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How do nutrients get exported? Is there a drain to remove waste water with organic breakdown products and pathogens? I wouldn't think that would work...

Occasionally, we get posts from members seeking advice about how to set up a bio-active enclosure. So, please describe how you set up your...

Fully bio-active. CUCs in the soil process poop in about 5 days unless it gets smooshed into the ground. Jack’s enclosure is 2 years old. ...

Very nice looking enclosures. I'd term them 'naturalistic', not 'bioactive', though, since there's not apparently capacity to process waste fully...

How is this baby now? Would love updates. This is the first time I've heard of partho babies!

I'd say 8 years or so now. It took us a while to get it right. It definitely didn't work well in a glass enclosure. I mean it works but is a lot...

Beautiful enclosures! I, frequently, hear about people setting up bio-active enclosures for their ball pythons. It's much less common that I hear...

I always like to look, but, I very rarely buy anything at flea markets-aside from some cheap fossils and the occasional uranium glass dish. I saw a...

Still no signs of mites, alive or dead. It seems to have killed them all on day 1, with no resurgence whatsoever. I moved Nim to his new pvc...

I would love an update, particularly, regarding the effectiveness of the afoxolaner (NexGard) treatment.

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Sounds good. I'm not sure what wattage to use since I've never used heat tape, but I'll probably just get two 1x1 sections of the heat tape dakski...

I've done something like this -- I have run multiple levels in a tub rack on one thermostat channel, and used an inline dimmer to reduce the amount...

I do not agree with that. I would not get more than 2ft total for your tank and not more than 1ft on the warm side. I have 2ft total on my 4X2' and...

Oh dang, that's interesting. Well of course I can't speak for how safe/plausible it would be to try that out for obvious reasons so perhaps someone...

I have on/off thermostats from Boaphile. Jeff Ronne (the Boaphile) manufactured all my tanks and I bought the thermostats from him. I believe they...

I did call AP and upgrade to a 3x2x1.5 this morning so it's a done deal at this point. If I do add to the collection some day, I don't see myself...

I want to clarify one thing and give my two cents on cage height. First, the clarification. In my 4X2' tanks the heat tape is 1'X2' (1' wide...

I'll give them a call tomorrow to see if they can upgrade to a T5 (3x2x1.5). I think a taller height shouldn't make too big of a difference with my...

The only plastic (HDPE) enclosures I've ever tried were 12" tall, & I hated the low height. I think 18" should be minimum- 12" is very awkward to...

That side story is pretty funny.