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    Living vivarium

    I'm considering planting a living viv for my cresties, does anyone have experiences? I'm using Zoo meds Naturalistic terrariums so I'd like to construct a pool in the bottom eventually as well
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    Re: Living vivarium

    What are the dimensions?
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    Re: Living vivarium

    18x18x18 I havent ordered them yet but have the supplies aside from the aquariums
    Ball pythons: 1.2 pastel, 1.0 Black Pastel 1.0 mojave(green) 0.1 spider, 1.0 het pied, 1.0 het clown, 1.1 het albino, 0.1 pos het albino, 1.0 shatter, 0.2 normals, 0.1 reduced pattern, 0.3 dinkers
    Corn snakes: 1.0 blood, 0.1 het blood, 0.1 snow, 0.0.1 reverse okeetee
    Geckos: 2.1.2 crested gecko, 0.0.1 leopard gecko
    Boas: 1.0.1 sand boas
    Other: 1.1 mini australian shepherd, 2.0 cats

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    Re: Living vivarium

    BEst idea I can give you is to check out some of the dart frog forums. They go whole hog on naturalistic vivs and you can get all the info you need and then some on them
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    Re: Living vivarium

    i just finished mine and im wondering what i can put in it too. i was thinking frogs but cresties would be even cooler! mine as a water fall though...would they be okay with this or is it too much humidity?

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    Re: Living vivarium

    Quote Originally Posted by asplundii View Post
    BEst idea I can give you is to check out some of the dart frog forums. They go whole hog on naturalistic vivs and you can get all the info you need and then some on them
    Thats what i was going to say! I frequent the dendroboards for bioactive substrate ideas. Those folks really know what they are doing! Anyway, check out www.dendroboard.com

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    Re: Living vivarium

    I would eventually love to do a dart aquarium, I'd like to try it with the cresteds first to see if I can get the viv to work I googled it with no luck, I'll try that forum, thanks!
    Ball pythons: 1.2 pastel, 1.0 Black Pastel 1.0 mojave(green) 0.1 spider, 1.0 het pied, 1.0 het clown, 1.1 het albino, 0.1 pos het albino, 1.0 shatter, 0.2 normals, 0.1 reduced pattern, 0.3 dinkers
    Corn snakes: 1.0 blood, 0.1 het blood, 0.1 snow, 0.0.1 reverse okeetee
    Geckos: 2.1.2 crested gecko, 0.0.1 leopard gecko
    Boas: 1.0.1 sand boas
    Other: 1.1 mini australian shepherd, 2.0 cats

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