Doing a new vivarium

[ricky]

Hi all
Creating a new vivarium for my indian bullfrog.
Just wanted to share this one with you guys and girls on maybe get some hint on the way.

The tank is a 45 x 45 x 45 cm from Exo Terra and the idea is to make a copy of a tropic forest floor.
Have some ideas, but is still trying to figure out how I want to look like.





Did pick the background, tho
Here is in place.



Some of the decoration stuff I gathered so far, that might be usefull.
Not sure if or how I will use it



Cheers!


Regards

Ricky

[DigitalPunk]

Hey ricky, thanks for haring the build with us!

[Mentat]

Good luck with build! Can you share pics of your Indian Bullfrog? Thank you !

[LilyPad]

Looking forward to watching this build

[ricky]

Good luck with build! Can you share pics of your Indian Bullfrog? Thank you !

Sure

Will get a few more to keep him company, when the vivarium is done

[ricky]

...finally I got the heat cable, so I could proceed with the creating of my new vivarium..




Attaching the heat cable to the background.
Meanwhile, I dry to two pieces of wood I will use in the oven (at 80 degree C)




...and making an access to the drainage layer; PVC pipe and a filter from a aquarium filter pump.





First LECA layer in place.





Main layer soil; Spagnum soil mixed with coconut moss.
Notice the PVC pipe to the right. The stone in the front will work as a cover for the pipe.




..the probe for temperature and humidity is hidden behind the "tree"








..and done with the new vivarium.

I wanted to mimic a tropical forest floor since its where my type of frog lives in the wild.
It loves do dick, so it has a thick layer of the soil

Was quite fun to make!

Thanks

[Fbt123]

Very nice viv Ricky . Do you think your frog will like leaf litter as that would ge on a forest floor? Also what are the names of those plants at the back?

[ricky]

Very nice viv Ricky . Do you think your frog will like leaf litter as that would ge on a forest floor? Also what are the names of those plants at the back?

Thank you!

I choose to leave stuff like leaf litter it out for now.

Want to be able to follow the frog in that new vivarium.
Might add it later, tho

Actually I dont know the name off those plants.
my wife bought them in supermarket (a hurry) when I had to make the first vivarium.

She recognized them from Thailand