First Viv Build - 36x36x18 Exo Terra for WTF

[Mentat]

Congrats, vivarium looks great ! House deck looks very nice too. IRT pink growth, agree with Bill in that it looks like a fungi.

[pettios]

No problem my friend. How's the tank looking?

So far the tank isn't looking too bad; but it definitely isn't perfect. I've lost a few of the plants and I think I might need to get a second light to help the plants near the bottom of the tank. I was actually in Michigan about a week and half ago and was compelled to stop by Josh's Frogs. I quickly found out they don't actually have a storefront; they are purely an online company! They were kind enough to show me around so I could see all of their cool pets and their various frog rooms. I actually got to talk to their plant expert who helped me pick out some replacement plants which are currently in a grow out container. I'm trying to be patient and make sure that I at least have rooted, thriving plants before I move Thor in, but it sure is tough.

[deranged chipmunk]

Cool! What did you pick up?

[pettios]

When I was there I got a peacock spikemoss, a pothos, and, peperomia scanden. I meant to get a bag of the sheet/carpet moss while I was there but I was so overwhelmed that it slipped my mind. I should definitely have time next week to take some more pictures and post them up. Its been super busy around here.

[pettios]

First of all, I know it's been such a long time since I've posted anything about the tank, but I've come across a (hopefully) small issue. I was doing my daily maintenance and I noticed multiple perfectly round holes in a manzanita branch in my tank. I also found one hole that seemed to match which was in the tb3/coconut fiber portion of the background. At first I wasn't sure if they had always been there, but after fiddling with it for a few minutes I turned my back to the tank and when I returned, sawdust had filled the hole. I jabbed at it with a toothpick and awaited whatever insect is in there to return and I somehow missed it again. I'm very concerned that this may be something catastrophic!

This happened maybe 10 minutes ago so I'm still on the very beginning of my search for an answer, but I figured I'd post here first to gather my thoughts and maybe get some input from the friendly experts here. I really hope this isn't termites or something else that could be harmful to my frogs and/or home!

Pictures:

This is the first hole that I noticed. It is just about middle of the picture and has been filled in with "sawdust" by whatever pest is in there. Sorry, I know its a bit tough to tell.



I noticed this hole shortly after. You can see it just below the base of the plant stem. It's about larger than the other, maybe 1/8 - 1/4 inch.

as always, thanks for any help you can provide!