I made a terrarium..!

[Ginevive]

I built it in a spare 10g tank I had lying around. I went ot in the woods for a few hours, walked around, and collected moss, ferns, mossy rocks and a cool stick with lichens on it. Let me get around to gettin the pics on here and you can see it!
This is a FUN experience and I would recommend it to anyone who has access to wilderness!

[tigerlily]

Sounds like fun! Can't wait to see pictures. It doesn't matter where we go, my children are always picking up rocks, leaves, sticks, and whatever else they can get their hands on. I never thought about putting all that stuff in an aquarium. What made you decide to do it? It's a great idea.

[Ginevive]

Here are a few pics! I was just walking in the woods and I thought, I am going to MISS being able to do this, when there are four feet of snow on the ground! Then I thought, maybe there's a way I can bring the woods indoors, and I had a spare 10g tank, so I thought what the hay?
I wish the pics came out better. The moss is about 2 inches deep and rooted into some forest bedding type stuff. The fern is doing well; I thought it might die, but it is fine a few days later (now.) I spray in there with water once a day or so, and keep a glass lid on half of it to keep in humidity.
I am thinking of adding something animate (maybe a dart frog or two?) The stones in the middle are actually in a small water bowl that I recessed into the dirt and covered with bark/rocks on the sides.

[kraniumz]

NICE! I love it! Do you plan on putting one of your pets in there ?

[Python-77]

Nice Gin, that would be perfect for a dart frog.

[frankykeno]

That's really nice Gin. I don't know anything about the care of frogs but that sure looks like a nice hangout for something.


~~Jo~~

[Ginevive]

Yea, trouble with making this terr. is, now I want something to put into it! My horned frog is out of the question, since he digs everything up in his tank and would just ruin this one. If my friend gets some Darts in her store, I will get a few.

[wendyhoo9]

Hey Gin, how is that terrarium working out?? It seemed like a really cool idea and I thought it'd be great in my bio class!

[Ginevive]

Unfortunately, my terrarium is no longer with us.
For some reason, my moss died; it could be that I was neglecting it, thinking "it's not really alive, there are no herps in that tank so it'll be OK." I guess I let it dry out too much. I did salvage the mossy rocks for my garden, and the fern is doing really well in a pot on my windowsill. But the tank itself now houses a big pregnant rat

[wendyhoo9]

Ah sigh, well maybe I'll try my hand at it soon! Valiant saves on the fern and rocks!