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    Toto's Birthday!
    Today a year ago and a day, I saved the 1st animal out of my 8. If it wasn't for her I wouldn't have gotten back into keeping animals. It is one of the best decisions I've made doing this because it's rewarding. Honestly the 3 species of Amphibs I have are my favorite. I really like American Toads. I always had them growing up. To finally be able to keep one and to give it a happier predator free, health care, well fed life. It's so much better than letting it go in August so it can get ready to hibernate. To watch something your attached to leap up out of the yard and never see it again, that hurt. The last toad I had kept before this I just didn't know certain things. It was laying dormant and I thought it was dead. It woke up so I took it to the pet store (local one) he said put it in a shoe box with dirt. We did but with no water. It got warmer out and the toad woke up in the box and died of dehydration. I stopped with all animals for about 5 years. Then I saw online terrariums and the designs people had. I started to think about it. Then I like most beginners wanted one of everything in a tank. I never did that and never had any bad mistakes with animal toxins and etc. But I waited about 2 years and thought I could care for things local to my area West PA, and then I found this little toad in a bucket at work. I thought now is the time to do this, I know all I can know now. So I kept her. She has become a fearless toad for the most part. I know my Whites are pretty savage and Leopards but, Toto has eaten things that she honestly shouldn't have. She Is the biggest animal I own also. From 2 inches to 3 and a half now, she is really awesome. I know people have their darts and tree frogs, etc, I could have done anything with the money I had for it. But I'm glad I had an idea with local things and I went all out for it. If I never found Toto, I wouldn't have either Enclosures. Or any animals. Happy Birthday Girl!




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    Cromwell has passed away
    I'm still sad about it. She had a bump on her that needed looked at and the dr was on vacation. I couldn't get off work to take her prior. She was kept in the 30 Gallon alone. Now I'm going to take a step back and wait a while before I try to get another female. Both Enclosures are doing well still. Good thing she was isolated.


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    Man that stinks! I know how much you were looking forward to putting her in the tank. Sorry for your loss

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    Sorry to hear. My condolences.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Cliygh and Mia 2 View Post
    Man that stinks! I know how much you were looking forward to putting her in the tank. Sorry for your loss

    Thank you for the kind words. Right after I celebrate one good thing, this happens. I have to try to focus on making the lives of the others better. I was working extra to get the stuff for the winter and for the waterfall. I got 27 bricks of Eco Earth now. I'm getting more river rock and topsoil today. I got more sprayers to really make it rain in there haha, I have some time to think about when I attempt to get another female. Weather it's a chance with a tadpole or another adult. I want a female but I'm going to take some time now. I feel bad for Spot the male Leo. He never got to meet her. But thanks for the kind words everyone.


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    After a few months I have returned. The 75 Gallon Woods is slightly different with some plants taken out and some that didn't make it. I have added 20 Periwinkle and little bunny grass. I am going to restart the ferns because I put my tank through a drought to get water from the bottom and the ferns suffered. I will try the stream flow but at the end of the semester. Around December I'll start and finish it in a matter of days because of the plants, animals, and insects needing a permeant home. The Woodlice and Earthworms survived and have a genuine culture in the tank. The crickets were hunted and all eaten or died of old age. There are still Stone centipedes that invasively got and bread in my tank. There are 4 small baby fish from my moms pond that were on the roots of plants and are actually big now. The Frog and Toads are doing well. Video coming soon of them. Then I won't take any until the project is completed and the stream is implemented.


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    The Viv is good. I am going to use Periwinkle, Pakasandra, and
    Dragon's Tail Ferns for the plants at least for the land feature. They all do great indoors. The 3 are great, Toto seems to be slowing down again. She might go dormant sometime. I am using the Ceramic Heat Emitter tonight for the first time, it's snowing outside right now lol. Here is a video in the meantime before I change the enclosure in 2 months. Enjoy

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    Looking ahead
    The dream has become a reality. This 75 Gallon PA Woods Vivarium has been created. There have been no animal casualties in the making of this. One died before she could get in it. Thank God she was corinteened. There have been many plants that have perished. Moving forward however, I see the plants that will work and the ones I have now that have worked. I am looking forward to that. The hard parts of getting the ecosystem and the accessories, animals, etc is all done with for the most part. Now this year it is time to enhance and build off of success. I strongly believe the stream into a small pond is the best way to go. It will look incredible. I am going to get a good group of Dragon's Tail Ferns, More Perriwinkle, and Pakasandra. The woods part will look natural with Ferns growing next to other ferns, plenty of Pakasandra and Perriwinkle growing rampant. The land area will look like a real piece of the woods. The ferns will be implemented all in the winter. The other plants, along with a second try for a healthy female frog to have a sexed pair of both species. A female Leopard Frog next spring ( assuming and praying the Toads and Frog make it and are fine ) I am going to again look at the possibility of 3-5 minnows in the pond feature. I'm very interested in this idea. After owning a Betta Fish, my first actual fish nobody really cares for but me, I feel more confident about this idea. I will look at all sides of this still. There are already evasive pond fish that have come from the water plants and have grown in the bin that they have been in since June. If many can live in that, I believe I can actually try and find a way to keep fish alive. Anyways, The Woodlice are built in to stay with my setup. They have multiplied beyond expectations. Nothing is eating them surprisingly. The Night Crawlers and I discovered Red Wrigglers surviving and growing as well. The evasive Stone Centipedes, small Slugs, and what's left of the gnats are still in the enclosure. So the goals are: Take care of what I have now. So many great things established. to add a water feature, organize and more plants, Female Northern Leopard Frog and trying out Minnows, more Mister Nozzles. It will look like a woods, not that it doesn't look good now but I can give them better and I can make it look nicer as well. If there are any suggestions for plant tryouts I'm all ears. For keeping Minnows if someone has tried in a Vivarium, let me know your examples or opinions. If you have questions on the Animals, Plants, Insects, and the Enclosure its self, ask away.


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    Minnows are a very large and varied group of fish. Can you narrow it down a bit? Whatever you do, do NOT purchase minnows from a bait shop. They are not kept in the best of conditions, due to their nature of being a bait fish.

    Since you are trying to keep it native, there are some smaller darter species you can look into that may fare well in the tank. Depending upon usable water volume, of course.


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    Can you give me an idea of some smaller minnows and their name? I'm open to catching them, not sure which will be best. Might be around 2 1/2 gallons deep and a foot long.


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    Oooh, 2.5 gallons is not a lot of volume for chubs (commonly called minnows) or darters. You may actually have a difficult time finding some of the smaller fish, what with the temps dropping the way they are, especially on your side of the state. Try hitting up a pond, you may be able to find some mosquito fish. They are also native to our area.


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    What do they look like?
    So most minnows are out then?


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    Mosquitos fish are tiny, and almost clear. Think juvenile female guppy, would be the best way to describe them.

    I would say most of the native minnows would be out. Sorry.


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    Thank you for telling me! I tried to PM you but your inbox is full. I will consider them. This way if a leopard frog eats one, it's small and not as dangerous.


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    No problem. I gotta clean that stupid inbox out. It fils up so fast. Thanks for the heads up. I'll clean it out tonight.


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    Cool, I want to talk to you about some other ideas for plants for both enclosures and some other things.


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    You can always get ahold of me after 5pm on fb. Www.facebook.com/bill.worek


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    Goldfish are aggressive. When I get mosquito fish they will be coming out because they are munching on whatever they can. Not worth the risk


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    Yeah, Goldie's don't make the best tank mates where live plants are involved. Remember, they are carp, which are vegetarians. If you want to have nice aquatic plants, goldfish are a no no.


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    These are evasive, I never put them in my setup, they hatched from eggs on the roots of the hyacinths. They are coming out when the tank gets changed


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