The best advice I can give is that you join a list with lots of experts on it. This group has lots of vivarium experts but not many chameleon experts. I...
Hi, I was hoping to get some feedback on what to put in my uro setup. Later on I'm going to build a nicer-looking enclosure. Meantime, however I will utilize a...
Never had a Uro, altho I have played with the one at the Science Resource Center at our school district and fell in love! I was at Petsmart the other day and...
Hi, I'm a new member. I was looking for a group with similar intrests and I saw the picture of someone's vivarium. Very impressive! Mine is a functioning...
The secret to plant growth is light & more light! What sort of lighting do you have & what sort of cover/ventilation? Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. Department of...
Hello all , i have just inished my new vivarium. It houses a pond with some white cloud montain minows in and also a breeding pair of cpq quail. It will also...
Hello Adam, Sherry here (haven't posted in a while). Love the idea of butterfly's and choice of fish (I keep mostly fish now and aquariums)... I had a school...
Very impressive. My vivarium needs green. I have the plants (live) I now need something green in the moss department. What kind of lighting would I use? ...
Hello Sherry The actual dimensions of the setup are height 4 foot , lenght 6 1/2 foot and width 3 1/2 foot. The pond is a 2 foot by 1 foot and 1 foot deep/...
I'm partial to this type of bulb: http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/10914/product.web You can see pix of my first viv incarnations on my web site at...
Adam, Re: <<I havent seen any signs of them attacking each other>> Lol, NO they wouldn't in that very appropriate - you know your stuff - sized set up! ...
I recently purchased a 90 gal aquarium for my juvinile chinise water dragon. It does have a crack on the bottem but I'm not using it to hold water. Never the...
Ed, Thanks for mentioning your LED experience, as when I was researching lighting a long while back (sick cat so put on hold for now - ($$$)Â someone else...
I'm partial to this type of bulb: http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/10914/product.web You can see pix of my first viv incarnations on my web site at ...
Yes i agree the fluorescent tubes are alot better. I use the exo terra dessert one and the plant one they have developed. It means i get a wide variety of...
Hello Sherry The butterflys i am getting are Heliconious charitonia or Heliconius meplomene , they are a very unique species as the butterflys feed on pollen...
Adam, As a sculpture and (background in that plus science, music so on)... I like building things, lol. I have a great many links of diy projects.  Did...
Sherry Im afraid no i didnt have a schematic so to speak. I used my imagination of how i wanted it to look and worked from there lol. The filtration you speak...
Adam, Â You work like me - the drawings are stored in the "minds" eye.... I like to refer others to the many sites/links when they are starting out. Ok - again...
My mistake. I don't use 10,000K. I just did a quick search for a pic of the type of bulb (i.e., long, CF instead of the spiral type). I didn't even notice the...
Linda, I just wrote out a detailed email as I've a background in art/sculpture and have worked with this and many other materials... (toxic so no longer for...
Hi Adam I am new to the group and would just like to say hello and say that your set up looks interesting. Let's see how it evolves with time. good luck! Juan...
Thank you so much for the photos. They are very inspiring. I will have to replace my hood. Presently the hood I have will only take the regular florescent...
My tank is a 150 gallon. I don't remember the K values of the bulbs but most of them are the warmer, yellower light. But one of the may have been the bluer...
I want to use some lava rocks to build a hide for my filter . They aren't razor sharp, but are a little scratchy. Will newts be smart enough not to crawl on...
Sorry if this comes through twice - I've been looking for it and I haven't seen it come through yet. LM I want to use some lava rocks to build a hide for my...
Lol, I don't think it's a question of intelligence on part of the newt... lava rock is sharp to what degree??? Rub it on your cheek verses hand.... meaning...
Hi Laurie My name's Juan and I am new in the group yet not new to aquaria and vivaria. My experiences with Japanese fire bellied newt has taught me that the...
I've seen 2 types of lava rock. The reddish stuff doesn't have the sharp edges that the black/gray stuff does. Many's the time I ripped the crap out of my...