Glue? And my first viv "build".

[Kisa]

Its coming along great. I can't wait to see what it looks like when you've got everything in the tank all set up. I'm sure your frogs will be happy.

Thanks so much Cheri, I'm really excited about everyone's good comments! I'm about to post a whole bunch of pics so watch out!

[Kisa]

Alright every body, drum roll!

Here's some pictures with just the background installed.


Here's the viv location, across the room from my White's viv in the opposite corner.


Here's the viv with hydro balls (a lot more than last time), screen material, background, and substrate in place.


And here's the finished product! With everything in place, the plants I wanted, the water bowl, some little rock outcroppings, moss, leaf litter...and anything else I was going to put in there. XD


Here's a close up of the right side with the snake plant and curvy stick. There's also a thin Fluker's "Bend-a-Branch" in there but it's hard to see.


Here's the left side and the golden phothos and a little more of the "Bend-a-Branch".


So how'd I do everyone? I feel like I accomplished a lot today, I really hope the Phyllomedusas like it. ><

[Leefrogs]

Super job. I see ur not scared of plants anymore!! The snakes got a few babies sticking out, growing. You're doing good, and u were going to make us wait a week!! LOL

[DonLisk]

Great Job, I bet you find them on the mushrooms alot after they settle in.

[bshmerlie]

Very cool ...very cool....can I assume you're entering your build here in the contest?

[clownonfire]

Très nice, Britt! Wow. Don't you feel sometimes we could just move in these vivs we build?

[Kisa]

@ Ginger: Yeah I think I've conquered my fear, they're not as scary as I originally thought. XD And yeah I'm glad I did it now, it'll get warmer up perfectly before I put the new frogs in there, I hope they're comfortable. ^ ^

@ Don: I hope they do for the work I put into making them! >< XD Just kidding, but it would be really cool if they made the mushrooms one of their regular hangouts, it would make all this planning and buying and gluing worth the effort! ^ ^

@ Cheri: The contest? Do you really think it's worthy? I hadn't thought that at all but if you think I should enter than I certainly will! Thanks for the invite! ^ ^

@ Eric: Absolutely! I asked my friends if it looked like a Brazilian rainforest and they said no ...But they agreed that it could be a very small piece of a Brazilian rainforest. XD I wish I was small enough to fit in there, it looks so comfortable and peaceful. ^ ^

Thanks for your support everyone! I'm glad you all like it, it was some hard work, but nothing compared to what some of you and the other people have done on their vivs. It's nice to have the support of the forum though, I really enjoyed doing this. ^ ^ I just hope it makes my froggies happy.

[bshmerlie]

@ Cheri: The contest? Do you really think it's worthy? I hadn't thought that at all but if you think I should enter than I certainly will! Thanks for the invite! ^

No need for an invite everyone is welcome to enter. Thank you for sharing it with us. Why does it seem like every time you finish a viv you're already mentally planning another? Or is that just me?

[DonLisk]

Oh its an addiction and whats really bad is, you haven't picked out a frog for it yet.

[Kisa]

No need for an invite everyone is welcome to enter. Thank you for sharing it with us. Why does it seem like every time you finish a viv you're already mentally planning another? Or is that just me?

Haha it's not just you I'm already thinking about which dart frogs to get and I haven't even received my Phyllomedusas! XD My friends are starting to get worried about me and my amphibian obsession...>> I'm just glad there's a whole community out there that shares my "pain". XD

[Kisa]

Oh its an addiction and whats really bad is, you haven't picked out a frog for it yet.

Haha you're right about the addiction but I have picked a frog! They're two Phyllomedusa Tomopterna and they're coming in next weekend! >< I can't wait!

[clownonfire]

Haha it's not just you I'm already thinking about which dart frogs to get and I haven't even received my Phyllomedusas! XD My friends are starting to get worried about me and my amphibian obsession...>> I'm just glad there's a whole community out there that shares my "pain". XD

I know, right? When I visited the breeder yesterday, I couldn't even count the amounts of viv and different darts he had... And he did the only thing I guess you can do when you are where he is... A room dedicated to the frogs. As he only keeps dendrobates and likes, it's the whole room that he keeps humid, with specific lighting. And he had a whole wall of tadpoles... And he said it started 7 years ago with a Cuban treefrog shipped in a plant...

[Kisa]

I know, right? When I visited the breeder yesterday, I couldn't even count the amounts of viv and different darts he had... And he did the only thing I guess you can do when you are where he is... A room dedicated to the frogs. As he only keeps dendrobates and likes, it's the whole room that he keeps humid, with specific lighting. And he had a whole wall of tadpoles... And he said it started 7 years ago with a Cuban treefrog shipped in a plant...

Oh my goodness! >< I WISH I had a whole shop to fill frogs with that sounds amazing. >< Lord knows I could take care of the lot of them better than most people in shops around here...>> Oh well, maybe some day. XD

[UncleChester]

I received these pictures from DonLisk when I asked him for pointers on how to change my WTFs viv, to great success (Thanks again Don) and was wondering if anyone could tell me what kind of plant this is.

The big leafed vine is Pothos, the vivarium wonder plant (though you seem to have found some already). There's also a smaller leafed vine, a boston ivy of some variety. The ground cover is some kind of sheet moss I harvested from rocks in the woods, and there's also a couple of maidenhair spleenworts in there (small ferns, one is on a mushroom ledge, the other is on the ground).

If you're interested, here's a link to the build of that viv:

http://www.frogforum.net/vivarium-te...-treefrog.html

Quick question: Is it ever too early to set up a viv? I want it to be ready for the frogs but they're not coming in for another week or so and I don't want to set up the viv and have it sit there for a week with them not in it if it's a bad idea. I heard that you can set up vivs a month in advance, is that true? O:

Absolutely it's fine. It gives the plants a chance to grow in a little before they get trampled on


It looks nice, lots of climbing and hiding spots, well done!

I don't see a water dish or pool though, do these frogs need water to sit in? I really don't know, they are about 2 or 3 down on my list of frogs I'd like to own one day, so haven't spent much time researching them.

[Kisa]

The big leafed vine is Pothos, the vivarium wonder plant (though you seem to have found some already). There's also a smaller leafed vine, a boston ivy of some variety. The ground cover is some kind of sheet moss I harvested from rocks in the woods, and there's also a couple of maidenhair spleenworts in there (small ferns, one is on a mushroom ledge, the other is on the ground).

If you're interested, here's a link to the build of that viv:

http://www.frogforum.net/vivarium-te...-treefrog.html



Absolutely it's fine. It gives the plants a chance to grow in a little before they get trampled on


It looks nice, lots of climbing and hiding spots, well done!

I don't see a water dish or pool though, do these frogs need water to sit in? I really don't know, they are about 2 or 3 down on my list of frogs I'd like to own one day, so haven't spent much time researching them.

Actually there is a water dish in there, it's just really hard to see! It's in the front left side of the viv and is blocked by the black plastic where the doors lock into place, but it's in there I promise! XD

I'm pretty sure all frogs need water dishes to sit in, it is how they drink after all. But I could be wrong I'm not sure, I know I'll be providing a water dish/area for any frogs I get though just to cover my bases, all creatures need water to survive. ^ ^

And thanks so much for the info and compliments, I tried really hard on this and wanted to make something really cool for my frogs to be. ^ ^