Quick, Cheap, Easy Terrarium/Vivarium

[SludgeMunkey]

Brilliant! I use a similar version, however I use that plastic needle point sheeting instead of window screen. For my fruit fly cultures and critters that eat them, I use some of that see-through nylon cloth. It is actually 150 micron mesh, so it makes good brine shrimp nets too!

[Kurt]

For my fruit fly cultures and critters that eat them, I use some of that see-through nylon cloth. It is actually 150 micron mesh, so it makes good brine shrimp nets too!

Where do you get that?

[SludgeMunkey]

Where do you get that?

Got it a Wal-Mart. It was a buck a yard, so I bought the whole roll.

[Kurt]

I guess I am going to have to step foot in a place I rather not support at all.

[John]

I guess I am going to have to step foot in a place I rather not support at all.

It must be nice to not be poor.

[Kurt]

Oh I am poor, no mistake about that. I just have my pricinples. I rather support businesses that are not directly responsible for shipping American manufacturing jobs over seas. All those cheap products are being made in China these days, and do you think a Chinese factory worker who make a 25 cents an hour gives a **** about the quality or safety of any given product that will be sold here in the US?

[John]

While I understand, don't blame Walmart. Blame the politicians that walmart and their ilk lobbied to change the global trade agreement so that companies like walmart could ship those jobs overseas.

[Mihajlooo]

In my terrarium, there is no animals, only some plants. There is only a little promelb, fungis started to grow... They are in terrarium one day, and than disappear. Can I spray the terrarium with some fungicide? And there are some mites. With what can I treat them?

[John]

Please start your own thread about the fungus problem.

[FrogFarm]

I had this same idea! Used to make them for my rodents as a travel/temp cage.

[MeTree]

Not trying to hi-jack the thread or anything, but has anyone used or heard of someone using this (brilliant!) design for Fire-belly toads?

(also, quick question: what is the difference between a vivarium and a terrarium? I am completely new to frogs)

[Person Who Likes Frogs]

I use these for my snakes, Leopard Geckos and mice.

[superphil92]

I guess I am going to have to step foot in a place I rather not support at all.

Well Jake i'm 12 to. but this is probably my 20th post. Haha. Anyways thanks for the great idea! I am a very young American Bullfrog breeder. Or starting to atleast. I have bred 2 pairs of bullys. But this idea will be great for keeping newly hatched bullfrogs!

[BG]

This is a great idea John. This is how i keep my pacman and African bullfrogs. I only have to control the temps like you said,or else there will be issues. Its a great idea especially now in these hard times. People don't have to deprive them selfs from having a pet.

[pacman90]

lol i made one of these but a smaller size for the wild Fowler toad i caught to bring him home in this past weekend didnt get around to the lighting part yet just has holes in the top for air at the moment great idea

[DFM]

Could I do a half and half or 60/40 water/land setup with one of these? how would one recommend sealing part of it off?

[123nave]

I had the same idea with a 58qt. tub. however the plastic would get so hot it would melt if the lamp was to close and touched so I had to use all mesh on top and a little bit of laminated wood as a frame for the mesh. good thing I alwese have wood and wire mesh.

[aja]

For my fruit fly cultures and critters that eat them, I use some of that see-through nylon cloth. It is actually 150 micron mesh, so it makes good brine shrimp nets too!

i was thinking pantyhose material for this purpose.