Exo-Terra Explorariums

[DonLisk]

I was wondering if anyone has had ay experience with the Exo-Terra Explorariums?

Although this won't be for a frog, it will be an open air viv that will be close to a window for plant lighting and still have the need for the humidity to be relatively stable at around 50 percent.

My thoughts were to use some large bamboo sticks for climbing areas and a hanging nest of plants, created with great stuff and substrate, and designed to hang down from the top center with various sticks and such sticking ou to create perches.

Any thought or ideas come to mind?

[DonLisk]

Just bumping this in hopes that someone has some experience with using one of these explorariums.

[clownonfire]

Someone else mentioned a similar product on Sunday, a sort of opened enclosure which I thought seemed really interesting. Here you go: http://www.frogforum.net/vivarium-te...tree-frog.html

Eric

[Rocko]

My roommate uses it for a chameleon. The biggest problem is accessibility which is a small square on top or the entire bottom unzipping. It can be a bear to change things around in there.

[DonLisk]

My roommate uses it for a chameleon. The biggest problem is accessibility which is a small square on top or the entire bottom unzipping. It can be a bear to change things around in there.

I'll have to look into the one Eric mentioned above.

Thanks for the info Rocko. That would make it a pain to feed or even work on the interior of the enclosure.

[Leefrogs]

I think you should try to make your own. Although you have the gecko already. My opinion, it's cool to watch them climb the glass. Maybe your old whites enclosure. I had a huge Toka geko that could still climb walls, glass, everything. But that thing was mean, bites allot, barks, and actually comes after you.

[Grrrit]

I had a similar thought on those for my chameleons as well. I may just build a big outdoor screen viv for my chams to occupy on my days off this summer. Let me know if you find a good thread on those, Don.

[DonLisk]

I could use the old Whites enclosure but want something with much more air flow and also that can be easily moved. I see Petco has a Reptibreeze 16x16x20 which would work ok for now. Might have to take a road trip before work this morning to see one.

I would make my own but I seem to always go overboard and by the time I was finished I'd have 200 bucks into a 60 dollar enclosure.

[Grrrit]

I could use the old Whites enclosure but want something with much more air flow and also that can be easily moved. I see Petco has a Reptibreeze 16x16x20 which would work ok for now. Might have to take a road trip before work this morning to see one.

I would make my own but I seem to always go overboard and by the time I was finished I'd have 200 bucks into a 60 dollar enclosure.

Don, I totally know how that goes. I have some repti breeze's and they are extremely handy. I'm not sure how they would handle getting foamed though. I used zip ties to fancy vines and branches to the walls and the weight pulled down on the mesh. Sometimes that makes the zippers snag and catch.
But, if your building your own I wouldn't see that bring an issue.

What would you be building it for?

[DonLisk]

Don, I totally know how that goes. I have some repti breeze's and they are extremely handy. I'm not sure how they would handle getting foamed though. I used zip ties to fancy vines and branches to the walls and the weight pulled down on the mesh. Sometimes that makes the zippers snag and catch.
But, if your building your own I wouldn't see that bring an issue.

What would you be building it for?

I'm looking for a new home for my granddaughters crested gecko. I have her in a 12x12x12 Zoo Med right now but want something larger and with better ventilation. I wonder if I could strengthen the Reptibreeze to handle some weight.

The Explorariums sounded like a good idea but if access isn't easy for the granddaughter to access the gecko then it becomes worthless for her. I may look at hot glueing in some bamboo to the Reptibreeze and then have vines and such hang from that. None of the local shops have anything with screen doors or sides and the Reptibreeze is the only thing I can find local.

[Grrrit]

I just checked the link you provided and its not the screen enclosures I have. Mine are the ones with the plastic tubing.

[DonLisk]

I checked out Petco this morning and they want 79.95 for it. Pretty nice, but its under 52.00 with free shipping from the website.

Has a metal frame and looks pretty nice.

[DonLisk]

My opinion, it's cool to watch them climb the glass. Maybe your old whites enclosure. I had a huge Toka geko that could still climb walls, glass, everything. But that thing was mean, bites allot, barks, and actually comes after you.

OK GingerLee, you have me thinking here and I may just pull out the old Whites enclosure and doll it up for the granddaughter with some fake plants, vines, and put in some night lighting with a cage around the light.
I modified the glass to have a screen so it will have plenty of ventilation too.

Looks like a trip to Zoo Creatures tonight for some large bamboo and then to the craft store for some large leaf fake plants or vines :-)