75 Gallon PA Woods Vivarium (Toads & Skinks)

[Larry Wardog]

An end of the year update.
The Toads and Ruby are doing great and most of the plants (more than last year) are doing great as well. I will be finishing the mist king system as I get all the sprayers for it and I will be introducing new plants and more day and night lights. I will be introducing more insects to this build in the fall because the Skinks hunt the insects on there own time and are very secluded so I'll have to keep it stalked for them. The new attempted plants and whole list for the insects is as follows:
2 Autumn Brilliance Ferns
Many Pachysandra
1 Iris (currently in the setup)
1 Daylily (currently in setup)
Duckweed
2 Spleenwort Ferns
English Ivy
Woodlice
Earthworms
Crickets
Wood Crickets
Grasshoppers
Earwigs
Stone Centipedes
Ace and Pious (Toads)
Pharaoh (Skink)
Maybe Ruby*

I will be adding more day and night lights to the setup and possibly adding a stream so it's more convenient for the Toads to lay in and keeps the water moving for the Skinks to drink. It will be easier to change this way so the Toads don't poison the Skinks.

The setup doesn't have as much to do as before so the expenses and changes will not be as drastic. The biggest news I have for this setup. I had a pair of Skinks in August that were in this setup and disappeared which was thought they escaped. Now 4 months later I'm assuming the Skinks emptied the enclosure of soil dwelling insects because the male Skink was seen yesterday feeding on Crickets in the enclosure. As I write this I kid you not I just saw the male so I think I know where he hides. He's massive so he's been eating and undetected for 4 months until this week. I have not seen the female so she either escaped or is hiding still because it would have smelled if she died but it hasn't. If the baby Skink is a female it will go in the enclosure with Pharaoh as his mate if the other female doesn't emerge. If a male idk where he will stay. I think a new video is coming as an update on the setup and the male Skink. It will feature him. But everyone who watched this and follows this build, our Male Skink has been alive and he's like the Loch Ness Monster only having been seen through rare occasions. This setup clearly does support Toads and Skinks with the Skinks living undetected. Like they haven't really needed my help. That's crazy it's been 4 months. That's a self sustaining tank for you I'll see if I can get video of Pharaoh soon.



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[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Sounds great! Can't wait for a new video!