Cobalt Tinctorius Vivarium - 18x18x24 ExoTerra
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- Опубліковано 9 бер 2021
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First time I seen someone silicone their doors, I am definitely going to try that :)
I enjoy your builds, and they give me great inspiration in my own builds. Thank you.
Thanks! I'm glad I could inspire you! :)
Same!!! Its a lot of inspiration
I like this design! Those are some lucky frogs! It was a nice bonus to hear the frogs calling in the background. Thanks for sharing this video of the build and also for the footage of supper time at the end! 💕
Thank you! 😊
This was fantastic. This is one of my personal favorite dart frog vivarium builds because it looks complete and professional but this is something I can realistically do as well. Thank you!
Very helpful video! Thank you for making this.
very nicely done and clearly shown. I am getting ready for a dart frog build and Dan from Amphibicast gave me the homework of watching some of your videos. Thank you!
Awesome video man! I'm normally a pacman frog guy but watching your videos has motivated me to branch out into different species!
Thanks, that's awesome to hear! :)
another vid full of knowledge , I'm so excited I go pick up a order to build my first Dart Frog Viv . T - 3 hrs and counting till stores open
Thanks a lot for your video once again 😋. Always interesting and nice to see. Good job, waiting for the next one 😋
Thank you! 😃
Good job bro! Came out awesome!
Love all your videos man .. kudos ✌🏼
Nicely done, thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Outstanding build
Thanks!
What a great video thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very nice tutorial... No blabbering,clear and informative. Thanks 👍
and kudos for flagging the overspray of the pond greatstuff. Probably just saved me from making the same mistake with that overnight expansion surprise.
Beautiful, great work
Nicely done
Thanks!
very elegant. Thanks pal !
Glad you like it!
I’m gonna upgrade my azureus soon so this was helpful!
Glad I could help!
So dope I’ll use this vid as my guide
Nice build, looking forward to more videos. Oh yeah and FIRST lmao
Thanks!
as a new bee to this kind of stuff watching this vid your showing me what not to do. thank you
New sub, brilliantly well put together full tutorial. If only I was in Canada.
Thanks for the video.....
The content was amazing, but I'm really caught out by that guitar track. It's really nice, I need more of it on loop haha
I truly appreciate you. I just subscribed.
Thanks for the sub, I truly appreciate it! 😉
I am a wannabe frogger, and enjoy your videos. Thank you, I am just a bit worried about starting as I may be too old, early 60s', you give me hope!!
Never too old, I say go for it! 😉
Awesome build ! I've had my exo-terra built for over a month now while I've tried unsuccessfully to raise fruit flies. Giving up, I've put in an anole (from my electric meter). He has adapted immediately. :-) On the top, I've had glass cut to fit on the existing screen. It works fine so far.
Sorry to hear you've had trouble raising fruit flies... What kind of media are you using?
@@NorthernFrogger Just my fault. Drowning them, suffocating them, mold, etc. It takes a couple of weeks to recover. Having frogs depending on me feeding them fruit flies would not be good. There is plenty of readily available food for lizards: crickets and all sorts of worms.
@@ravingcyclist624 I'm pretty late with responding, but perhaps newborn red runners would suffice? They're very small, being slightly larger than adult fruit flies. Once a large enough colony population is achieved(after 4-6 months), you'll have baby roaches constantly. They're far easier to maintain than crickets.
The easiest and simplest solution for preventing mold in a FF culture is with bakers/brewers yeast. I can confidently say it works, after nearly three years of breeding the same flies year round, I've never had mold problems after mixing a fair portion into fresh media when making new cultures. As for drowning the FFs, it shouldn't be happening if you make the media evenly balanced between damp and on the drier side. Slightly more damp than the consistency of mashed potatoes is best.
I'm probably too late to respond, but I thought I'd give it a try.
Pro tip,
When scrapping any kind of gunk off a glass tank with a blade, wet the glass first, really helps the blade sliding on the glass and alot less chance of scratching the glass, you wouldn't sponge down a dirty car when its dry.....
Thanks for the tip, I'll try that next time!
Wohhh 😘😘
Great video man ! Can you make a video on Ranitomeya tadpole care ?
I do want to do another tadpole video, but I don't really treat the Ranitomeya tadpoles any differently than the Dendrobates tadpoles
Mine molded for a but after I built it. I didn't add any springtails yet.
What did you cover the net pots with?
I live in New Zealand so I can't own amazing frogs like yours But this video was really helpful for my whistling tree frog enclosure.I can't wait to see more of your videos. Good job 👍
Those whistling tree frogs are cool! They look kind of like the chorus frogs we have here... :)
Glad you liked the video and thanks for the kind words!
I love these videos, I would like to own a dart frog one day because they have beautiful colours, don't need cockroaches or critters as their diet and hqve amazing setups
can you use the background that comes with the exo Terra for the frogs?
Yep, the included background will work just fine!
Hey brother I was just curious as to your light set up for your dart frogs and tree frogs do those LED lights you use and I know you use a variety supply UVB or is that not necessary if using a Day spectrum
I mostly use just cheap LED lights. I provide UV lighting for the day geckos but I don't think it's necessary for the frogs.
What is the foam brand model? first time i see it in black
What is in your background mix? I really like the look of it!
It's Eco Earth/Plantation Soil, Coco Husk, some type of fir bark chunks, and some sphagnum moss
man just yesterday i had one of my Dendrobates tinctorioous bahkos die. Idk what happened it was like 1.5 years old and it just stopped eating and reacted weirdly to the water i misted it with. What was weird is that the other frog inside didnt react to the water at all and is completely healthy. It started getting skinny because it wasnt eating, so i made sure to put extra flies inside, but it still didnt eat.
what is super weird is that the other frog inside never bullied it, is very healthy right now, and is fat if anything because she ate all the extra flies that i put in there for the sick one.
Dang man sorry to hear that
Sorry to hear that, it's always rough losing frogs with no explanation. It could be any number of things, from parasite or bacterial infection, or maybe even something like a congenital defect that finally manifested.
The other thing to keep in mind with tincs is that sometimes you won't see outright bullying, but the weaker frog may still be stressed and living in fear. This can lead to them not eating as much, which can make them even weaker and less outgoing and create a feedback loop that is hard to recover from. Or even small/temporary stress could be enough to suppress the immune enough for an infection of some sort to take hold. I would keep a close eye on the other one and try to get her to a vet if she starts losing weight or refuses food.
Do you think there is a difference between glass top or plexiglass top?( like for the light or something)
Yeah I don't like using plexiglass... I find it will always warp/sag over time, and it gets scratched up easily. I do remember reading something a long time ago about it not transmitting as much light as glass, but I have no idea how reliable that info was. I imagine it also depends on the thickness of the piece as well as the exact type, because not all plexiglass is created equal.
Where I'm at though, glass tends to actually be cheaper than plexiglass, and I've found most glass shops will cut it to size for you for no extra charge, so it's a no-brainer to use glass 🤷♂️
@@NorthernFrogger interesting opinion , the only problem in my mind is for drilling it
Would you reccomend silicone or gorilla glue for gluing substrate to the background?
I've never tried the Gorilla Glue method myself so I'm not too sure, but I want to give it a try in an upcoming build
Did the foam pull away from the glass if you don’t use silicone on the glass first?
I didn't on this one, but I have has that problem on a couple other builds, so I would probably try using silicone first if I use spray foam again. I think my next couple builds I will be using the foam insulation panels, similar to many of Serpa Designs builds
Where did you get the glass on the top im in canada too and I need that glas in mine I got the same terrarium
I got it from a local glass shop. I just called them with the measurements and they cut it for me and I picked it up the next day.
can you show installation of the light system and misting system?
Sure, I will try to address that in an upcoming vlog!
Where do you get this nozzle ?????????????
What part of Canada are you in?
I'm in Calgary
After applying the sillicone layer on the foam, what is used for the background mix? Will the material deteriorate after a few years? Thanks.
It's a mix of EcoEarth/Plantation Soil, CocoHusk, some type of fir bark/orchid bark pieces, and some sphagnum moss. It will slowly wear down/come off over time, but I find pretty good results just being very liberal with the silicone and pressing the background mix down into it.
Can you tell me where to get those cups you put on the back for planting plants? Did you say net cups?
Yeah, net cups, or I've seen them called net pots too. I ordered mine off amazon
Hi how do you drain the excess water from the drainage layer?
I have a small tube in one corner that I can use to siphon out the water
My buddy told me frogs smell really bad is that true because I really want one in my home but I don’t want to deal with a constant smell? Great build btw
Nah the frogs don't really have any smell at all. The enclosure could possibly start to smell if it's not maintained properly, but a healthy bioactive tank just has a nice earthy smell like the woods after a rain
Where do you buy dart frogs? I'm in British Columbia Canada
Mostly Just Geckos is in BC. There's also West Coast Amphibians that I think sometimes has dart frogs.
Can someone level with me. If I do a planted dart frog vivarium Will it still smell? Reptile shop said it won’t but I’m not convinced.
Thank you in advance for any responses.
A healthy vivarium will have a bit of a smell, but it shouldn't stink. It's more of an earthy, forest-after-a-rain type smell
I have some dart frogs in 24x24x24
What type of light are you using?
Just a cheap daylight spectrum LED strip
How do you clean this and avoid mold?
Springtails and isopods do the cleaning for me, that's the whole idea behind bioactive 😉
I am setting up a dart frog tank. Is Gorilla Waterproof Patch and Seal safe to use in it. This produce is different than regular Gorilla Glue.
I'm not really sure, I'm not familiar with that product...
@@NorthernFrogger Thanks anyways
Do you have a good link for the foam in Canada/Toronto?
No I don't, it seems to be pretty tough to find online for a reasonable price. I always get it from Home Hardware
I really like the way you did your glass lid, much easier than disassembling the mesh top the tanks come with.
I’d use Velcro or strong double sided tape just so it’s not permanently attached though.
Is the tank inches or cm ?
Inches
Sorry, what is the name of these insects?
Hello! Maybe a stupid question..
Is it dangerous to keep poison dart frogs?
Not really, no. They are not poisonous in captivity because their toxins come from their diet in the wild. There may be some small salmonella risk that can be mitigated by just washing your hands, but you shouldn't really be handling them anyway. Dogs and cats are more dangerous to keep as pets than dart frogs lol.
@@NorthernFrogger thankyou for the explanation!❤️
My family won't let me own any dart frogs as pets. Cause to them they consider frogs to be a "kids" pet. But I want to do something like this with carnivorous plants.
Do you sell these ?
Yes I do, but only in Canada
Whoa, that one is way too small for a crested gecko. Im gonna use 18"x18"x36"
Sorry
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Miu my
How does the soil stick this good on silicone? I can't manage that 🥹
Use lots of silicone, and then press the substrate into it. Also, make sure the substrate is completely dry first. It does still slowly wear off over time though...