6ft Terrarium.

[itssg]

Hi,
This is my 2nd vivarium. The first was the 8inch nano. So, i read and learning from bro philip - wildginger in here. Then go n get the neccessary stuff and up the setup. Try and error...normally take months.

[Emg]

Wow...I see poison dart frogs in this tank........with a tank that size you could put a couple of pairs of the same species in there with no problem !

Check out this site for PD frogs. I've been to their store and it's fantastic !! They specialize in these frogs...it's all they do..

http://www.blackjungle.com/home.htm

[blacknails]

Dude so how's your vivarium holding up right now? any new additions? critters? post some new pics, man

[jonpoh]

hmmm.. his last post seems so long ago. I wonder whether the tank is still around. It will be interesting to see the modification and changes in the current tank.. My prediction would be a tank full of moss and ferns. I believe the Venus flytrap and the sarracenia purpurea (Temperate pitcher plant not the monkey cup) will be gone... due to their annual characteristic.


regards
Jonathan

Dude so how's your vivarium holding up right now? any new additions? critters? post some new pics, man

[itssg]

Hi,

Sorry for late reply... The tank still available. The bird nest fern growing bigger. Wild orchids, pitcher plants and others also growing.

The venus flytrap and mosses not really doing well. Due to i feeding the venus flytrap with the frozen cracket. It getting rotted....So i just removed it into a pot and growing it outdoor.

The tank was almost occupied with the unknown fungus and mushroom. What i did was didnt water for days... But the mushroom died off after i water. That is very good experience for me.

[Thirteen]

would be eye candy if u post some pics of the vivarium..?? lol really dying to see wad has it become to..

[itssg]

Terminated the vivarium...Due to not enough tank to keep the fishes.

[Franz]

Terminated the vivarium...Due to not enough tank to keep the fishes.

Sniff :P I'm sure some people here would have "donated" some tank in exchange of ur vivarium. heh

[betta_luRver]

Magnficent setup bro!! Guess its great to be in M'sia where there is absolute liberty to have exotic fauna!!! U can really let ur imagnation run wild!!! In S'pore i guess the only exotics that we cud have are exotic PLANTS like what i'm having right now.. Btw? U collected the moss from the wild? What species?

[itssg]

Magnficent setup bro!! Guess its great to be in M'sia where there is absolute liberty to have exotic fauna!!! U can really let ur imagnation run wild!!! In S'pore i guess the only exotics that we cud have are exotic PLANTS like what i'm having right now.. Btw? U collected the moss from the wild? What species?

Yes. all the mosses are from wild. I didn't really go and identify the mosses. But all are terrestrial mosses.

Here is the update picture. Lot of mosses dying due to high temp. But some do growing in darker side. Venus flytrap melt due to i fed the frozen cricket. (Too high nutrien!) Added some plants in and 3 more 36W PL-L tubes.

[itssg]

Side view


Just got this fella on last Saturday. Oriental whip snake.

[itssg]

Forgotten his name...pls help to identify.

[ranmasatome]

Hey Are you keeping both those species of snakes together in that tank??? i would STRONGLY suggest otherwise..

Also if you keep snakes in the tank.. PLs PLS PLS dont mist so much!!! you could be causing the snake future lung problems and maybe a probable scale rot!!! Keep it humid but there is no need to mist so much. if you need to mist that much then i suggest keeping some frogs instead. Just because they inhabit a tropical forest doesn't mean that the snakes can take this perpetual wetness or does it suggest it is good for the snake. i used to keep snakes for 4-5 yrs b4 when i was overseas.. not a great expert but these are basics.. still play around with those in the wild everynow and then but then i release them later.. dont know why but it really bugs me to see them enclosed now a days..

The name of the second snake slips my mind right now but it is quite common.. i'll write again when i remember..lol..

[itssg]

I just found out the name of the 2nd snake from other forum. It is named as Blue Bronzeback. And I read from the web site. Blue Bronzeback taking other smaller snake as his meal... damn... and i mixed them together. Hope nothing happen.

Btw, what you used to feed them? froggie? lizard?

yes...i am not misting the tank. coz it is seal and kinda hard to mist also.

[ranmasatome]

Yes yes... the bronzeback!! Also..i siad not to mix them not because i was worried that one might eat the other..
You see, i dont think the bronzeback is capable of eating your oreintal whip snake..since the whip snake gets quite big.. Although both species are rather docile.. why i reccomend not housing the together is because i dont want either of them to get injured.. different species of snakes will most likely end up bickering and your oriental whip snake is mildly poisonus to humans.. which means that if it were to bite your bronzeback... err.. goodluck..

Also..i said misting only beacause your glass is soooooooo wet it looks like the air in there is super humid.. the snakes can similarly incur those lung and scale problems in an envionment kept that damp. i would suggest you DONT keep the tank FULLY covered.. and allow for some form of air exchange without letting the snakes escape.. a suggestion would be to use wire meshing on one side of the tank or something...this is good also cos then the temperature wont build up so much. Also dont allow light access to the snakes..meaning all lightings should be outside of the tank.. snakes can burn themselves on the lights.

You can feed them with frogs and lizards..either or both will do nicely.

[itssg]

I was left few small holes...So the humidity is very high. Just got 3 pieces of glass and cover. Left 3 small gap which cover with net. So, bigger space for plants n snakes to breath...

The pet shop owner told me the oriental whip n blue bronzeback able to live together and no harm each other. I always saw the Blue Bronzeback staying at the bottom all the time and Oriental Whip staying on top. Just throw few pieces of froggies in. Heard the "screaming" from the froggie. I can't really see how they bite n swallow. After that, saw the blue bronzeback with a big stomach. Oriental Whip still cool and not really wanted to eat.

[ranmasatome]

Bro.. if you want to keep together then go ahead loh.. anyway its your snakes.. i'm just sending you precautionary measures b4 anyting bad happens. like i said both species are quite docile. i worry only at feeding times when the snake becomes slightly more aggressive...especially in wild caught specimens. Try to get some lizards that climb around to see if the oriental will eat them. just because they are free (caught from the wild) doesn't mean their welfare is not important...

[itssg]

I am very appreciate with what you sharing with me and what you told me. But just...2 snakes already inside my tank. And i loving them so much...

[primavera]

Yay, finally took time from studies to post. So when I found this forum. Finally met people who keep vivs in the SEA region. I'm in the process of finishing a DIY plywood viv with glass front and land/water area for my tropical plant and phalaenopsis collection.

First of all, one of the most beautifully landscaped terrariums I've ever seen Itssg! Reminds me of an Amano aquarium. Ah, Cameron Highlands, miss it so much. Haven't been there for a while now. And now they sell Sarracenias and Fly traps too!! Times really have changed.

Speaking of which, I grow Sarracenias (pitcher plant), Venus FTs and sundews(drosera) here in Sydney (international student here). On the windowsill!! Yes they do extremely well, morning til early afternoon sun, temps of around low 20s daytime, 16-18 night, but varies with season. Have been keeping them for 2 years already, but this year very weird, VFT and some Sar. went dormant during winter (its mid-spring now). Good growth now, with a lot of larger leaves. A flower stem, er, inflorescence forming on VFT. Debating whether to cut it or not, channel energy to leaf/trap development instead.

Oh, anyway, only able to id a few, most probably hybrids. Have the usual S. purpurea (but tempting to call it nana as its short and stout), S. leucocephala, one which looks like a cobra hood, another low growing one. VFT: usual green one when bought, but develop yellow tan after growing on windowsill. Sundews probably Drosera spathulata, collected locally from Central coast (more stories later). Growing in peat sand mix, pots standing in a shallow plate with 1cm water, fish emulsion fert during active growth. I know, Carnivorous plants not meant to fertilise, but i find fish e. wonderful, also run pots under tapwater when i feel like it (ie.when there's free time). That's to flush out accumulated salts as I also water with tapwater.

Ok, too mASSIVE a post for now. Sorry bout that, i tend to blabber...

Regards

Min

[itssg]

Yay, finally took time from studies to post. So when I found this forum. Finally met people who keep vivs in the SEA region. I'm in the process of finishing a DIY plywood viv with glass front and land/water area for my tropical plant and phalaenopsis collection.

First of all, one of the most beautifully landscaped terrariums I've ever seen Itssg! Reminds me of an Amano aquarium. Ah, Cameron Highlands, miss it so much. Haven't been there for a while now. And now they sell Sarracenias and Fly traps too!! Times really have changed.

Speaking of which, I grow Sarracenias (pitcher plant), Venus FTs and sundews(drosera) here in Sydney (international student here). On the windowsill!! Yes they do extremely well, morning til early afternoon sun, temps of around low 20s daytime, 16-18 night, but varies with season. Have been keeping them for 2 years already, but this year very weird, VFT and some Sar. went dormant during winter (its mid-spring now). Good growth now, with a lot of larger leaves. A flower stem, er, inflorescence forming on VFT. Debating whether to cut it or not, channel energy to leaf/trap development instead.

Oh, anyway, only able to id a few, most probably hybrids. Have the usual S. purpurea (but tempting to call it nana as its short and stout), S. leucocephala, one which looks like a cobra hood, another low growing one. VFT: usual green one when bought, but develop yellow tan after growing on windowsill. Sundews probably Drosera spathulata, collected locally from Central coast (more stories later). Growing in peat sand mix, pots standing in a shallow plate with 1cm water, fish emulsion fert during active growth. I know, Carnivorous plants not meant to fertilise, but i find fish e. wonderful, also run pots under tapwater when i feel like it (ie.when there's free time). That's to flush out accumulated salts as I also water with tapwater.

Ok, too mASSIVE a post for now. Sorry bout that, i tend to blabber...

Regards

Min

i need years of try and error only able to reach Amano's level. And it is still long way for me to go... I am glad you like the setup. The mosses, venus flytrap and some pitcher plants not doing well. Due to high temp inside.