Terrarium Upkeep...?

[clownonfire]

Hey everyone. Well after 2 months, my BETF terrarium setup is complete. It is an 18x18x24 with lots of (fake) plants, ledges, branches, vines, etc. Now that I have everything in there, and intricately placed, my question is how do you all deal with maintaining your terrariums? Do you just pull it all apart once a week to check for excrement/cricket corpses/etc? And how often do you do a full clean out, to wash everything off and change substrate?

This is a good question.... I keep springtails in all my tanks, including my big-eyed tree frog tank. They help with the waste, may it be fecal waste or dead feeders like crickets. I also have a drainage layer for the plants. So I personally let my little eco-systems clean themselves. I once asked John Clare, the founder of this site, and said that he personally removes the excess water when needed from the drainage layer, and will change the substrate if needed once each 9-12 months.

Make sure though that the water in your bowl is changed daily!

Eric

[LilyPad]

I was wondering the same thing especially since I put live plants in! Thanks for the answer Eric!