vivarium

Hello! I will be getting my first snake at the end of this year, a granite morph spotted python, I'm really excited! I'm currently designing the snakes first enclosure, I'll be keeping it in a click clack for the first 6-10 months, I'm just excited and want it prepared before I get it. I...

I'm struggling to find an enclosure size guide for V. tristis tristis and so I'm looking for enclosure size recommendations for a single adult. Thanks!

Hi all, I am about to start a long term project which is building a vivarium for my daughter to house a (yet to be purchased) bearded dragon. I have already decided on a few things, being: Construction: Timber frame with sliding glass doors. Size: 1200x450x600 (the height - 600, is not set...

Hi everyone! For a while now I've been looking into adopting some Australian green tree frogs but I want to be 100% prepared, especially when it comes to setting up a vivarium for the first time. For the vivarium's heat source, is it better to get a heat lamp or water heater? From what I...

Hey, posting here to document our first cabinet conversion from start to finish. Just to preface we went into this with pretty much zero experience with woodwork or cabinetry and had to buy almost all of the tools(or borrowed) used for this. Honestly it came out way better than we thought it was...

Hi there, Im new to the forum but i was wondering if someone could help me out. Ive got a bioactive tank, that is currently housing a male southern angle headed dragon.....this moring a was doing some plant maintenance and i noticed these tiny little white worms in the soil and climbed up the...

So I've been researching vivarium heating a lot lately, as I'm still deciding between homing a blue tongue lizard (western, central or northern) or a ridge-tailed monitor. It seems blue tongues don't need any heating at night, but ridge-tails do, right? What I'm trying to ask is, what are...

Hey everyone!! I live in Adelaide South Australia and I’m still new to handling snakes. I have a 5 month old coastal carpet python and it’s beautiful. It’s quite a hot day today here in Adelaide and I need some tips on keeping my tank at the right temperature so it doesn’t over heat it while the...

Hi, I've got an empty Reptile One terrarium that is 45(w)x45(b)x55(h)cm. I'm thinking of doing it up as a vivarium with just plants for now and adding an animal to it later on (yes, I know the work involved). I can set up the tank with or without an aquatic section. What animal can people...

Hey, i was thinking of reusing an old fish tank (600 x 300 x 360) for a split vivarium. I was wondering what sort of Reptiles and or Amphibians i could put in it? I am limited to Australian species that are commonly available in NSW, and something that doesn't need heat would be good although...