me starting creating terrariums as well. Despite your suggestion I started with small ones, just to see if my garden's native plants were suited for this activity. They are doing well after a month so I started 2 new terrariums. In one of the bigger ones a plant sterted dying so some mold started grewing, I probably recognise it because of sporangial-like structures in it. Is it bad? Do I have to clean it up or just let that ecosystem do its job?
I made a native terrarium and put a piece of bark in there with a cool looking fungus on it... turns out it wasn’t fungus! Because I woke up to dozens of baby praying mantises crawling around in there, luckily it was a closed terrarium. I took the lid off and set it outside by the garden :) other than that my terrarium is still going really well and I have a TON of springtails in there
This is my fear. Every time I add something new to my terrarium, I'm afraid I'm going to accidentally wake to a bunch of hatched spiders eggs or something 😭
There was this one time, when I was in the forest, and I found an open jar half buried in soil, and inside a very lovely little ecosystem. Since then i always knew I'll make one of these myself, but never have (and it's been years). Now seeing these videos, I'll definitely take up the task! P.S. here's a question: What is the oldest still living closed (never opened) terrarium in the world?
