75 Gallon Vivarium build

[Larry Wardog]

Now that I have some time and I'm not as sad I can share the updated here.
I am considering 3-4 of the species. I have a guy talking to me now about a juvenile Captive from tadpole leopard frog. I still plan on getting another Leopard Frog as well. I am considering having 2 females to 1 male. I will be looking for a female this spring for King II (Toad) as well as searching for the toad I caught last year Riva. I enjoyed her and because I had her before I will not think twice about keeping her. So I may have 6. I will balance it out with each species so it will not be unbalanced in terms of who has more. The new leopard frog is going to be named "Dot" I believe it's a female. As for the plants,
I will use Perriwinkle the same in the tank, Pakasandra, Dragon's Tail Ferns, wild Daisies, an Iris (will be tall enough tank), a small grass I believe will work, and duckweed. The insects will remain Woodlice, Earthworms, and Crickets. I'm using medium Crickets for these guys because of Toto. They will each be corinteened and examined by a doctor. I plan on hibernating them in a 30 gallon next winter for a few months. I will get into that later. The tank will be
5'x1.5'x2.5' with the 4' T5 and 60W ceramic heat emitter. I will use an UTH as well. It will have 2 fans and 6 misters from the Exo Terra Monsoon RS400. I'm going back to the woods look so no waterfall. I want it to look like a semi dense woods. Around 5 hides and 2 will be bigger than an XL hide. I will try to have 2-3 biomes. A dry one with rocks, a bin as the water which is 2.5 gallons, and the lush plants together. I am very excited to do this. I will eventually get a camera and use it for documentaries on the animals here and soon to be the WTF 75 Gallon. I hope to get the Amphibs to mate so I can help repopulate more Leopard Frogs for an area and Toads in my woods. The frogs are not local to my town so I would most likely need a contact to send them where they would be needed. Lots to think about with this. 4-5 months from the build.


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[Larry Wardog]

New Leopard Frog! I believe it's a female, but I will find out soon. Her name is Dot and she was at a Petco in Nashville. Her previous owner raised her so I know where this frog has been. A young frog; It's so far the most tame leopard frog I have seen or handled. I'm going to try to tame her and hopeful hand feed as well. I'm hoping this is a female for Spots sake haha. Dot is in for a treat, Crickets, Waxworms, Mealworms, Waxmoths await her. Photos and video coming soon.


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[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Awesome, look forward to seeing her!

[Larry Wardog]

An update on what is going on.
For at least this year, the
PA Woods Vivarium will stay in the 75 Gallon. I have been getting the animals looked at individually which has taken some time. I have not been looking for a female to replace Toto yet, but once the tank is up again, I will. It will be between 4-6 inhabitants this year. 3 of each species. Dot the young Leopard Frog and a female American Toad will be making their appearance on this thread when the tank is up. I know many want to see him.

The plants this year are going to be Perriwinkle, Pakasandra, Dragon's Tail Ferns, Autum Fern, a grass idk name of yet, duckweed, and wild moss. I am restarting completely due to the animals having parasites before and I don't want a relapse.

I will be getting more Woodlice and Earthworms from the place I work and introducing them to this new habitat. 3 of the 5 evasive fish survived so they will be returning to the new enclosure. I'm hopeful with a new strategy I can eliminate slugs, centipedes, and millipedes this year.

I'll release more info soon.


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[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Great news! Still can't wait to see the final setup!

[Larry Wardog]

I have started making the build. The plants will be:
1 Autumn Fern
1 Japanese Dwarf Fern
Perriwinkle
Pakasandra
1 Lirope (a small variegated grass)
Wild Moss

I have decided not to include the Pond Fish, they will go in another setup. For the big news. I am thinking of possibly not including Dot in the enclosure as well as another possible Toad. I am considering having another enclosure (my 30 gallon) as an extended part. This means that i would have paired species in the 75 Gallon and Dot along with another Toad in the 30 Gallon with the same setup with some of the plants. My reasoning is Spot. He is an adult male Leopard Frog and Dot is afraid of him. I would be concerned of bullying so instead of that, I could have another tank on a smaller scale. If I am to lose a plant or animal through the winter assuming all the Amphibs are treated by then, I can replace it in the 75 Gallon. King II and Spot will be the first to enter the 2.0 PA Woods Vivarium. I will be adding Earthworms and Woodlice to the soil. I will include updates of the 30 Gallon as well on this thread. I am going to make a video of the making of this enclosure. Full speed ahead!


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[Larry Wardog]

I got a new phone so now the videos will be better! Updates to come. Working on the build. Have half plants and half the hides in. Need the rest, Woodlice, Earthworms and to finish the video. I would love to post pictures again also.


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[Larry Wardog]

Video coming in the next post! Spot and King II love the tank, they seem to stay together now where they didn't last year. It's cool because Spot will go in the water and King will watch him from a large rock near the water. I have found a female Toad and have yet to name her. She will be joining the guys after a vet visit. I will be getting a Female Leopard Frog for this tank. I really want the pairs of these animals, it would be really cool to have sexed pairs, it's just so hard to get each sex and healthy for that matter. Dot the other male Leopard Frog will be on the waiting list to get in. He has a vet visit and then I have to decide. He doesn't seem to get along with the male I have in there now. Both males are territorial so I may have to put Dot in the 30 Gallon for a few years possibly. I will give updates with that as well in a few updates. I'm considering adding a male Eastern Spade Foot Toad captive bread. They are not very active and the environment would be ideal for them. I'm considering so it's not a done deal, but I'm liking them. I have studied them for a few years so I'm very comfortable with them. I was. Considering them from the beginning actually! I will be adding more Woodlice and Earthworms soon. Updates coming very soon. If you have a name for the female Toad or a comment on the possibility of adding a Spade foot please share! This tank will be home to 2-5 Amphibs max!


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[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Sounds nice! Can't wait to see it!

[Larry Wardog]

I have a great video of the updated Vivarium. https://youtu.be/KP2AaM8uKVc
I will give more updates for what's coming next soon.


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[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Looks amazing! I wish Bill still visited the forums to see how this turned out!

[Larry Wardog]

Looks amazing! I wish Bill still visited the forums to see how this turned out!

What happened to him?


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[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Oh nothing happened to him. (At least to my knowledge) He just hasn't been on in a very very long while

[Larry Wardog]

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[KMAC]

Looks excellent dood

[Larry Wardog]

Looks excellent dood

Thank you, I wasn't sure how many people really followed this thread, that encourages me a lot


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[Cliygh and Mia 2]

It looks amazing! You've done a perfect job of replicating a patch of woods!

[Larry Wardog]

Some excellent pics of the Vivarium! I'm making a "how it's made" video on this and will be looking to make a video including the mister and lighting. It will be on the artificial weather in the tank.


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[deranged chipmunk]

That's a fine looking tank ya got there buddy! You did an excellent job! It is definitely something to be proud of!


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[Larry Wardog]

That's a fine looking tank ya got there buddy! You did an excellent job! It is definitely something to be proud of!


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That means a lot Bill, your the best! Where have you been man?


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