DIY Arid Desert Bioactive Vivarium for Blue Beetles 

I had a lot of fun with this build and it makes me even more excited for some future projects that I hope to do in the next few months. Also, the beetles are so fun to have around and I’d highly recommend giving them a try if you ever come across them. Anyway, enjoy the video, have a great weekend, and let me know what you think of the project!

One of the things I love about Tanner is that he doesn’t consider any of the animals in his care as disposable. From the springtails all the way up to the biggest reptiles, every creature is given the best possible environment so that they don’t just survive, they thrive and are happy. It’s inspiring and beautiful

one thing that i'd love for sure is a quick bio on the animals you're working with at the beginning of each video. like their common and scientific names, their lifespan and size in the wild and in captivity, and anything else you'd feel is important to know about the animals. absolutely loved this one!

I find that the quality of someone’s character can often be determined by the care and compassion he puts into the smallest creatures. And my guy gave some beetles the most beautiful arid setup I’ve ever see.

Hey man I’m here to say that you have inspired me to become a biologist I’m 17 going into college this fall majoring in biology I appreciate you making these videos🙏🏻

You should add living stones in some of your future desert style vivariums they are really cool and funky looking succulents. I have a few and I absolutely love them.

I love the setup! As someone studying entomology it makes me so happy to see people giving insects the love and care they deserve. What adorable little creatures!

Love it! It's funny, those beetles are an accent to their own vivarium. That blue color really pops against the background scape. Beautiful job.

Really cool Vivarium and such funky little critters! As someone else already mentioned, maybe you could include some more facts about the animal or leave a link to some information? Your channel really helps making people curious about animals and their habitats. At least for me the question of "could I keep an animal like this?" arrises from time to time. You providing some more facts about what keeping the animal entails would add to that

I just had a random urge to look for desert-themed beetle terrariums, so I searched up "desert terrarium" and this is the first result I get! It's strange because it's exactly what I was looking for, and it was JUST uploaded 30 minutes ago!

i would love a video of just b-roll of all the critters in their habitats with soothing music over it!

The desert look is really cool, I love the use of succulents in this one. Amazing job!

As someone that lives in dry hot Arizona, this set up looks amazing! The reddish sand really brings the right feel. And while it's true that the plants would usually be more spaced out (or under a tree to leech water and get protective shade) the fun part about having an Inspired-By set up is that you have artistic liberty to spice things up how you see fit. I think the amount of plants is perfect, it's like a condensed section of desert.

Some of my favorite videos of yours are your non aquarium builds. Fish are awesome, but seeing some less common species like these beetles or spiders and praying mantis (as you’ve done in the past) is very cool to see. Great work as always, you are the gold standard with scaping and animal care!

Recently been trying to think of ways to enhance my leopard gecko enclosure and this has really helped. Such a beautiful Terrarium!

I've had my beetles for almost a year now, and I love them. I'm glad to see them get some recognition since they are very easy to care for and are very fun to watch and hold. Would love to move them into a setup like this one day

I’m still amazed by the amount of ideas and time you dedicate to these videos, we love you and the animals Tanner keep it up❤

this is a really cool setup. Those beetles are dope.

The vivarium looks great, but those beetles are just gorgeous

Awesome built as always. You always find such interesting animals. These beetles are so cute 😊

I’ve always wanted you to do something like this. It looks beautiful and I already can’t wait for the next video.

That one rock looks like a mountain lion face. Such a cool Terrarium and those beetles are fun to watch. ❤

IDK why but i love watching these videos. It takes a lot of research and dedication to do this. Also patience.

I work at a natural science museum, and we have some of these on display in the insects exhibit. I really fell in love with them and now I want to get some of my own and build them a beautiful home like this

I never knew I would love beetles, they look awesome I have to get some.

Really interesting to see a setup that is so different than the ones you usually do. Looks awesome!

Wow I love the red/orange sand against the blue beetles, it really makes them pop!

I never thought I'd be interested in terrariums, but this beetle really looks great and interesting. Like a mini tanker bug from starship troopers.😂

This enclosure looks so stunning! You really outdid yourself here!

These little blue beetle are some of my favorite animals ever. Loved the whole build and can't wait for your next desert style build!

Honestly one of the most interesting scapes you've done so far! Arid and non tropical enviroments require such a different type of scaping and this one for some good beetles is worth it!

Cool! I had never heard of Blue fainting death beetles before this build. Thank you!

When doctor plants and serpa make arid vivariums with the same species on the same day, it’s a good day.

Way to capture the minimalistic but stunning beauty of a desert landscape! As someone who has lived most of their life in a desert, it is so fun to see you bring a desert’s unique beauty to life in your scape! Thanks for sharing!!

This is freaking awesome. Those blue beetles a very cool looking.

This has to be my favorite thing you ever did. This is just perfect top to bottom is the most beautiful inclose project

One of your bests! Love the concept of a desert vivarium.

It looks amazing!! Also, i would really like to see what the finished product looks like in the animal room as a whole. A little zoom out would look so cool imo

I would love if this setup was on live cam with some relaxing lo-fi playing…..I would watch that for hours 😊 these beetles are so interesting

Wow. The desert inspiration was gorgeous and you got it so close. The succulents were the right touch. Your creativity and design sense are amazing. The videos are so calming as well. Thank you.

Yooooo blue berry beetles let’s gooooo hahah

Being that I was raised in a desert environment, and that I was always a wildlife nut,...this reminded me of my childhood. What a beautiful setup!

WOW I really like that setup especially the overall orange colour compliments the dusty blue beetles and makes them pop!

My little succulent-loving heart is all about this Vivarium! Thank you for taking the time to make this video and share it with us!

Can you do a feeding video for all of your animals? That will be great

This terrarium turned out very cool, but what do you feed the bugs???

A beautiful Vivarium and a gorgeous beetle. Wonderful video thank you for sharing.

This is one of my favorites so far! Well done. I love beetles and their habitat looks awesome!

OMG YES we are getting ever closer to a TARANTULA HOME!!!!! 😁 Saw these blue beetles on Aquarimax Pets the other day.. they the new craze? I understand why!! Anyway, back to the video! 😅 Okay, what a fantastic home you've given these guys! Rus from Aquarimax Pets will be super jealous haha! Kudos for dipping your hands into different types of biomes and flora/fauna.. excited to see what you've got coming up!!

I love these guys! I used to take care of a group of them and they’re so fun! I’d love to see more inverts. Under appreciated for sure! Halloween moon crabs….? Thank you for sharing!

Thank you so much! I’ve been looking at these guys recently and not a ton of new videos are out about them so this is great

Beetles with succulents is such a good idea... they look perfect together! So cute!

Are you considering doing leopard gecko or hognose snake? They both allow for very creative and versatile arid tanks

It looks lovely my man. Have you ever thought about keeping ant especially in a setup similar to this?

This is just STUNNING! There's something about arid enclosures that just draw me in more. They're less common in the hobby, but they're all so unique and detailed.

and those blue beetles are really lovely!

It's good to see a vivarium build again. The aquariums are cool, but I love vivariums just a tad more

(I miss your old studio.) Thrilled for your new beginning though! Love to you and your fam and Thank you for the great inspiration.

These beetles are so cool! I love how you always recreate the animal's natural environment and do it so beautifully

These little beetles are so cute!

Deserts are one of my favorite biotopes. So glad you've made one, and with an interesting occupant as well!

Love these beetles, I’ve had my group of 3 for two years now, and they’ve always been some of my favourite inverts

I've never heard of blue feigning death beetles before now, but they have to be some of the cutest insects I've ever seen.

Those beetles seem neat, something I would consider keeping if I kept my home warmer. Thank you for the detailed build!

just when i think you can't outdo yourself, you really just blow us away! it's inspiring

BUGS BUGS BUGS! I love this! What good little blueberries! The succulents and airplants look great too - I really look forward to seeing this build's progress.

Oh my gosh those beetles are so cute! That is not a phrase i have EVER said before, lol, but they are. Love the scape! I have a lot of succulents and this was fun to see.

Arid regions are my favorite places to visit. What a fantastic recreation - perfect as always and those beetles are amazing and kinda cute too.

An absolutely lovely departure from ur normal, lush content. Beautiful.

Thanks! That turned out great, just fantastic Tanner!

LOVE the arid landscape and those beautiful blue beetles!

Wow, this thing is somehow *exceptionally* beautiful!!

Love this build!! I've never seen this beatle before... I need to look it up. Thanks Tanner!

Bdfbs are the best! Interesting way to do the hinges with glass, definitely gave me some good ideas for my own tanks

Such a beautiful piece to add in the animal room. I love the blue hue on the beetles

it looks great, the beetles fit in so well

Love the Desert theme.

absolutely love it!!!!!! the colouring of the beetles is beautiful!

Awesome! I love these little guys, they are lots of fun to keep

Its beautiful! It really looks like a desert. I love it! Ty for sharing 😊

Goergous! I was wondering when you'd pick some of these guys up. You actually were a huge inspiration for me, I didn't have the time or capacity to care for any herps back then despite obsessing over your vids and the bioactive movement, i picked some up for myself! Going on nearly 4 years now. They're amazing, easier than almost anything to keep and as entertaining as a fish tank I watch them (embarrassingly) for hours lol! I've got them in a 75gal, with a few other desert beetle species, a large harvestman as well as 2 sonoran, and 2 texan millipedes. The Sonora, Mojave, baja and Chihuahuan deserts host some of the coolest plants, its been a long process but I've mostly got a biotope going on and I learned almost everything entirely from you! Not to get too fan boi here but thank you for literally changing my life!

This is my favourite setup you've ever done!!!

Awesome work! Vivarium is beautiful and so are the beetles.

This is a sweet build, the ruddy brown of the sand and grey browns of the rock really set off the beetles and plants, it makes the whole thing pop visually. It’s nice to see you doing an insect build, would be cool to see you do more. With summer coming around the corner it would be really neat to see a pond build with a focus on invertebrate life, scuds and wild snails and maybe something like a giant water or some dragonfly nymphs bug as a centrepiece.

WOWOWOWOW! This is a stunning setup.

Super interesting to see a different environment. Love the vibe of this video!

Amazing scape. I coincidently got some of these beetles yesterday and I absolutely love them!

It looks terrific! Good on you.

I wish you would design for every zoo in the world!!! I LOVED THIS ONE! The music was amazing too... That guitar at the end...

Clearly explained. All aspects of the build covered. Nice pacing. Bravo!

The beetles are soooo cute!! Love the environment you made for them.

I LOVE arid vivariums and cant wait to see more

This is absolutely gorgeous! I love those beetles!

you are amazing in what you do and the creatures look so comfortable too

this has to be one of the coolest ones yet

This is an amazing little world, the beetles are beautiful!

Cool! Love the desert look!

This is one of my favourites that you've made!

I love it. One of my favorites

I love how you narrate your videos, very good command of language and soothing to listen to.