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BioVivara

BioVivara Introduction

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Hi my name is Seth. My wife, Rachel, and I run a company called BioVivara (short for biotype vivariums). We’ve been making custom vivaria since 2008.
I’ve been keeping herps on and off for over 20 years but being in the Army meant putting off a lot of what I wanted to do in the hobby. But being in the Army did have one upside for my love of animal enclosures: I discovered the dart frog hobby in Belgium while stationed with NATO. I had never seen vivariums like these! It looked like they had recreated a rainforest and set it in their living room. I was hooked.


When I got back to the States I couldn’t find anything to compare as far as design and function. I started making my own vivariums by retrofitting aquariums, then recreating what I saw in Belgium, the Euro Type vivarium. But, all the enclosures I created never felt quite right. They didn’t have the level of control I wanted.


So, I began doing more research, breaking down vivarium construction theory to the very basics. Then, I started developing prototypes that would have the level of control I was looking for, along with the beauty and simplicity of the European designs. My father was impressed enough with my work that he gave me free rein in his fabrication shop and Biovivara was born.
A couple of weeks ago, we created a Kickstarter campaign to help us take our designs to the next level. Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform where we can pre-sell our vivariums and use the funds to purchase the equipment we need and materials in bulk. We started by sharing my simplest design, the Miniature Orchid Desktop Vivarium. But when we started getting questions about whether dart frogs could be kept in them, we decided to add the larger vivariums that I specifically designed for darts.


At this stage, I’d like to invite the dart frog community to check out what I’ve designed and let me know what you think. Because our business model is designed around developing the best solutions for the dart frog community, we welcome your feedback! I’ve been disappointed that no company has yet made a vivarium specifically for dart frog hobbyists and I hope that our solution will more than meet your hopes and expectations.

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  1. mike494's Avatar
    I wish you had some picsof those vivariums from NATO ! they sound amazing! I have yet to have a dart frog and have not researched them much yet ... YET haha im sure we will have some in the future me and my wife. She always stoped and gazes at them at the reptile section at the store! Anyways where can look at your creations? and thank you for posting

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