I want to get a bearded dragon and put it in a bioactive terrarium but I’m waiting until I know everything and have the money. But I feel like I want more biodiversity than just isopods and springtails. Are there any more critters I can add to the enclosure? Thank you
What do you guys think? I have 3 ivory millipedes living in here, yellow springtails, dairy cow isopods and I will be adding night crawlers. All should help to keep the plants healthy and happy. Tank dimensions 6x2x2, humidity 75% ambient temp 85F (that’s with just the grow lights!) basking temp 95 on the right side (heat pad on the back corner of the tank wrapped around the corner to evenly heat), exhaust fans at the top (pushing air in) and on the right side (pushing air out.) they are controlled by my inkbird humidity controller, the probe can be seen on the right side.
Added my grading on the open vents for the fans. Next is perches, water dish, hides and my male ball. I have a host of inverts I’ve tested in the past that I plan on adding to this tank to help process waste. 1. Springtails (orange colony I’ve been breeding) isopods (dairy cows), and zebra millipedes (small enough to not bother nor be bothered by my male ball and help to break down leaves, waste and feed my plants). One thing I’ve learned with all my builds is that you cannot cohab reptiles, but there are useful insects you can add to bring out some interesting behaviors from your reptiles and bring your tanks to life. Here in 6-8 months, most of the ground will be taken over by many of the plants I’ve chosen. What do y’all think? All thoughts and opinions welcome.
This is my leopard gecko’s, Cheese Bread, enclosure and I’m really wanting to turn it into a bioactive set up but the lip is only about an inch tall which is not tall enough. Does anyone have any ideas for making it taller? I was thinking maybe siliconing something to the inside of the door but I wouldn’t know what.