Revealing My Failed Bioactive Leopard Gecko Vivarium Build

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A few years ago we made the best bioactive lizard setup on USmuchs. I mean that was the goal, at least. In reality my architectural and design skills were exposed as nonexistent when I tried making one enclosure into two, building a DIY sand mat and more bad decisions resulting in this instead. Today I talk about what not to do when building reptile terrariums!
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GoHerping
26 days ago
If you've been watching for a while and remember seeing a blurred enclosure in the background of videos... yeah it was this. Anyway check out the vivariums I think actually turned out alright here! usmuchs.info/net/PLIXZgmnvg0nCpdPBCQYn96AC5ceE9FYJQ.html
Georgia Smith
26 days ago
Do a video rescuing this one. Tear out the foam
Hans Gutierrez
26 days ago
Alot of your problems seem to revolve around finding place to throw things out, may i suggest renting out a small dumpster. :)
Dr. Bondoc
26 days ago
Wsp
Dr. Bondoc
26 days ago
Yoo
usernamedaniedmrg
26 days ago
Post it on some reptile pages It's still salvageable You only need determination and a glass razor Heck, I'd be happy to have this tank if I was anywhere near 🤣🤣 I've salvaged a tank with a full bottle of silicone exploded in the bottom of it 🤣
Logan Pittman
4 hours ago
Now that's what I call a fucking fail................
Nirvanaquatics
8 days ago
This is giving me flashbacks to my fiberglass 200 gallon aquarium that leaked. I never fixed it. It's still in my parent's garage 😬 whoops.
PLAY
14 days ago
Well that was a complete disaster 👀
Jeremy ortiz
19 days ago
🤣
MaybeYourMom
20 days ago
I wish i had money to build terariums i got so many ideas but supplies are expensive at pet supplies stores, ive found a few good findings at goodwills
steptoe gaming
20 days ago
Please guys, do your own research for what ever reptile you want. Google is not always best but there are some facebook group's that know what they are talking about (again some) I use over head heating my leo is more active and brighter coloured now. She has uvb now and diffrent bugs rarther that just hoppers also supplements too. Please do your own research and dont take everything you see or hear as gospel there are many ways to look after them but some are old and out of date as some are new and had research done about them recently 😁
Greg Williams
22 days ago
You could probably carefully clean all that stuff out of the terrarium and use it as a normal enclosure for a lizard or snake. I wouldn’t throw it away with out trying to fix it first.
Anna Springs
23 days ago
Just take a blade to it and clean it out. Or smash it while its in a plastic tub for easy disposal of the body
Zac
23 days ago
Unpopular opinion: Leopard Geckos need a 40gal to themselves & Ball pythons need larger than 40gal :/
CJ films
20 days ago
I 100% agree with this, balls pythons i recommend a 75gal or even maybe a 120gal
Zoe Gomez
23 days ago
wouldn't it be too small for 2 geckos??? I keep my single gecko in a 3ft tank
izzy malenfant
23 days ago
"i touched it it has to be five stars"
maskedangel
23 days ago
Love your videos ! Learnt so much from them and inspired a first gecko :)
maskedangel
23 days ago
Use Egg crates and do the background removable :) just discovered this new game changer
Ivan Martinez
23 days ago
U have reached level 125653146798654347 of cringe
The BrownMusician
23 days ago
I got a leopard gecko about 4 years ago, hes in a 20 gal long tank, but about a 1 yr and half ago, my cat fell through the screen top and my gecko dropped his tail. I took him out into a smaller 10 gal temporary tank and cleaned his tail, and did everything recommended. But it's been over a year now and it never grew back it jus healed over into a ball shape, is that normal will that affect his life? Hes my first ever reptile and I'm doing my best, but I'm worried about his tail affecting him in a negative way, (it's like literally just a ball shaped hump where his tail should be
David Hazlewood
23 days ago
Its fixable my guy. By the way I ve followed ya for awhile much respect peace and vibes.
Drugzneveronmondays
24 days ago
1.) You can still save this! Tear down the silicon sand layer with cheap box opener blades, than you can add a proper grout layer, sprinkle it with sand and after that use transparent acrylic paint in can to cover it. You will be able to clean it. 2.) Also If you want plants, I recommend grasses which grow high. Let them grow a couple weeks before you introduce the animal to b sturdy enough to survive the trampling. 3.) I could introduce succulents in little glass container such as bulbs to protect them from the animals. They not even look bad. 4.) If you go bioactive in an arid terrarium, use barks. Not bark chip, but big thick chunks. The cleaning crew love them and if you keep slightly moist under the bark they will thrive. Rocks are good too to keep a moist area where isopods can live, but the bark is also edible for them. Leaf litter is also amazing, but for me it just not fit in the arid theme. Maybe you can put some under the rocks and barks to provide extra snack.
Aqua City
24 days ago
Omg bro go look at my recent vid I just failed to
Mako Fetty
24 days ago
Bro cut yo hair😭 nice vid tho
Rynn21
24 days ago
One word: OfferUp Sell that cage lol
TJ Skyliner
24 days ago
I have that Tank for my cresty
Jerald Allen
24 days ago
Lmfao 😂 “ I touched it, its 5 stars.”
Sunny
24 days ago
That project was gonna doomed from the start, why would you even think of that.
Coocher Moocher
24 days ago
Hey. Would you get a white's tree from in teh future? Why/why not
Ace Moncrief
24 days ago
This is way too small for an adult leo! That looks to be about the size of a 40 breeder- meaning each section is 18x18x18 when divided. That's a little above the size of a 15, and because it's a cube there's no way to get a proper temp gradient.
Sunny
24 days ago
Fr, why would he even think of such a horrible idea.
Sage Aleese
24 days ago
I’ve redone foam projects before... all you need is a razor blade and vinegar. It’ll scrape right off dude.
Spirals
24 days ago
I fit 4 car tires for my mustang in my Tesla model 3 don’t be a little girl! Lol
GoHerping
24 days ago
it's not about volume, it's about the size of the doors lol
J K
24 days ago
herpes
Dread North
24 days ago
TRY AGAIN!
Tink smith
24 days ago
There is a nack to doing enclosures and this maybe just didn’t get the nack. Rip it all out and make something else. Tanks are expensive!
Fluffy Jellyfish
25 days ago
Is this not too small for a leopard gecko when split up like this? Also, seems a bit of a shame to waste an exoterra! Could you not clean out all the foam and re-use the enclosure?
Fluffy Jellyfish
23 days ago
@Halo DP if he is going to through it out anyway, I feel like it's worth a try!
Halo DP
23 days ago
You would risk scratching or cracking the glass
Charly Smith
25 days ago
Just break it all out and re do the build 😂
Axel J
25 days ago
Do you have kerbside pickups in the US? If so, just dump it outside when it's on or even not when it's on and someone would probably pick it up.
Miah
25 days ago
you didnt waste anything tho you can literally just rip the spray foam out especially since it isnt attached to the whole side of the tank
amanda cabrera
25 days ago
After seeing the foam insulation.... please tell me that is animal safe!
Nicole Inglis
25 days ago
Why would you think that'd be enough space for them anyway?... That's only just suitable for one without being split in half.
Samahrei of Eon
25 days ago
GoHerping: Makes this enclosure SerpaDesign: *and I took that personally*
Stupid Magget
25 days ago
Welcome back to expanding foam asmr episode 2573
Wilson Searles
25 days ago
You can cut the foam off of the class very easily with a knife and a razor blade. No need to waste a large tank like that
Bridget Jennison
25 days ago
Your failed bioactive enclosure sets off my tropophobia. It literally makes me feel sick lol.
Piper Vinden
25 days ago
Honestly fail aside it's a really educational video for people starting to build these it's always better to learn from others then making the mistake yourself
TheGrizzly
25 days ago
Love the videos man, and all the progress you've made and are making is awesome! Can't wait to see more videos!
CHloE748
25 days ago
This is totally salvageable. You can tear down the barrier or not, but you could def get off most of the foam and redo it.
Mack Gilb
25 days ago
Yo those tiny for a Leo
Mackenzie White
25 days ago
Ok bet here’s a question You get asked a lot ,but have you ever kept other species of exotic animals ,like spiders tarantulas birds or anything else .
Mike Cray
25 days ago
Honestly, If I lived near by I'd take it and attempt to repurpose it as much as possible. ^_^
Ryder Reptile
25 days ago
That’s way way way way way to small.
Emma O'Brien
25 days ago
Somebody needs some assistance from LGAH. SMH.
Listerlives
25 days ago
I don't understand the cleaning complaint. You don't clean the substrate on a bioactive setup. That's the whole point of going bio, it's self sustaining. If you have to clean out poop and stuff then it's not a bio. I've had bios setup for years with snakes, lizards, etc. I never clean out substrate, the multitude of isopods and springtails do that for me.
RogueDragon343
25 days ago
I hated the bottom third of a tank I did and razored it and it was as clean as when I started. Foam doesn't seem to stick like silicone which leaves a mess
Kirimi Tavi
25 days ago
I mean >_> if it’s still foam that hasn’t been covered with anything yet, or even if it has, if it’s thin enough you can still cut away the foam and use a razor blade to clean off the sides. I had to do that to one of my larger project enclosures, redid it and it looks better now than what I had before. Alternatively you could try to just carve out part of the divider and plug up any openings you don’t want with more foam (those pockets you can’t clean easily), do minor cover work and make it into one large Leo enclosure.
Kirimi Tavi
25 days ago
Gonna just...Throw my enclosures at the Twitter page. 👍🏻 Snakes included.
Kirimi Tavi
25 days ago
Gonna note that the one I redid completely was a 75gal, the others I’ve done (and sold) have been 20longs and 40Br setups. Have another 40Br I wanna work on and May do something similar to this design, but make a removable lid in the ‘divider’ and make it a nice hide area that’s got an entrance on either side, and open space below so that the floor space isn’t as cramped
Jesse Bonilla
25 days ago
Can we get a Stan cam please
Holly Carfley
25 days ago
I know you said to cut your losses... BUT this could be really cool. It just needs some tweaking- which is okay! Please renovate it to be usable! 😄
Rolando Tokes
25 days ago
I suggest you look up circle design and follow his more comprehensive foam background videos I think that the cutting the excess off was a big waste of time you could have let it dry for about 10-15 minutes and then pushed it down to your liking on how you want to scape and terrain the area
Melody Ayame
25 days ago
i would take the enclosure if you was still selling it
Francisco Torres
25 days ago
I have a question, do leds in your room the ones people are using as decoration do they anyways harm a ball python
rdoyle225
25 days ago
You can take out the foam ot comes out easy off glass.
Layla Atkinson
25 days ago
WOW!!! Now make a video on you trying to fix it :)
theforgetmenot25
25 days ago
Gemmmieeeee i make enclosures and could easily salvage this!
Adriel Phoenix
25 days ago
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Miyuki Wynter
25 days ago
Honestly I think it would have been too small... Just use the whole tank for one I think leopard geckos should be kept in a 40 breeder size anyway since they're pretty active little things.
Jeff King
25 days ago
You can totally re-use that ExoTerra. It wouldn't take too long to break and scrape the foam out of there.
Molly Hope
25 days ago
call the craiglist guy to take it away 🤣
MrsGarks
25 days ago
Fren, a sledge hammer, safety glasses, a broom and dust pan will solve this problem. You can get fancier and put down a plastic shower curtain.
TorQueSS J
25 days ago
Lol use a glass cleaning razor to scrape off the foam and reuse it, silly guy, lol, hey, you never know if ya never try eh? I tried building my own desert fixtures for my beardies enclosure (same exoterra you have actually) but they bombed, the spray on concrete excreted an oil I wouldn’t put near my baby.... scraped it!
Fexx Karp
25 days ago
Ya could make it even more of a "realistic" looking environment and make or buy fake reptiles and turn it in to a environment art piece Maybe add some tiny 💀 trees next to the water etc etc
Jacob Denne
25 days ago
i need a encosure but i dont think you want to give it to me
Yukii301
25 days ago
It would have been absolutely tiny for each gecko anyway, personally I think that whole tank should be the minimum for one gecko, I cant imagine keeping them in anything smaller, geckos need a 3ft imo
MysticMysder
25 days ago
Loads of great comments on getting the foam off! Try again, and maybe use paint instead of sand and make it look like rocks? or even use the backdrops that come ready with rocks. You can do it!
J B
25 days ago
Where was SerpaDesign when you made this, oh man. It would have been so awesome had you some more ideas on executing each step. Don't beat yourself up too much, it was a learning experience!
void puppy
25 days ago
The first step is admitting you're wrong. I'd tear it all out tho. Just needs some time with a sharp knife n a razor blade
Mr Tortoise
25 days ago
Why make bio active tank when you can just use calcium sand... calcium sand best substrate
Sunny
24 days ago
No
Luke Viviano
25 days ago
Im trying to get a bearded dragon but my parents don't want to because my mom hates bugs and once one of the persons at the store told her they liked dubia roaches she freaked and my dad thinks the 75 gallon is a waist of money and he doesn't like lizards.
Yukii301
25 days ago
Please please please wait until you move out and are older. Bearded dragons can live for over 20 years and circumstances can change! You're parents will also have control whether your beardie will go to the vet or not etc or can force you to rehome which isnt fair on the animal. I got alot of animals at 17 and regretted it massively. Trust me, wait until your older!
fallen robin chase
25 days ago
I'm actually building a giant 17ft Panther out of spray foam and chicken wire. Im starting to sell ball python hides, out of the Great Stuff too, i absolutely love the stuff. 💞
Carol C
25 days ago
The box turtle cage is beautiful
HighOnTacos
25 days ago
You need to get on AntsCanada level.
Ashley Tilke
25 days ago
he's got that Jenna Marbles too-much gene
B
25 days ago
My heart hurts that you didn't sell it, omg, lol.
Snowball րհilօძεղძɾօղ
25 days ago
That will come off rather easily.
Rosie
26 days ago
Legitimately the worst thing I've ever seen. lmao
Future Under Improvisation
26 days ago
Make a video improving that same enclosure and making it actually useful please
robbin melton
26 days ago
If a Craigslist person called you to get the other enclosure, I’m not understanding why you didn’t call him back to offer this enclosure to him later.
Suzanne Kobela
26 days ago
You can easily scrape off foam with razors and I am sure there are solvents out there to help get off the rest of which doesn't come off. Would be a waste to toss such a big terrarium.
Carrie Seymour
26 days ago
"It won't fit in my car" What is wrong with your car for that to be the case? That's absurd. I routinely fit larger things than that in the boot (USAlien: trunk) of my little car without breaking a sweat. If I fold the back seats down, I can comfortably fit at least three things larger than that in without blocking my view out the rear window. If you genuinely can't fit that in your car, that is a shockingly poor advertisement for the car that you're so proud of.
Dylan Mccoy
26 days ago
Just cut the foam off if you can carve it you can cut it off and get a putty knife or razor scraper and get excess off it really wouldn't be to hard
Sheytopia
26 days ago
one of these is minimum for one gecko anyways... so.... :D
Ryder Reptile
25 days ago
He really does not know how to properly keep animals... he thinks keeping a based on opinion but it’s in fact. And the fact is that enclosures way to small and he’s had at care.
Miriam D
26 days ago
That would be way too small for a leopardgecko enclosure
Tom B
26 days ago
If you want to salvage the enclosure, it'll definitely take some elbow grease. You can remove the foam from the panes with a window scraper. Remove the barrier, then just start carving away. Eventually, you'll be left with a clean enclosure for new projects. Source-Making custom enclosures for my tarantulas and having to restart because perfectionism.
PhoenixKev
26 days ago
It would have been too small anyway
PhoenixKev
25 days ago
@Anna Belle Bruh where did i even state that i know more than him? But anyway, just because he does have the knowledge doesn’t mean he does everything correct. I simply said that this tank would have been too small, especially with that barrier, no need to be immature.
Anna Belle
25 days ago
Bruh I think he knows more about reptiles than you
Marshwhisker08
26 days ago
I'd love to know more about your female gecko! What's her name, as she hasn't been featured much! Also, what the heck is up with those walls behind him 😂
geewivthecee dfs
26 days ago
Herping get a caman lizard for us to see
TheKiwishay
26 days ago
He shouldn't get an animal just to show it off on YT
Chad
26 days ago
I know you’re busy so it probably wouldn’t happen for a couple months, but i would love to see you take another attempt at a leopard gecko habitat with a modeled background
Jessibug playz
26 days ago
We finally get the blurred enclosure reveal 🙌
Silverxhameleon
26 days ago
who else is waiting for a room tour | v
Joy Coates
26 days ago
Can I have it lol 😂
Senni Tuominen
26 days ago
I used mortar on top of expanding foam! I did 3 layers of it and sanded between layers :) after that I painted it with acrylic paint that dried shiny (all the dirt will stick to matte paint) and covered that with a layer of varnish! I made sure to get brands that were pet safe at all times or atleast once they were dried. I built the whole thing on a piece of Styrofoam insulation board so it is removable from the enclosure for easier maintenance. My beardie boy has been living in the enclosure for a year now without any issues, his favorite poop spot is on one of the ledges I made on the background, he poops on there every week but it hasn't discolored at all :) the only tools I use to clean the background are an old toothbrush, a spray bottle filled with cleaning solution and some paper towels. So it's very easy to maintain!
Chitown its a go
26 days ago
It looks way to small for a adult leopard gecko 🤷🏾‍♂️
Emma O'Brien
25 days ago
I kept thinking "WHY would he split that!?" This project was doomed from the start.
No Games
26 days ago
Hi don't even try to use life plants anymore in my set ups. And I know I would not do good with the form either. So even though I laughed at this I realize I would probably have done an even worse job at it.
S Tschüv
26 days ago
This is what birds do to new cars over a period of a few weeks