Ready to set up my 45 cm x 45 cm x 60 cm Exo-Terra

[Mentat]

...In fact, I want to create a terrestrial habitat and also a small aquatic habitat. I don't know yet what kind of animals I want to put in it but I would like this habitat to have a few different species in most of those groups (amphibians, fish, reptiles, molluscs, worms, insects, spiders, crustaceans ...). I could capture a few of those animals in the wild and add others from the pet shop...

Most strongly recommend that you research organisms desired and stick to one species, with some "janitors" in the substrate to process and reduce organic matter. Mixing different species amphibians among themselves or with other listed animals; will end badly for most; if not all of them . In nature these animals compete and/or prey with/on each other. In a small enclosure with no possible escape; this will certainly happen very fast resulting in severe injuries or even death .

IRT walls covered; the main consideration you want to give, is to enclosure's final internal space and volume. The more walls you build, the less internal space for plants and creatures the vivarium will have. Good luck !

[natureXpert]

In fact, I would like to introduce a red-bellied newt. I had a few in the past and I kept one of them for fifteen years. I would also like to introduce a few small fishes, some freshwater shrimp, a few snails, some slugs, earthworms, meal worms and maybe a few other insects like criquets. The only predator in all of those would be the newt.

What do you think?