tip: can’t find decor that isn’t half of your paycheck? check aquarium isles. I use fake plants, and I can get tons of those little artificial plants for like a $1. I just dig them into substrate as you would in an aquarium. And they always come in all different types of designs and styles, usually for reptile decor your only choices are desert or forest. What if my skink wants a moon-themed terrarium, huh? Well that’s pretty easily achievable when I go to the aquarium isle at my local pet store, or even just search it up on Amazon.
Also check out hobby stores as well…. I’ve found crazy cheap cholla wood, Mopani wood, really expensive rocks, etc. for almost nothing (I got 6 really nice pieces of cholla wood the other day for less than $2.30. They also tend to have more sturdy fake plants if you’ve got strong climbers as well esp. if you get them on sale!
I find windows quite a nuisance for this kind of place. It makes creating a photoperiod troublesome because you have to compete with the sun (or block the window). Mostly I want for my animal's day to be at my night, so I can see it while I'm home (for diurnal animals) Also if I want to skip, start earlier or accelerate a hibernation or reprodutive season it can be more difficult with sunlight reaching the enclosure, as the animal use cues from the photoperiod to regulate this kind of behaviour.
Your issue with that reasoning is that barometric pressure and humidity also vary throughout the day with the sun, and the animals are still sensitive to those changes. Following the natural photoperiod of their natural environment is ideal, and natural sunlight is so much better at helping that.
Reptilian Garden i just really appreciate SOO much how it’s not a numbers game with you, and how you are an advocate for that. More people need to see pet tubers like this!! I personally only have one bearded dragon, but I keep him in a 125 gal and I’d like to say he lives his best life lol. I’d rather see spoiled reptiles with the best possible care then a whole rack of animals just to say “feeding my 50+ pets!!!” for views and click bait. I appreciate what you’re doing so much and keep up the great work!
I want to have a reptile room in the future and by watching your video I realized the little details I hadn’t thought about (like room humidity along with enclosure humidity). I feel more prepared for nailing my future reptile room!
So many great points! I gotta get my ass in gear painting. I absolutely HATE painting, but it’s the only thing holding up my whole reptile room. Thank you for the motivation!
I did my reptile animal room an Alice & Wonderland theme room (That’s always been meaningful for me & if you look up artificial boxwood panels & how cool ppl decorate homes, cafes, hotels, etc. I have a neon sign & I’ll store infused plants in in there as well… lol it always kind of adds to the look (I have digital thermometer/temp. on ever tank & enclosure & it kind of goes with my collection & weird clocks & I decorated my industrial racks with greenery & used cheap red Christmas string lights I got for my nocturnal animals & if feels like I’m just out in natural somewhere with all of my animals which I kind of love 😊 I’m kind of OcD & even some floating shelves w/decor mixed w/products I store in cheap IKEA jars with labels or some floating w/books on different species it seems like it’s all meant to be in a certain place. (I also have live plants either on the tops or hanging from the ceilings next to the windows as well). I haven’t seen anything else like it, but so far it works & seems to make my addiction & also the things in the room all in order as well… oddly. Maybe I’m just a weirdo tho!
I agree! I also think your the only RU-vidr I’ve ever seen addressing not having overstocked tanks all next to each other & the stress it causes the animals. There are so many different options, from using inexpensive paper or doing fancier solutions I find that my animals (including my fish) seem more content & there is a huge difference in how active they are in their own enclosures compared to before as well. And some of the backgrounds or whatever you use to kind of enclose them in you can use for easy stimulation as well.. well it adds more climbing space, ive used wire & hung plants upside down from the top which some of my animals love.. or cutting pieces of bamboo into small pieces to do part of my day gecko enclosure.. or even those plastic knitting squares you get at craft stores for 40cents.. it really helps a lot of my animals climb from crabs to geckos fo spiders (as long as evertbing you’re using isn’t toxic for that animal) I play around & kind of keep adding to things that they like & go off that to make their enclosures better over time 😊
I raise the humidity to a level that is fine for my least humidity needing animal and then just use the basic humidity raising tactics relative to species. And provide a fan/ good air circulation. And my other strategies are which animals can go along the base board heat. Who faces the window. But I’m stuck on arrangement still.
Good that you update and are on youtube a lot now. Do you now perhaps see some things that are not quite right here? heehhhhhh... U get a thumbs up from me though 🥰
I no this is off topic but your hair looks great 😂 and my dog and my reptiles have a similar relationship she always looks so interested when ever i do anything with them
My dog isn’t ever interested in a single thing (fish, reptiles, mammals, etc…. He’ll watch Tv w/my buns, but for some reason he’s obsessed with turtles & toirtoises… j know I can always find him in there. It seems like the turtles enjoy it as well so a weird little relationship!
I just have a BP for the moment, but in two years bf and I are moving into a bigger place. A reptile room (guest room and gaming room) will have a reptile wall. Or maybe I'll place the animals. In the living room. Great tips anyway, they'll sure be helpful when the time comes.
I have my little office & craft area in one area of my room… it’s the most relaxing room in the house, makes me feel creative & even start doing yoga & other things in there. Of course on the ground are all of my rescue bunnies so they like to help with anything I do for an added bonus. Seems like a good gaming space esp. since do many are nocturnal & that’s when I get going with my headphones. It’s would give you a lot more insight into their shenanigans when you’re normally sleeping! 😊
I do that wirh my axoltlys & my tarantulas.. most of their enclosures fit perfectly in a IKEA Kallax unit & if you get in in black they seem to like that… or floating lack shelves in darker corners of the room as well… some of mine have even expanding into my bathroom/dressing area where there isn’t direct light
Honestly I have never owned a gecko before so I have been doing some looking around and I want to care for a crested gecko I think they are absolutely amazing. But just what has worked you as in feeding and what type of food do you use and the decorations live or fake so you use to keep them feeling safe
How do you setup outlets and extension cords? My extension cord sizzled out and I worry it was an issue with how many things were plugged into it and I don’t understand how other reptile keepers do it so easily without worry of it overheating.
I had to “bunny proof” mine so run them all in protected plastic & then learned from tanks they got in metal boxes (meant for outside wiring) mounting on the walls… or if they are on racks I’ll cut a home in the back of a safe container & run a lot of them through there as well…. Worst case scenario get a cheap water hose & cut it open.. you can find all your cords & use tape or other things to make it blend in & a hose should work for the entire room
My bearded dragon has been upset since we brought a uromastyx home. They can't see each other but he's still pissed off, I think he can smell him. Trying to figure out where to put them.
I’ve been thinking about getting a crested gecko but my room only gets in the mid to high 60s in the winter and not sure if that’s too cold. I’ve seen some of those nano heat emitters would you recommend that on a thermostat or would you still recommend a space heater? And what space heaters do you recommend/use?
Lexie U It’s okay to use a heat emitter as long as it is monitored by a thermostat. As for space heaters, I would also choose one where you can set it at a certain temperature to keep it regulated.
Definitely don’t recommend a heat pad like the person below suggested. Since cresties climb the glass they could get seriously burned if with a thermostat. I would probably go with a heat emitter.
Make sure you get a Digital Tenperature controller with the heating pad! Esp. w/cresties so you can set the temp. vs. it going to the “ambient temperature”. You can also get inexpensive packs of digital thermometer & humidifiers as well to always check.. some even connect to your phone & will alert you if it goes up or down past what you set. I keep those mainly on my Axolotl tanks, but they’re really handy! Also sometimes moving them to a different area of the room when they get colder. I’ve seen people do shelving towards the top of the ceiling for a lot of aboreal tanks or if they’re breeders & makes since if heat rises & they’re all synced up!
Great video! Just one thing at the end of the video it says text title here I think you might have forgotten to remove that... I don’t mind I just wanted to make sure you knew. :)
I’m planing on breeding my crested geckos so I have their tanks close. Is that bad? They eat fine and my girl was very shy and she actually eats better. Do you have any tips
It’s Covid, cheaper rhan therapy or what I used to spend going out all the time. Of course I also know the lifespan & start them out in their forever tank vs. always upgrading sizes & make sure I have money set back for them or if they get sick. I also stock up on sales & keep a stockpile in my animal closet which helps wirh the cost a lot!
Ok weirdest thing ever but you mentioned your butterflies and moths... I love and own snakes and a tarantula, I'm terrified of caterpillars and all stages related lbvs . So wierd lol.
I have aquariums so I always have water tests on hand & I can see what the water is like. I got a $50 RO machine from Chewy in my laundry room w/a python hose which has made my life & the endless nonstop bottled water nightmare end. I even had my vet & herptologidt friend check it out to make sure it was safe besides just my aquatic animals & mammals & mine is alwyas good to go. (I check my water regularly & also I’ve had some sketchy expenceriences wirh spring water depending on where it’s from.. I’ve gotten a couple paradises in my tanks when I was still using that as well.
hey i wanted to ask you u guys something I was out in the city and on my way home I saw a guy with a veiled Chameleon and some other guys there like 3 to 4 other ppl and I asked the owner to take pics with the animal and I was keeping him in my hand but he was calm I suposed green and yellow stripes I have pics I can send u em with discord , reply I need answers how why , if u want to see the pics so I can prove u he was like that ask me ill show u my tag for discord
