Welcome aboard. Just remember everyone of us started where your at. Without asking question you will never learn. Research is the Key to learning. Keep in mind...
So I plan to build a vivarium, and will be constructing it using the most readily available and most easily shaped material I can think of... wood. Of course...
Avoid the "start-up blues" and headache by purchasing a used aquarium from a garage sale or friend. Experiment with that and see where your mind takes you. ...
Muffy: After much trial and expensive error I found and used a product which is safe, non toxic for the most part ie rubber based and as sound re waterproofing...
Thanks for the into Sherry, is this stuff available in stores or do I have to order it and wait patiently? ... which is safe, non toxic for the most part ie...
Not exactly the advice I was looking for, but thanks for your input just the same. I will be using wood to construct my viv. because I want a vertically...
I agree. Why would you go to the trouble of constructing a wooden viv unless you need screen sides for something like a chameleon? And if you did build...
Be careful some marine paints have toxins in them to fight algae and the like. Greg H. ... From: Kerry & Barb To: TheNaturalisticVivarium@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Muffy: I ordered online, never found it in stores, but very helpful staff, so maybe call them... it arrives fast and I reordered as it exceeded by a large...
I would like to keep a Golden Water Monitor. John Stoddard <jpstodwftexas@...> wrote: Welcome aboard. Just remember everyone of us started where your at....
... If economy is the main reason you want to build your own, I'm assuming you plan to pencil out the material costs to compare with buying the aquarium before...
I was thinking of a gold-dust day gecko, perhaps even a pair. There will also be a water feature where I will have some kind of tropical freshwater fishes....
... guy but ... assuming you ... aquarium ... rarely less ... get exactly ... Frugality is important, but really the other two reasons you listed are my main...
... so maybe call them... it arrives fast and I reordered as it exceeded by a large margin my best expectations. best Sherry Thank you all for your input. I...
Small Phelsuma would look great but be aware that the little buggers will leave prints & poop all over the walls, including the glass. I used to have some P....
... will leave prints & poop all over the walls, including the glass. I used to have some P. madagascarensis grandis in mine but got tired of the constant...
Golden monitor? I though he said gold dust day gecko! I must be entering my dotage. But I agree. For even the smallest varanids (perhaps 18" total length)...
For vivaria, I'll keep a White tree frog because it is the only frog that tolerate handling. Danny Fortin <fortind89@...> wrote:Don't know if you could...
we've built five larger monitor habitats, contact us for ideas, photos or notes on construction of either the enclosure or habitat. send us from the contact...
Why does itr have to tolerate handling? My vivarium inhabitants NEVER get handled. Ed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. Dept. of...
Why do you say that the whites tolerates handling? Just because they have a permanent dopey smile doesn't mean they're actually happy. Frogs are much better...
Hi all I saw this site where this guy built a vivarium with a waterfall. It had pvs pipes running through plexiglass with an underwater filter pushing the...
I had a waterfall in my vivarium. I bought a reptile waterfall from a petshop. It's small, but is self contained. If you're thinking of using a false bottom...
Hi folks, My name is Erik. I am an avid aquarist and herpetoculturalist. ( 32 years aquarium experience & 20 + years herpetology/terrariums ) I am working on...
Sound unnecessarily complex. I have a stream in my viv. The pump sits under a false bottom and raises the water about 12" through plastic tubing. I have...
My viv is 150 gal with about 20 gal of water. It NEVER become stagnant. About once every 2 months siphon out the old water and replace it with fresh. And about...
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