It's finally that time! I've been getting so many questions about the VFT Terrarium. It's spring, so it's finally time for the update. We'll follow up with it again in a few months. Also, just because I know I'll get questions about them, all of the other terrariums I didn't show in this video as still doing really well. I only showed ones in this video that needed maintenance or redone. Anyways, enjoy the video!
Please can you make a terrarium similar to the VFT but maybe with a mix of carnivorous plants... maybe: drosera capensis, fly traps, saracania (pitchers).
Hey I just made my own and am worried cause I saw a tiny clear worm that almost looks like a nematoad, I have 2 garden variety millipedes, 1 garden variety worm and 5 isopods, should I be concerned for them? Idk what type of nematoad so of course am not sure what to do
I think it's silly for people to be upset with you maintaing your terrariums. You're trimming dead growth, paying attention to the health of the plants, and overall just keeping balance!! Terrariums are a simulated ecosystem, they're not perfect, so they're going to NEED oversight to be healthy and happy, particularly because of limited space and how plants dont really know that they should.... stop growing. You do amazing work with your terrariums and you keep them beautifully healthy. People should respect your passion and skill with this craft, rather than harping on you for treating your terrariums differently and actually caring for their needs!!
The reason I wish that he wouldn't do the maintaince on at least some of them is because I found this channel after extensive searching that all started with the 40 plus year old biosphere that is now in a museum that has never been opened and is still thriving. The most interesting part of this channel to me is the idea of a self sufficient biosphere like the earth that could last forever with only sunlight if it wasn't for external interference. Creating a world that many organisms will thrive in long after I'm gone is an interesting way to live on after death definitely more interesting than a short lived house decoration.
I know I'm 2 years late, but that flytrap was already half dead in this video. That's not what a dormant flytrap looks like. Long story short: insufficient light.
I love the look of the driftwood in the five gallon terrarium!! I think it looks so nice because it breaks up the solid green coloring, and adds something lighter and softer that makes the whole composition more interesting.
I really think people that don’t do maintenance are both haters and lazy... you HAVE to do maintenance bro... I have only been doing terrariums, vivariums and paludariums since I’ve been watching your videos... and that’s been over a couple years now... I do maintenance as often as needed and they are all in great shape like yours... when it comes to these artistic projects I leave nothing to chance and have been doing everything by the ways of @SerpaDesign as far as I’m concerned your advice is the gold standard of all things terrariums...
Yeah dude I agree with you on most of those points. Why leave it up to chance if you can pretty much have guarantees success with 5 mins worth of work? You know I'm in the game of making successful terrariums and want the same for my viewers. Like I told someone else, it's the "terrarium purists" as I've called them. They think it should remain closed permanently or it's not a terrarium. Anyways, I'm glad yours are still going well. 💪
Terrariums are an art form, and just like any other, I think you should be bale to do it however you want. If you want to leave it to chance and never open your terrariums, that's fine. You do you. If you want to do maintenance every couple of months, that's perfectly fine too. I think you should be able to do it however you want, and never judge others for how they do it.
I think it's just personal opinion. I prefer not maintaining because I like the idea of a maintained ecosystem that doesnt need my help. But if you prefer to maintain, you do you
TCUty 10 All terrariums need maintenance unless you put very specific types of plants in it. How about you try doing one yourself if you’re so confident.
I keep my carnivorous plants outdoors because it's so much easier than trying to keep them indoors, but that looks like a workable VFT terrarium since you give it a winter dormancy. Thanks for mentioning that, so many people don't realize they need that! I just did all the spring maintenance on mine, I love the new shoots coming up.
Love it!!! Since watchingyour videos I’ve been making vivariums and creating terrariums! As well as culturing my own springtails and isopods! Such a fun hobby! Thanks for sharing with us all!
Love your channel so much you have such a nice personality, and I love that you go over the problems and failures as well as all the successes, it helps us learn from you even faster, and shows people not to get discouraged because if it can happen to someone as good as you, then the rest of us can and should learn to take it in stride.
The Venus flytrap terrarium is looking amazing, as are most of the others, and I agree with you doing maintenance, I haven't done it with mine yet, some have died because of it, and others are just beginning to grow.
Hey Tanner, can you talk a bit about what you keep in your tool box? Perhaps a bit about where you got the items and what you would consider a good starter kit? Thank you so much
Same points I wanted to be answered what instruments you carry in your kit , essentials, supplementaries and where to get those tools. If you could do a video on that it would be Gr8
Don't worry about critics, people like myself can easily appreciate all these expressions you create in glass containers! You've inspired me to make a terrarium, that surely negates the words of any critic when it comes to how your art impacts others... I'm sure I'm not the only one who has been inspired by your work :)
Love the content you provide us with , as well as the education behind all of it , i THOUGHT that i had knew enough about terrariums on my own , but dang after watching your videos i’ve really been shown proper care in keeping the functionality of the terrarium safe. Thank you for just being an awesome and interesting person with a lot of great content and awesome projects! Love and support always from me and my family to you and yours! 😊
I used to not like the idea of terrarium maintenance but after my first terrarium that i did not maintain i finaly relized why we need to clean them every now and then, and also it is a good time to edit your terrarium and make changes in the time that you are cleaning them
For me, terrariums are absolutely amazing and I would like to make my own one day! This video was really helpful with dealing with maintenance so I can take care of it.
If you love carnivorous plants and you're ever in NC, go to Carolina Beach State Park and walk Flytrap Trail. There are numerous flytraps growing everywhere and they're very cool to see in their natural habitat. Beautiful terrariums! 😍
That flytrap terrarium is awesome! Almost all temperate carnivorous plant terrariums I have seen have failed because of like you said the lack of dormancy or Inadequate lighting, great job!
I like having the ecosystem run itself and just see how it all ends up, although I do have one decent sized one I maintain like you do to make it look nice and well kept- living art. Keep going I love your content.
From watching your chanel i tried my hand at some terrariums using jewel orchid and then some with pepperomia that like a lot of humidity. They turned out great but I didn't do maintenance mostly out of ignorance and after almost 2 years they are looking rough but the plants are happy and overgrown. Will be remaking them and this time doing the maintenance. Thankyou I love your channel
I’m glad they made it through the winter. They do look a little etiolated; they basically want as much light as you can give them. But I’d really love to see this terrarium in full growth, and know how much light they’re getting. When I grow them inside I keep them about 10” from LED or T5 fluorescent tubes. I’m with you on maintaining terrariums. It’s the nature of the beast. We aren’t creating real chunks of nature; I’d compare it more to gardening or even Japanese gardening where we work to create natural beauty in miniature. And if you’ve ever seen how intensively Japanese gardeners maintain their landscapes...!
They all look really good! I scored a 2.5 gallon terrarium bowl today at a flea market, and also found a clear glass plate to fit the top there as well then I picked up some plants for it on the way home. Thanks for the inspiration! BTW I grew up with terrariums, my mom and grandmother always had one or two.
Wow that betta is beautiful I'm not into terrariums but, I keep a couple bettas and other exotic pets so these terrariums are interesting to watch and add to ideas for my pets!
I'm glad you do what you love. No one should care what you do with your terrariums! We dont usually just let plant do what ever. We usually water them and trim them and prune them. Why should your terrariums be any different?
Wow! New subscriber. I like this hobby! I really respect your attention to projects that aren't working out. You're not only displaying some humility, but providing solutions. Not everything works out, but nature will rebuild. Thanks dude.
HOLLY WOW! So many terrariums! Very cool..... it just dawned on me.... I have a HUGE three neck flask from an old chemistry lab of my dads....... MY FIRST TERRARIUM is BORN! I was thinking of cost... where can I get a cool container. Well..... apparently I have one! Step one done. Next step - to harvest some ferns and moss and get em clean and growing. HOW FUN! Thanks for the inspiration!
your flytrap actually looks pretty healthy! that said, flytraps are still better kept outside in full sun, they develop amazing color and grow stronger. you should try both and see the difference!
SerpaDesign You realize you’re heading down a slippery slope from which there is no return, right? “Since I’ve set up a bog environment, I really should grow a Sarracenia or two. Or three or four. Or five. And before you know it, your entire back yard has transformed into a vast expanse of kiddie pools sporting forests of tubes filled with piteously buzzing trapped flies...it’s a hard life, but someone has to do it!
Hiya, Tanner! I came up with a terrarium idea that I'm gonna be doing, and I think it'd be interesting to see you do it as well. Instead of planting it normally, I'm gonna be sprinkling in some birdseed and just watching it grow. Obviously, it'll requite a lot of maintenance in the first few months until it gets itself well established, but I think it's a unique idea and I just wanted to make you aware of it. :)
Now I wanna make my own terrariums but I really have little patience and maintenance so...maybe I'll just watch for the time being lol. Love your works!
I love the calming effect of vidoes like this! Just found your and wish I would have way sooner! Your organization and video quality are top notch! Thank you for the hard work it shows! I think a desert themed terrarium would be really cool! Sand, cacti 🌵 and a cave! To cool!
“Maintenance” is what would happen in the wild, so i consider it a nice step in the process of maintaining these little ecosystems. In the wild, animals would eat the plants, essentially trimming them like you do here. You could technically add some creatures that eat the plants but often times in terrariums their population is unregulated due to the lack of predation. You’re just the animal taking a snack for the road, participating in the ecosystem.
Quick shots of the before right next to the after shots really help to visualize the changes you've made and I suggest that you use more before and after shots.
I’ve been waiting for the Venus fly trap update! It honestly doesn’t look as bad as I would expect! Mine just came out of dormancy those small plants grow back bigger and stronger!💪 great vid!
Sundews should work. If you got tropical ones, they wouldn't need dormancy either. Cape sundews are much hardier than flytraps. If anything they might be too vigorous, and you'd end up with their fronds stuck to all the glass walls. Bladderworts should work well too. They make pretty little flowers. And in a terrarium, you might even be able to see their subterranean traps.
I can't imagine why ppl would have a problem with terrarium maintenance. Part of what I like about my plant collection is the zen taking care of them brings to me. I'm looking at trying to make my first terrarium and will most definitely be doing maintenance if required. Who wants a dirty jar sitting on their shelf after going to all the trouble to make it in the first place?
Very nice. Update and maintenance videos are great to see too! Teach people how to maintain the terrariums they build with you. It would be even better if you linked to this in the initial build as a pinned comment maybe.
Nice update and maintenance. I hope for the best in the future for the ones that aren't doing so well at the moment. I find it very silly for people to get upset over your maintenance videos. I do understand that the concept of bottle terrariums are really meant to be kept closed but it isn't mandatory. Your maintenance videos allows us to get updates on your past terrariums, to help them thrive better, and it allows you to have more content on your channel without having to make another terrarium or other similar things.
@sherpadesign just wanted to let you know you shouldn't cut the dead leafs of of furns because they absorb the energy from those dead limbs just wanted to let you know
I'd think you'd want to trim it off to prevent mold growth in such a closed environment. Also to prevent disease spreading. I'm not a fern expert though.
More beautiful terrariums. The maintenance is a perfect idea. Keeps them healthy and vibrant. Don't want them looking like an abandoned house with over grown shrubbery right?
Mother Nature's always pulling maintenance on Her patch and any human trying to simulate Her Greatness should too. Carry on doing what you do soooo well!
I'm new to your art but have fallen in love with terrariums. There's probably a video but I haven't found it...terrariums with native mushrooms from my property. I think mushrooms n terrariums need each other but do not want to pull them up till I have a setup for them. Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
