r/HerpHomes

Here is my the (nearly finished) enclosure I have set up for my AFT. He won’t be in it for another few weeks in which time I will have added my cleanup crew as well as ground clutter. I’m hoping the added sphagnum moss in the background and sprinkled across the floor will help keep my humidity levels between 70-80% during the day and around 100% at night since I am emulating the rainy season for AFT geckos.

Right now I’m testing to see how the temperature gradient is in the tank as well as letting the plants establish.

Bumi is the name of an earth bender from the show “Avatar the Last Airbender.” I made the custom earth kingdom logo in the back just for his enclosure.

This is my first go around so if you see any glaring issues please feel free to offer constructive criticism.

Just spent 48 hours building this tank for the door to fall off when I moved it into place, The small plastic bit you put into place completely broke off... please help my frogs arrive in a week....

I’ve been working on Sriracha’s new tank for several weeks now, and he finally moved in the other night! The issue is, everywhere he walks on the faux rocks, it makes a loud scraping sound. It’s a little annoying for me, but more importantly Sriracha hates it and tries not to move so it doesn’t make the sound.

Has anyone else experienced this? And is there anything I can do to help?

Build details:
This was my first time doing this
120 gallon tank
Pink insulation foam, shaped and siliconed in place
Painted the foam
I started to do some finishing layers of Drylok (water-based), but it was really glossy, so I did a few layers of varathane instead (also water-based). I sprinkled some desert sand into the first layer of varathane and then covered it with the rest, just to give everything some texture. With the varathane the gloss was gone, so I let it off-gas for a few weeks until the scent was completely gone.

I know if I had used grout or something hard as a base coat I would have gotten better results. But is there anything I can do now to make it better?

My girl is a rescue who came in the 40gal they had her in, with all her stuff. She was in clear need of an upgrade, which we’ve done, and are mostly happy with it I think. We are on the lookout for branches of climbing opportunities but I am being very particular because Faranth has the spider gene with a very minor wobble (really only noticeable at feeding or when she’s stressed). I know it can worsen with age, so I want her climbs to be secure and ideally with a lip (honestly probably going to end up making them, but will look for something we like first). We are also adding a sky hide once the mounting piece comes in, which will offer four hides total. Outside of adding a hide and climbing, how does this look? It’s a 5x2x2 pvc glass front enclosure, the warm side thermostat is set at 90f with a DHP, the cool side fluctuates between 76-81f depending on time of day, and humidity is 60% on the warm side and 70% on the cool side. The uvb light is a forest dweller 6% and set on a timer to keep circadian rhythm, and she does absolutely enjoy basking in the morning when I turn on the light.