vivarium

I met a Mantid forum member at the half price bookshop today and got some of my most desired mantids, Phyllocrania paradoxa or Ghost Mantis. I think they look more like HR Gigers aliens with their weird head decorations so they ought to be called Xenos Mantids! The seller said they were L5/L6...

I'm going to the reptile show Sunday and have been doing some reading & you tubing on Frilled Lizards (Chlamydosaurus kingii) for the last week or so and I think I'd like to get one or two if they have them available and feeding so I know they'll eat. They aren't as small mammal dependent as I...

Well here's a look at my latest vivarium project, You can see the snazzy new round aluminum vents from tarantulacages.com They sure look nicer than the randomly drilled holes on my first incarnation of the vertical 10 gallon. Here it is open for planting and access, the fronts hang...

This is a project converting an aquarium to sliding glass front vivarium. I had been wanting to attempt a conversion for a few months then thankfully Swords did it first and paved the way. See his initial post here: http://www.terraforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120603 The Guinea Pig: ~55...

Not actually in my life but rather, does anyone have any ideas on HOW I could mount this to the back wall of my vivarium? I bought two large pieces of this fern, lichen and moss colonized tree bark for use as "inoculation material" for vivarium backgrounds (these plants should take off onto...

I've finally completed my remodeling today! I pulled out the old tile, put up new white paint on the walls put down sub flooring and new black tile. Now I can get into some serious planning on my new HL vivarium and GH terrarium double stack! :D I hate to bring any of my stuff back in, so nice...

I found a video that shows the worms I have crawling up my Anoles vivarium glass. Nemerteans (not my video) Anyone else have these? They went away when I let the tank dry out but once the soil is consistently moist they come back. They kill other bugs and not plants so I guess that's cool but...

Hey folks just been watching some You Tube videos about how to use Sketchup, Google's Free 3D program. I want to work out both the build of my new vivarium stand before I build and the layout room they'll be in and see what sort of setup I like best. Right now the only thing that I am...

I was at the farm store yesterday and found some cool 16" and 20" hollow plastic resin boulders for use in the garden and I was thinking they would be excellent for use in a vivarium as well. The problem is I only want 1/4 - 1/2 of the width, basically the front and back "face" of the rocks or...

I bought a 217 CFM PC fan for my new vivarium setup but when it came it has 3 wires instead of two. What is the 3rd wire for? Can I run the fan just using the red and black hooked to a 12V wall wart as usual or does the yellow wire (or is it blue) have to go somewhere? I've wired up a few two...

So I've been allowing you guys to influence my opinion and am willing to try a set of HO T5s. I'm only going to buy one setup initially because I'm worried about their heat and whether or not I'll be able to dissipate it effectively enough for Highlanders. I am already using some 98W reef...

Well since I let the cat outta the bag on the spray foam thread about my upcoming project I will show you the new material I'm going to build my double stack Highland vivarium and greenhouse terrarium out of. This is called AZEK PVC Trimboard, which is a waterproof "wood" made from PVC...

MAKING A SPRAY FOAM BACKGROUND Well now we're at the step of making a foam background that can have wood stuck into it and plants growing on it. 1) Lay your terrarium on it's back and start spraying the Great Stuff spray foam insulation on the back panel, when you've covered the back lay some...

DIY "Wood" and "Rocks" Driftwood and vines covered in mosses and orchids are always a good addition to a vivarium to add that touch of jungle realism. People have also started using rocks that fit the type of environment they're creating just to add that little extra touch as you know there are...

Incase you don't check the greenhouse and terrarium forum I have just finished building this sliding front vivarium: You can read the step by step with photos here if you'd like to try one for yourself. http://www.terraforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=951795#post951795 Hope you find it...

Hey, all. I have several small Cephalotus. I've decided to try a naturalistic terrarium with a lot of epiphytes, a wood/foam back wall, orchids, tillandsia and small bromeliads. Of course I'll still have CP's, but I'll be sticking to Drosera, a few small Nepenthes, Pinguicula and Utricularia...

Aquarium to Vivarium Modification Project Before: 37 gallon cube aquarium (20 L x 18" W x 24" H) After: Sliding front European style vivarium Building a custom stand from the ground up You need: 2x 24” x 48” Melamine boards cut in half to give you four 24” x 24” pieces (called “Size...

Now here's a great looking plan! This dude on the frog board has been using some wood from Lowes called PVC Trim Board which is boards made entirely from PVC plastic. Then he seals the interior seams with with silicone and then installs a pond liner for sealing the bottom. He even puts a drain...

I would like to make use of some of the fantastic lichen and moss covered fallen wood laying about in the forest surrounding my condo as orchid mounting branches in my new vivarium. Since I wish to keep the living stuff on the wood alive I was wondering what would be a good precautionary measure...

Here is the brand new tank I got today for my Aquarium to Sliding Front Vivarium modification project: It's a 37 gallon cube which measures 26" H, 20" W and 18" D not as big as I wanted (twice that size really) but I think it's respectable in size. At least for a first shot at this kind of...