Journal Vivarium

[Fiske]

I'm coming to the realisation that I'm not going to have the 500 L aquarium of my dreams; my floors will not take it. I'm pushing it with the AS600 already. I will probably downsize my collection to only 2 tanks.
So what do you do then?

You take the water out!

 

[Fiske]

Oops. Should not be a sticky.

MOOODS!

 

[Myrtle]

I love my exo-terra! just as much fun as a planted tank without all the hassle of water changes! Are you putting anything living in it or sticking to plants only? Oh, and new posts always seem to show up with the stickys for some reason when first posted.

 

[Fiske]

There's springtails and woodlouse in there for now. Got some ideas. Needs to grow in for a while, though.
I've already moved some plants around, so pic is outdated already 🤣

 

[Myrtle]

I know that feeling!

 

[Fiske]

Probably just throw in an update from a couple of months ago.
Ready for some inhabitant(s) now, but who?

 

[Fiske]

Today

 

[Fiske]

Someone lives in there!

Eye detail.

 

[LondonDragon]

Great macro shots

 

[Fiske]

Great macro shots

Actually, I think they're a bit oof😂😂

Here's another phone shot. Looking a bit chubby. Good. He/she was refusing food for so long, I got a bit worried.

Also, oooops🤣

 

[Fiske]

Well.
Wallet is hurting😂

 

[seedoubleyou]

Looks great. Love the mini palms.

Too tip: tooth picks can be used to pin climbing and vining plants to the background.

 

[Fiske]

Looks great. Love the mini palms.

Too tip: tooth picks can be used to pin climbing and vining plants to the background.

Biophytum sensitivum.

And yeah, I'm quite the toothpick raider these days🤣🤣

 

[seedoubleyou]

And yeah, I'm quite the toothpick raider these days🤣🤣

Ah I think I actually spot some used on the left hand side

 

[Fiske]

Ah I think I actually spot some used on the left hand side

😅 there's a lot of them
Bamboo spears, like the ones you use for barbecue, are useful too for larger plants like orchids.

 

[Fiske]

My gargoyle has not been a big eater since late january. As in, more or less not touched food. It seems to be changing, I hope, he/she emptied a bowl a couple of days ago, so I hope we are back to normal. Shedding has been normal, though, and aside from being a bit slimmer, it seems like s/he's fine. Tbh, s/he was in chubby mode before.

I'd say s/he's approaching skinny now, so still slightly worried; although being skinny should rule out egg binding. Anyway, hope eating picks up, or it's the vet,

The big vivarium has grown in well, I'm awaiting a bunch of orchids to pop in, I've started getting my fruit fly game on; and hope to get some citizens for frog town this spring/early summer.
This is the current look. Crap phone pic with feet.

 

[seedoubleyou]

Nice. What frogs are you going for?

Have you checked the geckos calcium sacs? Ensure that’s not what’s upsetting it.

 

[Aqua360]

what frogs are you thinking of?

Also what's your substrate consisting of on each level?

May or may not want to consider the nepenthes in with frogs, I can't speak from experience but just in case you hadn't checked already

 

[Imran #786]

Well.
Wallet is hurting😂
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Put plaster on the wallet and give it some panados

 

[Fiske]

what frogs are you thinking of?

Also what's your substrate consisting of on each level?

May or may not want to consider the nepenthes in with frogs, I can't speak from experience but just in case you hadn't checked already

Nepenthes should be fine with frogs. Look at this beaut