How to setup a BioActive Bearded Dragon terrarium - Self cleaning & maintaining 

I don't even own a reptile so I don't know why I'm watching this, but I gotta say i love seeing the amount of care and work you're putting into your herps care

1:38 "a little bit goes a long way, so i pored 2 hole bags in"

Brilliant. In essence you are establishing something like an indoor dry compost bin for your pet. I think this kind of setup is the future to humane pet keeping which keeps the animal stimulated and relaxed.

Had my dragon in carpet since a little one, all grown up now 5 years later, and we’re going Bioactive baby! Wish us luck!

Gotta love all these people that think Australia is one giant pile of sand, and/or that beardies evolved to live on tile and carpet 😂

"You don't need alot of water." *proceeds to pour shit ton of water*

This guy sounds like hiccup from how to train your dragon

For those saying the tank isn't safe, doesn't have enough room, etc. Take a moment to breathe, and consider the following points: 1. Substrate: Topsoil, and even a 50/50 mix of sand and topsoil are safe for beardies once they are about 6-7 inches or larger. 2. insects: Springtails and Isopods will NOT bite your beardie. The superworms and darkling beetles CAN, but with the leaf litter, and biodegradable items, they have their preferred meal. 3. Space: While beardies DO enjoy room to move, most of them also enjoy climbing, burrowing, and overall exploring. Dense wood and plant-life, with plenty of climbing room not only allows them room to move, but gives them the ability to feel safe and secure. 4. Humidity: Contrary to popular belief, your typical bearded dragon (Pogona Vitticeps) does not live in sand dunes and rocky outcrops. They live in the brushlands of Australia. I will leave an image link below to their natural habitat. This environment has a natural humidity of around 50% in the flora, allowing the dragon to get its water from licking dew from the plant life. 5. Plants: All of the plants that Josh is using are safe for the dragon to eat, safe for the insects to eat, and contribute to aesthetics. While these plants are not native to the natural environment of the dragon, this doesn't matter much. Links to Pogona Vitticeps natural habitat: www.abc.net.au/news/image/9798660-3x2-940x627.jpg www.bobinoz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/central-australia1.jpg i.pinimg.com/originals/ef/50/8c/ef508cae88611e2abfb9d448528a4320.jpg

"a very light watering" *pours a gallon of water in the tank*

I’ve been doing research for days to prepare myself to take in a beardie that my friend can no longer care for. I’m going to get this set up for sure. My new beardie is about to have a mansion with this set up, wow! 😍

I appreciate your detailed and coherent commentary and the fact that you have someone to shoot the video. I am waiting (a long time) for a BioPod from a startup company I supported and have spent lots of time researching what a bioactive terrarium needs. This video has more information in one place than anything I've seen. Thanks for your efforts--I know it doesn't happen without spending lots of time. It would be helpful to list specific items (names, sources) in your description. Thanks!

I commend you on your knowledge and the passion and devotion for these animals that led you to not only create a much needed business but offer these instructional and educational videos on how to make the lives of our pets that much better. I will be purchasing a kit from your website once my 2 month old beardie reaches adulthood. Keep up the great work my man and thank you for what you do!

Seriously Josh you have literally the best natural setups I've ever seen anyone do. I zam getting this exact Terrarium for my pair while yes it's a bit small for 2 from what I've seen they do have plenty of room to spread out. Just gotta get more info on how to order your supplies and how shipping of the more delicate items works. Keep up the great work!

I don't plan to keep bearded dragons, but I WAS curious about creating living vivariums. I just wanted to say that this video was super informative and helpful to watch. Thanks for posting!

Just got my kit in the mail! about to set it up! thank you so much man, this is all so awesome. my lil dudes gonna love it.

That’s a really nice setup! Good too see you researched their actual habitat here in Australia (I’m Australian) and made the substrate filled with leaves and natural instead of just plain sand and nothing else keep it up

So impressed! Love this idea. I am researching as we are getting an adult bearded dragon from someone who can't take them in a move. So educating myself. This idea of a self-sustaining tank is awesome! I will have to research it but I am guessing this is an expensive set up (not that it isn't worth it). Thanks for your passion & very detailed info on the set up. I will be saving up to eventually set this up.

4:20- 4:26 best part. Love how you cut and caught bag with one hand. Well played.

I just saw you on the show Animal Cribs on Animal Planet. You were helping Antonio with a beardie habitat and it all came out awesome! You seemed knowledgeable so that's what brought me to your channel 😊

Practical demonstration, easy to understand, and useful information ever!

the glass door sliding along the groove with the substrate made me cringe XD I hate that sound....

Thats amazing best bearded dragon bio tank i've ever seen!!

Just purchased a bearded dragon yesterday for our family. He or she is about 8 weeks old. I am excited for when he/she :) grows up, this is the kind of set up I want to do. Its beautiful and your dragon looks like a very happy camper. Thanks for the demo

Yes!! This is exactly what I’m looking for. I never imagined myself as a reptile owner but I fell in love with one yesterday so I’m trying to learn as much as I can so I can get him set up as best as possible and go get my boy LOL I’ll be watching many more of your videos today

A long time ago I had a bearded dragon, and I did everything wrong now I am doing research. Now that I am older, I realize that bearded dragons would prefer a more natural environment which I am all for it. Next Year I will be moving and then I will get a dragon. I will most definitely will be buying your kit.

Great vid and a beautiful tank! Can’t wait to see more bearded dragon vids! 🐉

I got a kit for Christmas! So far I’m loving it!

Thanks for the help today with the bearded dragon setup. It’s all good to go and he’s much happier. Will be back to visit you guys soon! Keep it up man!

This is so dope! Definitely going to put live plants in my tank!

I'm glad more people are going with bioactive setups! I've had my beardie with a bioactive substrate for about a year now, and I'd recommend it to anybody!

Bro you seem very knowledgeable and passionate about what you do. This is my first video I have seen of yours. I look forward to seeing more your stuff!

So I finally got it, so freaking excited! Feel like a kid on Christmas, find you a couple years ago, unfortunately I didn't really have the funds to do this set up then, well my time has finally come!! I'm upgrading my Maui's zone from a well lived 75 gallon to a 120 gal 4x2x2 with your advanced kit... Comes on Friday, I'll post a video of my set up process! Thanks again!!!

You actually kept me entertained for 20 minutes. Great video!

*Dude if I was a Bearded Dragon I would wanna live in your tank!*

Wow. This is exactly what I want for my dragon. Lots of great information. Thank you. I may actually try these products

I really like youre videos ! Im from Spain , i got a bearded dragon for 6 years , 3 types of gekos , 5 tortoises , and one blue iguana jeje I love all youre work , i learn a lot from you ! Thank you mate!! Good luck for all youre projects ;)

i REALLY want a bioactive setup for my beardie, but holy crap i cant afford those kits, and these setups look amazing keep up the good work!

I just watch videos like this to relax

This is the nicest coolest looking bearded dragon enclosure I’ve come across. Great job Bio Dude.

This is so satisfying to watch

It's a beautiful enclosure, but how is the dragon supposed to move around? There is not an inch of open space in there. My dragon was 18 inches long and would have gotten stuck everywhere lol.

Awesome bio dude 👍👌👏

Thank you for this. I am new to bearded dragons and have fallen in love with mine.

Great video! I used to have a Bearded Dragon in high school. I would have loved to know of this back then

This is amazing! You really did a great job with this, and I gained much new knowledge. Do you ship to Europe?? :)

Did you say, "Take it out of it's sleeve meow." At 12:52?

So I'm thinking of doing this now. Love it.

Dude, you are such a boss. That tank looks so awesome and your monster looks like he's got a lot to look at and explore!

Is humidity an issues for the bearded dragon? Seems more like a forest environment rather than a desert, I'm from Vegas and I'd never find fresh soil unless near a lake

17:56 made me instantly drop my phone and scream

Love the video Getting a kit this Christmas

Very Nice!

Can you do a video on setting up a corn snake terrarium?

But couldn’t this raise the humidity of the tank and could possibly give the beardy a Respiratory infection course they live in very arid environment

This is amazing ! I have been inspired to go bioactive with my boy Sonny. Cant wait to get it set up

Have to admit, that tank looks GREAT AND SOOO COOL with all that stuff

Hi, I just found your channel. Very informative and impressive. Do you happen to know the scientific name for the elephant feed shrub as I'm curious the species it is

Oh my god, that looks absolutely amazing. The opuntia spp. add the perfect touch to an enclosure, giving it that desert vibe. 🌵 Thinking of purchasing one from your webstore for my Western Hognose, would this be a hazard for him since cacti usually have spikes?

Hey! Thanks for the video! Really helpful!

Loving your set up making shore I heard you some of this stuff in your kit

Looks really good I think there is too much wood in the vivarium. It takes up a lot of space

thats great i hav a baby beardie i am already considering this for when he fully grown also i was wondering where i could get the substrate and how big that tank is

this is really cool! //just got a kit for Christmas today can't wait to set it up tomorrow, my beardy is going to love it! Thank you bio dude

Awesome set up!

Dude, ur rite. Was wrong to be sarcastic that way. I've continued to watch ur vids as u have developed, and I'm still as u say, here and listening. In fact I commented on how impressed I am on ur latest tour of ur new warehouse. Sometimes humour is lost in this tech age as we can't see expressions that go with. Keep up ur grt work dude. From UK.

It seems so crowded....

Looks to me an abstract bedding very natural, good work. A very good hiding place for bugs.

met josh at the Pasadena convention and man he is a smart and enthusiastic person. his personality alone makes me believe in this product so I'm definitely going to be trying it soon. Keep it up man and you should definitely make a video like this for a Savannah monitor

You “...they like to eat” Me:” yeah.. me too” LOL 😂

It’s beautiful! My only concern is that there is very little room for them to move around... Do you have a link to purchase your kit?

Wow I see people who don’t even have soil and I’m just going to say thanks for taking such good care

Loved this! Thank you for the knowledgeable video

Looks amazing! But I question the amount of space left for the dragon with SO much stuff in there. And Megaray UVB mercury vapor bulbs are the only good UVB bulbs with the correct amount of UVB combined with heat. Just saying..

But the bearded dragon's in the pet trade come from southern Australia where it's slightly dessert and slightly forest the true dessert dwelling dragon is the Northern bearded dragon unfortunately those aren't sold in the pet trade. So 40-50% humidity is required for bearded dragon's found in the pet trade not this 20-36% that everyone keeps saying, the low humidity levels can cause shed to get stuck and it makes more difficult for your dragon to remove the shed

this is soo amazing! so beautiful!

GREAT JOB!!! Congrats!!!

That’s an awesome set up! My bearded dragons would destroy that bioactive terrarium within a couple days. 😂 Awesome content my dude!

You look stoned lol. What substrate do you grow your weed in?? Haha

That looks awesome!

Very cool, thank you

I have a very important question because I very much would like to do this for my beardie. But I have to know: what do you do for your bearded dragon when they go into brumation? Would the tank explode with over growth with the plants/insects?

How are you planning to keep all the custodians alive ie. springtails and isopods when they need a moist substrate? Arid environment enclosures have different cuc recommended for them.

I love this setup! Definitely trying it!

Awesome tank man!!!

What an awesome tank!!! Hercules is a very lucky beardie! Would love to do this too. Beautifully done, thank you for sharing!! ♡

Okay so now I'm really regretting getting him a beardie couch 😭 because now i want to do this for him instead? Can you have a beardie couch in a bioactive set up?

I love this setup!

I love this dude he seems so toked up all the time haha great info and vid thought will be buying it

dang it 😢

At 2:16 Did You Say Meow xD

This is awesome. Think I may wanna do this sometime, but need more experience with plants and for surely dragons

COOL SETUP

hey the bio Dude josh halter can you make a uromastyx bioactive terrarium

Awesome!! I know all your animals are happy,cause you are the man!!!

You put some nice details into the terrarium!

So u are a you g prodigy with his own reptile products .Big respect Dude ✊🏾

Is it just me or does he sound like hick up from how to train your dragon

Hey Josh! I setup a bioactive vivarium and i have a massive fungus gnat problem. I don't wanna use vinegar in the soil because it will kill off the springtails, (which are breeding like crazy, thank you so much), how could i get rid of them? IF anyone else knows how to get rid of them, please let me know!!

This is sooo awesome

man that is art. gracias.