Originally Posted by
cdckjn
A terrarium is an artificial habitat created for the purpose of keeping flora/fauna.
A vivarium is always planted, and the plants are A major part of it, like planted aquariums.
a Pauladarium is basically water/land mix.A habitat for aquatic and or semi aquatic or terrestrial creatures.
vivarium - generally tropical; high humidity, well planted, running water features.
terrarium - generally arid; low humidity, dryer climate animals, little water
paludarium - vivarium or terrarium with a large body of water. 50/50 water/land type tanks.
Vivarium
A vivarium is usually an enclosed area, which tries to resemble a natural habitat of a certain area.
An aquarium is a vivarium, simulating a water habitat, for instance a river, lake or sea, but only the submerged area of these natural habitats. A terrarium is a vivarium, simulating a dry habitat, for instance desert or savannah. A riparium is a vivarium, simulating a river, this vivarium could also be seen as an aquarium interconnected with a terrarium, having both the underwater area as well as the shore, often used for aquatic lizards.
Terrarium
A terrarium is a clear container (often plastic or glass) used to grow plants and to examine or hold small creatures. They may be cubical, spherical, rectangular, or other shapes. Often in terraria the species' ecosystem is copied in smaller size and is even controlled in humidity, temperature, and water chemistry.
Paludarium
A paludarium is a vivarium, simulating a rain forest or swamp environment.
so to me, this is my definition;
a terrarium is a habitat - normally drier, more plants, more "land",
a vivarium is wetter, more water, more humidity, can be half land half water, fishes crabs,
a paludarium has more water, like a swamp, forest, higher humidity, "very" much wetter, more fishes, newts, frogs etc.
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