@@Reptiliatus You're welcome and Thank you so much for sharing...and inspiring. Please keep them coming! Sending you my best regards from Las Vegas, Nv.
Instead of just carving - to get rid of the smooth surface - you can use rough sandpaper too. It's a bit messy but I personally find it easier to create more natural shapes. Cheers.
When I'm bedridden with a migraine I like to just watch this video. It gets me hyped to create future vivariums and it's a really relaxing video to play when I'm in a lot of pain.
You should work in a zoo to make these things for the animals and the reptile and tarantulas. It looked like a habitat made in the zoo’s. I mean this as a compliment.
After searching far and wide for a vivarium tutorial with decent editing, sound and video to show people, I finally came upon yours. Gotta say thanks, thought I would never find anyone who could manage it! Great stuff
I followed your instructions step by step and it turned out great! It was my first attempt so still new to this. I added several live plants and a pair of male and female day geckos. Thanks for the advice it was definitely hard work but paid off!
I found away to remove the black spray form for Vivariums. I removed it from my hands and nails by using peppermint essential oil and a piece toilet paper. I’m a big fan of your work and I have two Vivarium in the making right now. 1 is 18x17x27. 2 is 36x18x36. I’m so blessed and happy about your work. Thanks for documenting your skills and sharing with us.
You know if you went to a Menards or Home Depot and bought a shower enclosure or a tub surround . Put a bottom and top on it and it's a huge terrarium. Water tight and predrilled for lights and hoses . Get clear doors or door and put a nice gasket around the seal and boom ..big ass terrarium ..ijs ..this is beautiful work man .
Im just saying this - i have been sort of looking at creating my own for a very long time and i`ve seen alot of different tutorials...You sir - made the best one out of all, and earned a sub.
Seriously!! This tutorial is excellent! So many new people in the hobby should be directed to this video!! shows everything in detail. Nice editing too!!
THIS is by far, THE BEST tutorial I have ever watched and I watched TONS. Thank you so very much. I feel more confident now to do my own build. God bless you and your channel!! Subbed.
THIS IS LITERAL QUALITY CONTENT! Thank you for existing, I came here for help with designing a day gecko vivarium/terrarium and stayed because the video is really good
Unicorns Go Rawr thank you so much for your sweet comment! Means a lot to read such positive feedback after working so hard for a few months on this video! If you haven't yet, please feel free to subscribe! I actually have a room tour of most of my animals coming out this week!
Coop's Reptiles thanks a million! Appreciate the kind words and so glad you enjoyed the video! I subscribed to your channel, great content! We'll have to collaborate sometime. kind regards
Oh my gosh I can't stop watching I'm getting so excited for my build now, second I get the money together that's it I'm doing it this video has got my mind ticking about it all day long everyday pal, great advice just amazing build video all around!!!
This tutorial looks so easy to follow! I’ve been wanting to update my corn snakes cage for a while now, my brother gave her to me when he went travelling to care for but I feel in love and have now took her as my own. She is in a basic cage for now 2 hides a warm and a cooler side, aspen the basics but I’ve been looking forward to decorating a home for her that she will actually enjoy. So thankyou for this I can’t wait to recreate something similar 👏🏻
I'm so glad to have been able to help so many people with this video! Thanks for watching/please consider subscribing to my channel if you'd like to support me :). Means a lot, thank you!
Thank you SO MUCH, I had no idea how to do something like this, and now I did this for my huge tree monitor cage and she LOVES IT. It turned out gorgeous, thank you so much!
I have been looking to make a vivarium and your video is by far the best and it actually show step by step. I also love how you show how to make every thing in the vivarium.
ShortageVlogs thanks so much buddy! Good luck making your vivarium! When you are finished, send me a photo or video clip (to my Facebook page/link in description) and I'll feature it in one of my videos!
DaNk R3XU when you mix the dirt over the silicone it becomes the background. You can literally scrub or brush dirt and feces off the background and the soil will stay on the foam but the feces will come off.
Very nice man! Looking at building a vivarium this winter and trying to get as many ideas as possible. This video and the links you provide are just what I was looking for. Thanks again!
This is by far the best "how to build a vivarium" I have seen. Also your video on homemade vines and putty. Thank you so much for this - I feel very inspired and I'm so ready to try this myself!
New to Vivariums and this is the best one out there for Newbies like myself. Thanks so much for sharing all your know how on this subject. Keep up the good work.
Indeed, I'm sooo interested in an awesome waterfall vid too! Please! Please! Please! I'm SUBSCRIBED and ALERTS are ON!!! I wish I cld LIKE ur channel a million times over!!! You are Meticulous! Knowledgeable! Helpful! Creative! Artistic! Ingenious! Informative! SOOO NEEDED in this hobby! Techy (making EXCELLENT vids with links to more, more, more! ...PLUS you speak at a perfect speed, calmness that makes everything more absorbable ...at least for me! A great teacher!!! I'm finally excited to watch viv builds again, as I'd lost hope in finding any that are actually helpful and DOABLE by ME!!!! More simply put, you're AMAZING! Thank you ...a million times over! (Mike is truly blessed to hv u as a friend!!!!) I GREATLY APPRECIATE ...YOU and your incredible talents! Oh, btw, I presently keep 14 dart frogs: 2 blue azureus, 9 vittatus(6 youngins!) & 3 D. cobalts.
yup, spray foam doesn't come off easily. Had to learn the hard was when making my poison dart frog vivarium. Took me 30min to get off. Also hurt too -_-
THIS IS AWSOME! Is what I literally said within the first few minutes of watching and then i made sure to bookmark this. Great job, very creative, very descriptive. Nice that you added DIY features like the mud and vines. this was very helpful.
How long will a vivarium like that last before the background begins to collapse or slide down as I assume it won't last forever. Is yours still working well? Also do you thing applying silicone to the glass and letting it dry before the foam would help make last longer?
I love this! It has helped me so much in designing my terrarium!!!! You did a really great job with the fogger, and had many wonderful ideas that I never would have thought of.
Awesome tutorial man it was really helpful. Also I never thought of using terrarium putty to attach plants to the background, may use this idea to add more plants to my paludarium! (＾ω＾)
Filomena Clarizio you don’t clean this type of enclosure. They are bio active and small invertebrates in the soil break down waste. Mosses and fungi grow but regulate themselves if the temperature, lighting and humidity are balanced. All you have to do is clean the glass, drain the water from the false bottom if needed (not needed in the way he set it up) and prune the plants.
@Aodán Compton you dont clean the substrate in a bio active setup. It can be left one for years. The microfauna, fungi and bacteria do that cleaning for you. All you have to do is to keep it looking nice but leave enough litter for the system to work. To drain the water you leave a small, concealed, hole in the false bottom to feed a small hose through (mostly done by a small pipe that pokes out just above the substrate with a small cap on it). You can then easily siphon off the water if needed. Some amount in there is needed to keep the humidity up so only siphon off to prevent flooding.
@Aodán Compton this is not my viv so I dont know which values for temp and humidity it runs at. But is running just a few degrees above room temperature with a moderate humidity it shouldnt be a problem. A typical humidty of a tropical vivarium (above 80%) is too high though.
Great video!!! Can you do a video on a tortoise habitat, I have a Russian tortoise and he likes his terrarium but I would prefer for him to have a better one! Thank you
thank you so much this video inspired me to build my own vivarium. My new vivarium looks so nice. My tank houses a crested gecko. I love my new vivarium. Thank you.
Reptiliatus I would pay to have this made and shipped to Cali!!! I want a crested gecko and this is by far the best vivarium I've come across on UA-cam.
Lisa Rodriguez thanks for the sweet words! I would have loved to build you one but I think shipping would be killer :(. Use the tutorial to make one yourself! :)
Depends how big the snake is. If its a small snake in a large enclosure, I'd say easier. It's just really important to remove urates and feces right away whenever possible :)!
If the enclosure is big and has a good 2 to 4 inches of soil and plants , no need to clean. The bacterias and other microfauna that live in the soil will process the excrements. Unless you have a python or some other big beast that should stay in the wild anyway.
love the cork bark background idea, although I'm more of a desert reptile parent myself. Some good ideas for building a new vivarium for my growing beardie. 👍👍
Bold-Ochir Batbayar liked your own comment, real classy. It’s my vivarium. I’ll call it whatever I want. I know quarantine is getting to a lot of people but find something better to do than insult people over the internet. The high is limited and your pride is fictitious.
Reptiliatus yes I liked my own comment, I’m not questioning your right to call your vivariums whatever you want, my point is that it is factually inaccurate to state the terrarium is natural when it clearly isn’t, a better term would be a naturalistic seeing as there are many man made elements. I’m sorry if my comment made you feel worse, I didn’t think the creator of the video would reply. My fault for being rude on the internet.
Bold-Ochir Batbayar your point was valid and would have been respected by me had you not chosen to take it a step further and do some name calling (calling me a fool). I respect all my viewers and accept criticism openly. It’s how I learn. It’s how I improve my content. I appreciate you writing me back and I apologize for being so direct. Appreciate your viewership and concern. Warm regards
It's not naturalistic, no, but it's still a cool video. I'm building a naturalistic one. It'll take me a year to build because I'm poor 😄 but I'll probably make a video of it. I have a really cool, but very complex idea for it.
I just want to say... WOW! you went over everything I was thinking! You are very gifted and did a wonderful job describing how and why... Your vocabulary is wonderful and I LOVED the video clips.. the blob! lol.. I watched that stuff for real when I was a kid back in the late 60's early 70's.. I have a 36 gal fish bowed fish tank in my office ( I have no windows in my office at work) and so now I would like to make a vivarium.. so peaceful and welcoming. I love the mist.. If only I could fit in there & chill! Thank you for giving me confidence.. Laurie O - keep up the good work my friend!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the flattering compliments! It's nice to know my videos are well received! Thanks for watching/don't forget to subscribe!
What an enthusiastic and comprehensive tutorial ♡ u seem so personable and it’s definitely conducive to tutorials!!! Makes me feel like I can actually do it lmao
I have a Tarantula and she loves to climb! I used all pet safe/insect safe materials. The tank looks almost as beautiful as she and im sure she's happy too. Thx
You are a pro at making tutorial vids. This is the best one I have seen. Granted I have seen allot of other great ones too. This will be my primary instruction when I build mine!
I've been searching UA-cam for a tutorial like this there are some really nice vivs out there but this is a very good tutorial so when I got the funds to start my big project it will be based on this thanks for this brilliant tutorial 👍👍👍
Very good.A keeper in South Africa has done the same thing for his mambas.what he did to his wooden cages was to apply a tanking substance to the floor and sides.This made it water proof.He then added ordinary soil.Thus the soil retained all the bio active contents that are found in soil.He used a one inch tube of about four inches long which he made markings to measure the water that was under the soil.This container for the snakes worked really well.The plants had the perfect substrate to thrive which they did.The water under the substrate can be measured by reading the markings on the tube which was inserted vertically.I was impressed by this tank as the bio activity and moisture gave the plants the perfect environment for the soil which contained all the bio for the plants.Not sterile I no,but thats the point,all the bio and moisture,mini critters in the soil is itself a living entity.I like the idea of a living substrate.He was keeping mambas which lived in the branches to bask.He did not use any heating or lighting as the creatures where locally caught.The plants will grow up to be of a good size which can be pruned to keep them to the desired height.There you have a living environment,plenty of moisture,bio activity ,mini critters all working in harmony.That is the perfect snake cage in my opinion.This was a large container with glass kept in a place with a lot of natural light.In my mind it was a great idea with serpents doing very well.The joy of keeping snakes in a natural state without the problems of heating and troubles associated with it.Any way you are doing a good .I started to keep snakes when living in East Africa .I went there in 1952 and started my interest at the age of 7 when I was tapped on the back of the hand by a Bitis Arietans,that is another story.God luck.
Tim Davey wow thank you for sharing! What an inspiring story! I like design idea! You'll have to share the bite story sometime 😉. Thank you for your support, for commenting and for watching!
Well done, one of the best vivarium tutorials I have seen!
Thank you so much! What a flattering comment!
Reptiliatus how do you clean
Reptiliatus truly a work of art 😍👍👍. One question though. What about drainage from water , that will gather at your false bottom ?
Cristopher Gonzalez tru tru
simple natural evaporation will take care of it
I found myself smiling throughout the whole video. You could tell he put so much love into it. Lucky little geckos. Awesome video!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it! That makes me happy!
@@Reptiliatus You're welcome and Thank you so much for sharing...and inspiring. Please keep them coming! Sending you my best regards from Las Vegas, Nv.
ur comment made me smile lol
@@t1tv780 Nothing more wonderful when strangers can make each other smile. We need more of this in life :)
Oh fs this looks so amazing
I love how this guy does everything he can for his tiny gecko
我爱宁静 thanks for the kind words! ☺️🙏🏼
Instead of just carving - to get rid of the smooth surface - you can use rough sandpaper too. It's a bit messy but I personally find it easier to create more natural shapes.
Cheers.
an oscillating(bone) saw with different blades kicks ass ,,,,,,,,,,, hand tools near the glass tho
That's a great idea. I think I might do this instead of carving. What I wish I could do is use a dremmel tool, but I somehow lost mine lol
When I'm bedridden with a migraine I like to just watch this video. It gets me hyped to create future vivariums and it's a really relaxing video to play when I'm in a lot of pain.
Seems like a lot of trouble.
You should work in a zoo to make these things for the animals and the reptile and tarantulas.
It looked like a habitat made in the zoo’s. I mean this as a compliment.
Too much for me but I like it
After searching far and wide for a vivarium tutorial with decent editing, sound and video to show people, I finally came upon yours. Gotta say thanks, thought I would never find anyone who could manage it! Great stuff
I followed your instructions step by step and it turned out great! It was my first attempt so still new to this. I added several live plants and a pair of male and female day geckos. Thanks for the advice it was definitely hard work but paid off!
Any updates?
I found away to remove the black spray form for Vivariums. I removed it from my hands and nails by using peppermint essential oil and a piece toilet paper. I’m a big fan of your work and I have two Vivarium in the making right now. 1 is 18x17x27. 2 is 36x18x36. I’m so blessed and happy about your work. Thanks for documenting your skills and sharing with us.
I fell in a hole of these videos. I'm so going to do these after I'm done with other things.
Haha thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Reptiliatus is this able to hold red eyed tree frogs
ChemicalXGaming absolutely! In essence this tutorial mostly teaches you to make the background and you choose how to plant the vivarium, etc :).
Reptiliatus thank you
Hahaha "when I'm done with other things"
You know if you went to a Menards or Home Depot and bought a shower enclosure or a tub surround . Put a bottom and top on it and it's a huge terrarium. Water tight and predrilled for lights and hoses . Get clear doors or door and put a nice gasket around the seal and boom ..big ass terrarium ..ijs ..this is beautiful work man .
Im just saying this - i have been sort of looking at creating my own for a very long time and i`ve seen alot of different tutorials...You sir - made the best one out of all, and earned a sub.
swimon23 Thanks so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed my video! Thanks for supporting my work! I hope you'll continue to enjoy my future content!
agreed!
Reptiliatus lllqpq
why have i never heard about you? i spend all my time on youtube watching videos like these, but yours are absolutely the best!! Glad i found you!!!
Seriously!! This tutorial is excellent! So many new people in the hobby should be directed to this video!! shows everything in detail. Nice editing too!!
David G thank you very much! Feel free to share it wherever you like! Thanks for watching!
It was super easy to understand. It was perfect. And you gave good warnings and or advice.
THIS is by far, THE BEST tutorial I have ever watched and I watched TONS. Thank you so very much. I feel more confident now to do my own build. God bless you and your channel!! Subbed.
Thank you so very much for the kind words and support! Means a lot! I’m thrilled my video helped you! ☺️
@@Reptiliatus Seriously, it has. And I love how you explain and give tips that is sooooo practical and doable. Best of the best.
THIS IS LITERAL QUALITY CONTENT! Thank you for existing, I came here for help with designing a day gecko vivarium/terrarium and stayed because the video is really good
Unicorns Go Rawr thank you so much for your sweet comment! Means a lot to read such positive feedback after working so hard for a few months on this video! If you haven't yet, please feel free to subscribe! I actually have a room tour of most of my animals coming out this week!
I have rewatched this 5 times in the last 15 hours , probably one of the best vivariums I’ve seen pretty much exactly what I want to build
Thank you so much! I’m so happy you liked it!
@@Reptiliatus ur welcome man I’m currently building one my self yours is definitely an inspiration 💯💯
far out mate, this is one of the best put together videos on this topic I've ever seen! great editing and information, the setup turned out great!
Coop's Reptiles thanks a million! Appreciate the kind words and so glad you enjoyed the video! I subscribed to your channel, great content! We'll have to collaborate sometime. kind regards
no problem and thank you, sounds good!
So awesome! First tutorial I've seen that I can actually follow along with! Thank you:)
My pleasure! So glad you found the video helpful!
It's so extraordinary, that you put so much love and effort into your animals. I'm 100% sure that your geckos really appreciate it.
Thank you so much! ☺️🙏🏼
@@Reptiliatus :)
Oh my gosh I can't stop watching I'm getting so excited for my build now, second I get the money together that's it I'm doing it this video has got my mind ticking about it all day long everyday pal, great advice just amazing build video all around!!!
Same with me. The vivarium bug isn't easy to shake off!
you build it ? bout to build my first
This tutorial looks so easy to follow! I’ve been wanting to update my corn snakes cage for a while now, my brother gave her to me when he went travelling to care for but I feel in love and have now took her as my own. She is in a basic cage for now 2 hides a warm and a cooler side, aspen the basics but I’ve been looking forward to decorating a home for her that she will actually enjoy. So thankyou for this I can’t wait to recreate something similar 👏🏻
I'm so glad to have been able to help so many people with this video! Thanks for watching/please consider subscribing to my channel if you'd like to support me :). Means a lot, thank you!
Thank you SO MUCH, I had no idea how to do something like this, and now I did this for my huge tree monitor cage and she LOVES IT. It turned out gorgeous, thank you so much!
Thanks so much dude! I was playing zombies other wise I would have seen it earlier, but looks awesome! And thanks for the shout out
Mike Tytula thanks so much man! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Infinite warfare ?
Probably the best video I have seen because of how clear you are in showing us how to do this, other videos are far less clear.
I have been looking to make a vivarium and your video is by far the best and it actually show step by step. I also love how you show how to make every thing in the vivarium.
ShortageVlogs thanks so much buddy! Good luck making your vivarium! When you are finished, send me a photo or video clip (to my Facebook page/link in description) and I'll feature it in one of my videos!
Reptiliatus it will not be for a while I'm still saving up some money
Before this I just sat through seven (7) other terrarium build videos , this is the best off all.
This is so cool! I've been looking everywhere for a video like this. I just wanna make use of my empty fish tank! Lol
Thanks for watching!
I am making another terrarium up this week and went back to watch a few videos, this is still definitely one of the best tutorials out there.
Throw a broken X-Wing fighter in there, and there you have it.
Zekrom YT so true!
That would look dope
www.frogforestdesigns.com/themed-vivariums.html
NO JOKE MY CRESTED GECKOS NAME IS YODA!
that is the best idea ever! really want to do this!
After watching hundreds of these, this was certainly one of the best ones made!
I subscribed the moment I saw Michael Scott. best tutoriall there is!
One of the best terrarium videos I've seen on this space
The gecko and vivarium were GORGEOUS
Thank you! She is quite the stunner, I agree! :)
Awesome video! What species is the gecko?
Satanic leaf-tailed gecko
I don't think a like is enough for a video so beautifully presented. 😍
Thank you so much for this video.
2 best reptile youtube channels hands down
JW Reptilez Thanks for the super kind words!
Reptiliatus why glue the dirt down what if it gets dirty
DaNk R3XU when you mix the dirt over the silicone it becomes the background. You can literally scrub or brush dirt and feces off the background and the soil will stay on the foam but the feces will come off.
This is one of the most beautiful terrariums I have ever seen! You make me want to craft one!! Great job!
Very nice man! Looking at building a vivarium this winter and trying to get as many ideas as possible. This video and the links you provide are just what I was looking for. Thanks again!
st85100 thanks so much! Glad the video helped! Don't forget to subscribe :).
idk why, but i have watched this video 3 times and i still feel amazed how easy you made this look!
This is freaking sweet. Amazing tutorial and really cool vivarium!!!!!!!!!
Lauren Reilly thank you so much! Glad you liked the tutorial! Please feel free to subscribe!
This is by far the best "how to build a vivarium" I have seen. Also your video on homemade vines and putty. Thank you so much for this - I feel very inspired and I'm so ready to try this myself!
This was amazing! I would love to see a more detailed video on integrating the fog machine into the vivarium.
New to Vivariums and this is the best one out there for Newbies like myself. Thanks so much for sharing all your know how on this subject. Keep up the good work.
Amazing 😱😊. Plz build paludarium next
Trioptic Blaze great idea! I'll try to make one at some point :).
Thnx 👍😊 i was thinking of building one soon aswell
Northscape Aquascaping and Reptiliatus collab on a paludarium??????
NorthScape Aquascaping sounds like a sweet plan buddy!
Yes paludariums are the tits of this hobby definitely do that next, great video btw very informal!
Awesome information. Just saw this for the first time with my daughter who is looking on building her first Vivarium for her crested gecko.
Thanks for watching!
I would pay someone to do this for me. Have you thought about selling custom pieces?
I’m in what part of the world do you live in?
@@deborahcervantes8594 I live in America
I've watched 5 of these videos now and I was just thinking, "I could never make something so creative... But I could buy one!"
Indeed, I'm sooo interested in an awesome waterfall vid too! Please! Please! Please! I'm SUBSCRIBED and ALERTS are ON!!!
I wish I cld LIKE ur channel a million times over!!! You are Meticulous! Knowledgeable! Helpful! Creative! Artistic! Ingenious! Informative! SOOO NEEDED in this hobby! Techy (making EXCELLENT vids with links to more, more, more! ...PLUS you speak at a perfect speed, calmness that makes everything more absorbable ...at least for me! A great teacher!!! I'm finally excited to watch viv builds again, as I'd lost hope in finding any that are actually helpful and DOABLE by ME!!!! More simply put, you're AMAZING! Thank you ...a million times over! (Mike is truly blessed to hv u as a friend!!!!) I GREATLY APPRECIATE ...YOU and your incredible talents!
Oh, btw, I presently keep 14 dart frogs: 2 blue azureus, 9 vittatus(6 youngins!) & 3 D. cobalts.
This video was great and was very informative
Thank you very much! I'm glad you found it helpful!
Wow! So realistic and satisfying to watch. Well done and keep making these vids!!!
yup, spray foam doesn't come off easily. Had to learn the hard was when making my poison dart frog vivarium. Took me 30min to get off. Also hurt too -_-
Im gonna be trying to make a paludarium and get a few poison dart frogs. Im kinda excited
THIS IS AWSOME! Is what I literally said within the first few minutes of watching and then i made sure to bookmark this. Great job, very creative, very descriptive. Nice that you added DIY features like the mud and vines. this was very helpful.
How long will a vivarium like that last before the background begins to collapse or slide down as I assume it won't last forever. Is yours still working well? Also do you thing applying silicone to the glass and letting it dry before the foam would help make last longer?
I love this! It has helped me so much in designing my terrarium!!!! You did a really great job with the fogger, and had many wonderful ideas that I never would have thought of.
"It's alive" made my day... I mean night :P
I love your sense of humor. You really have some great ideas . Thanks for sharing
best channel.
!
Scurrr20 thank you!
This was awesome, it was like watching you terrain a mini earth like a god
Well done man that looked awesome
Silver Spiders thank you very much!
You made my day by helping your gecko and a great tutorial for so of my grasshoppers 🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏
Thank you!
Awesome tutorial man it was really helpful. Also I never thought of using terrarium putty to attach plants to the background, may use this idea to add more plants to my paludarium! (＾ω＾)
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video and glad it may help you out too!
Oh wow. This is such an amazing tank. It's vivarium art...
May I ask how you clean it? It look amazing but I am concerned about cleaning it. Thanks
Filomena Clarizio you don’t clean this type of enclosure. They are bio active and small invertebrates in the soil break down waste. Mosses and fungi grow but regulate themselves if the temperature, lighting and humidity are balanced. All you have to do is clean the glass, drain the water from the false bottom if needed (not needed in the way he set it up) and prune the plants.
@Aodán Compton you dont clean the substrate in a bio active setup. It can be left one for years. The microfauna, fungi and bacteria do that cleaning for you. All you have to do is to keep it looking nice but leave enough litter for the system to work.
To drain the water you leave a small, concealed, hole in the false bottom to feed a small hose through (mostly done by a small pipe that pokes out just above the substrate with a small cap on it). You can then easily siphon off the water if needed. Some amount in there is needed to keep the humidity up so only siphon off to prevent flooding.
@Aodán Compton this is not my viv so I dont know which values for temp and humidity it runs at. But is running just a few degrees above room temperature with a moderate humidity it shouldnt be a problem. A typical humidty of a tropical vivarium (above 80%) is too high though.
most formal and informative tutorial here in youtube, thank you!
Great video!!! Can you do a video on a tortoise habitat, I have a Russian tortoise and he likes his terrarium but I would prefer for him to have a better one! Thank you
I never comment on videos, but that was awesome man, one thing the reptile community is lacking is good setup tutorials.
“It’s extremely stuck and does not come off easily at all.” *Puts the foam on the camera*
Haha it’s editing friend. No cameras were harmed. Special effects 😉
thank you so much this video inspired me to build my own vivarium. My new vivarium looks so nice. My tank houses a crested gecko. I love my new vivarium. Thank you.
At first, when I saw what the spray foam looked like, I was thinking were the fuck is this going. Sorry to have doubted you.
Hahaha too funny! Glad you stuck around to find out!
Feel free to subscribe if you haven't had the chance to yet! :)
Thank you so much for all the tips. Really looking forward to start my project for a bearded dragon.
Whose here after watching DrPlants thinking....you're doing it wrong bro. Foam right on the glass?
This was a long time ago I’m pretty sure he doesn’t do this method anymore.
Good background music, clear and concise direction, very informative!
You left out the fogger installation. Sort of an important part.
You can easily find a tutorial for that
This is a great video. Finally somebody doing a natural viv well!
Danny Clayden Chambers thank you so much!
do you sale these or custom make them for others
yvonne stowers I usually just make them for myself but I'm open to doing work for others.
Reptiliatus I would pay to have this made and shipped to Cali!!! I want a crested gecko and this is by far the best vivarium I've come across on UA-cam.
Lisa Rodriguez thanks for the sweet words! I would have loved to build you one but I think shipping would be killer :(. Use the tutorial to make one yourself! :)
Reptiliatus where are you located??
It turned out very attractive. Your geckos will enjoy.
AfterAllWeAreHuman thank you! They seem very happy in here!
Next project....build a planet.
Elliot Leifer 😎🌍
Smh. Lol
oh my gosh it looks like an underground oasis. Love
How does this fair up to cleaning and the urine smell from snakes ?
Depends how big the snake is. If its a small snake in a large enclosure, I'd say easier. It's just really important to remove urates and feces right away whenever possible :)!
If the enclosure is big and has a good 2 to 4 inches of soil and plants , no need to clean. The bacterias and other microfauna that live in the soil will process the excrements. Unless you have a python or some other big beast that should stay in the wild anyway.
love the cork bark background idea, although I'm more of a desert reptile parent myself. Some good ideas for building a new vivarium for my growing beardie. 👍👍
It’s a naturalistic terrarium not a natural one, you literally crafted it and with man made substances. Brazen fool
Bold-Ochir Batbayar liked your own comment, real classy. It’s my vivarium. I’ll call it whatever I want. I know quarantine is getting to a lot of people but find something better to do than insult people over the internet. The high is limited and your pride is fictitious.
Reptiliatus yes I liked my own comment, I’m not questioning your right to call your vivariums whatever you want, my point is that it is factually inaccurate to state the terrarium is natural when it clearly isn’t, a better term would be a naturalistic seeing as there are many man made elements.
I’m sorry if my comment made you feel worse, I didn’t think the creator of the video would reply. My fault for being rude on the internet.
Bold-Ochir Batbayar your point was valid and would have been respected by me had you not chosen to take it a step further and do some name calling (calling me a fool). I respect all my viewers and accept criticism openly. It’s how I learn. It’s how I improve my content. I appreciate you writing me back and I apologize for being so direct. Appreciate your viewership and concern. Warm regards
It's not naturalistic, no, but it's still a cool video. I'm building a naturalistic one. It'll take me a year to build because I'm poor 😄 but I'll probably make a video of it.
I have a really cool, but very complex idea for it.
dude you blew my mind wasnt sure where you were going with all that spray foam!! thank you
I just want to say... WOW! you went over everything I was thinking! You are very gifted and did a wonderful job describing how and why... Your vocabulary is wonderful and I LOVED the video clips.. the blob! lol.. I watched that stuff for real when I was a kid back in the late 60's early 70's.. I have a 36 gal fish bowed fish tank in my office ( I have no windows in my office at work) and so now I would like to make a vivarium.. so peaceful and welcoming. I love the mist.. If only I could fit in there & chill! Thank you for giving me confidence.. Laurie O -
keep up the good work my friend!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the flattering compliments! It's nice to know my videos are well received! Thanks for watching/don't forget to subscribe!
What an enthusiastic and comprehensive tutorial ♡ u seem so personable and it’s definitely conducive to tutorials!!! Makes me feel like I can actually do it lmao
Lauren Ransom thanks so much for the sweet comment! I’m so happy you enjoyed the video! Best of luck building your enclosure! 😎👍🏼
I have a Tarantula and she loves to climb! I used all pet safe/insect safe materials. The tank looks almost as beautiful as she and im sure she's happy too. Thx
Bro I'm SO into this idea!!! I absolutely love it!!
Finally! A good quality video! Keep up the good work
Love this video. Have gone back to it so many times today as i work on my boa enclosure! Well done
This really is probably the best quick "how to" video I've seen. I hope you are having success with those Uroplatus!
Seriously great production value.
You are a pro at making tutorial vids. This is the best one I have seen. Granted I have seen allot of other great ones too. This will be my primary instruction when I build mine!
KrakenAttack thank you so much and thanks for watching! I’m flattered!
Best viv design I have ever seen, you have earned a subscriber
This is the most beautiful thing,I’ve seen today.
This helped my SO MUCH!!! I really want to do natural vivariums for all my reptiles, and this really helps! Thank you!!!
I know right he has some of the greatest tank builds
I've been searching UA-cam for a tutorial like this there are some really nice vivs out there but this is a very good tutorial so when I got the funds to start my big project it will be based on this thanks for this brilliant tutorial 👍👍👍
This is the most beautiful vivarium i’ve ever seen! Good job
Anonymus Rex thank you so much!
Because of this video I just attempted my first 3. They were a bit smaller for arboreal tarantulas but turned out very well. Amazing video!!
bro it is awesome keep watching it over an over
Very good.A keeper in South Africa has done the same thing for his mambas.what he did to his wooden cages was to apply a tanking substance to the floor and sides.This made it water proof.He then added ordinary soil.Thus the soil retained all the bio active contents that are found in soil.He used a one inch tube of about four inches long which he made markings to measure the water that was under the soil.This container for the snakes worked really well.The plants had the perfect substrate to thrive which they did.The water under the substrate can be measured by reading the markings on the tube which was inserted vertically.I was impressed by this tank as the bio activity and moisture gave the plants the perfect environment for the soil which contained all the bio for the plants.Not sterile I no,but thats the point,all the bio and moisture,mini critters in the soil is itself a living entity.I like the idea of a living substrate.He was keeping mambas which lived in the branches to bask.He did not use any heating or lighting as the creatures where locally caught.The plants will grow up to be of a good size which can be pruned to keep them to the desired height.There you have a living environment,plenty of moisture,bio activity ,mini critters all working in harmony.That is the perfect snake cage in my opinion.This was a large container with glass kept in a place with a lot of natural light.In my mind it was a great idea with serpents doing very well.The joy of keeping snakes in a natural state without the problems of heating and troubles associated with it.Any way you are doing a good .I started to keep snakes when living in East Africa .I went there in 1952 and started my interest at the age of 7 when I was tapped on the back of the hand by a Bitis Arietans,that is another story.God luck.
Tim Davey wow thank you for sharing! What an inspiring story! I like design idea! You'll have to share the bite story sometime 😉. Thank you for your support, for commenting and for watching!
Baby wipes really help in removing any sticky foam from your hands. Used them when applying silicone.
Now that's a piece of art 👌
Fantastic video!! You answered every question other videos left unanswered, thank you for sharing. ❤😊