If I was a Gecko, I’d want you as my terrarium interior designer. Habitat on fleek!
@Jsupstudios
7 жыл бұрын
One of the best leopard gecko Vivariums I've ever seen!
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@dukedowg
6 жыл бұрын
I agree
@webodeescorpion7037
2 жыл бұрын
@@parkert2710 ?
@rdnkenki
2 жыл бұрын
I love the way you built an underground burrow!!
@gisellemedina2513
5 жыл бұрын
This gave me so much inspiration for my Bearded Dragon Bioactive Enclosure.
@capj64
6 жыл бұрын
Would love to see an update
@choronzon.333
5 жыл бұрын
That looks sooooooo amazing. This looks like a mini professional zoo display. So jealous. I need to check out this excavator clay asap. Nice kitty too!!!!
@Springwater444
7 жыл бұрын
Why doesn't the gecko try eating the pill bugs?
@LoganHex
6 жыл бұрын
I have been wanting a leapord gecko for a while now, and I saw you say that this cost about to about 175, could you maybe link all the stuff you have in the description?. I've been looking for the stuff you talked about but have had no luck. Thank you!
@joshuarosenblatt
6 ай бұрын
That is one beautiful enclosure. Lucky gecko! I’m putting together a 4x2x2 soon and this is hugely inspirational and impressive!
@just_a.boy_from_mars
2 жыл бұрын
This looks better then some of my tanks and I’ve been in the hobby for ten years lol. Great job!
@paigelewington1475
7 жыл бұрын
This is definitely one of the best enclosures I've seen! Needed some inspiration for mine!
@MeMelRock
7 жыл бұрын
This is AMAZING! Definitely viv goalssss
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
:) thank you! It's actually pretty doable, go for it!
@yva1118yva
6 жыл бұрын
wow!! (: absolutely gorgeous & very well thought-out set-up, esecially the removable slate roofs & that lusciously beautiful succulentscape in the corner. what a delighted animal you will have. -- correct about the crepuscular, so the best way to follow that is 2.5 to 3 hours of light each at dawn & dusk, which follows their normal exposure & activity patterns, rather than 5 hours in one middle shot. additionally a mist at dawn would replicate dew collection, which is when they normally drink. they will use bowls, but their natural & preferred staple hydration behavior is lapping dew at dawn before they go in to hide for the day. you have things set up so well that you could probably introduce low 2.5% UVB at those times & the gecko will position itself to absorb just what it needs/D3 production, but then you would of course eliminate the D3 supplement. there are some good videos out on this natural D3 approach, & a UK company called Arcadia provides good information on this as well. thanks for the video!
@Carlie_flower
Жыл бұрын
This is awesome. Im about to build a vivarium with excavator clay for my leo too but i wanted it to be bioactive. This gave me some great ideas 🥰 thanks for posting
@alexageorge659
7 жыл бұрын
this looks so good, i wanna do something like this for my leo! thanks for the inspo!
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@steverobinson4995
6 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. I'm think I'm going to mimic this idea, I'm so proud of you.
@gutterbois
4 жыл бұрын
One of the better setups ive seen on KZitem
@bobietiner4422
4 жыл бұрын
Love your set up.
@imattjolley
5 жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting to see a leopard gecko setup this perfect.
@rdnkenki
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks to you I know how to set up my 20 gallon long !! This setup looks like Iran Iraq areas where they live in the wild
@kiki595
3 жыл бұрын
Where did you get the slate pieces? and I love the idea of grouted tile for the warm area!! definitely going to have to use that idea
@lad8222
7 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful! I used your setup as inspiration for my own, with a few changes, and I absolutely love it! The excavator clay + slate idea for hides is genius.
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I myself got lots of inspiration from other people's setups as well, glad to add mine to the mix :)
@dillpicklefig
6 жыл бұрын
Your tank inspired me to custom build my own a while back. I used your cool little slate-lid hide idea and excavator clay. Mine isn't bio active, and I added Eco earth so he can have a little digging area and he uses it often. Anyways, thanks for the ideas! I wish more people would put forth the effort into their tanks. I know that my leo loves it.
@thehutch4823
7 жыл бұрын
Honestly the best leo tank I've seen
@warmpenalty
6 жыл бұрын
The greatest ever vivarium everr sub
@tiffirubberduckie
6 жыл бұрын
Sweetest setup I've ever seen.
@jamesday3053
7 жыл бұрын
you have a beautiful viv and beautiful gecko 👍👍
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@mamaj4734
7 жыл бұрын
Really great video. Thank you for sharing!
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@lilyn.7299
6 жыл бұрын
That’s one cool vivarium.
@Sky-bc9ze
7 жыл бұрын
Your setup is super cool must have taken a lot of creativity!
@Zachajaws10
7 жыл бұрын
That's amazing! Love the trenches, I'm gonna do the same for a chuckwalla. I've got a few questions, where did you get the stones from both the top and bottom parts and how did you form it? Did you just press it into place? Also, how many bags of clay did u use? Thanks :)
@christophersmith2966
7 жыл бұрын
Best one I've seen yet
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
That's so nice, thanks!
@williamtownsend8201
7 жыл бұрын
Amazing video and a beautiful setup!
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@anaoaaugehauq5093
5 жыл бұрын
This is so amazing! You just earned a new sub❤️
@ChrisBautista2
7 жыл бұрын
That looks awesome!
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
:) thank you!
@clarascritters1125
7 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous Viv!
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@thejabisking5426
6 жыл бұрын
Great setup you made😀
@kristinabuell3361
5 жыл бұрын
This is incredible! I just started my vivarium, and it's similar to this, but I am a new gecko owner, and you really answered a lot of questions that I had about my setup. I wondered if you could tell me how many pill bugs you started with? I don't want to overwhelm our geckos.
@jaz3321
7 жыл бұрын
This is awesome!
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@fugeford3372
6 жыл бұрын
ERMAHGERD THAT IS SOOOO GOOD
@CALI619PHIL
7 жыл бұрын
you did a hell of a job on that tank 🖒
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, it was a lot of fun!
@CALI619PHIL
7 жыл бұрын
Paulina Briggs do you have an Instagram account?
@YOEPIC1
7 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool
@hyunibee6721
7 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Thunder77774
Жыл бұрын
Amazing setup. I'm copying 😊
@colefarrow1556
4 жыл бұрын
I thought that was sand for a second😁
@Daniel-hd5gx
7 жыл бұрын
Nice setup!
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@jbjoutdoors5152
7 жыл бұрын
That is so cool
@cementairbag5918
7 жыл бұрын
Can you please do updates on your leopard gecko every once in a while?
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
Haha I'm not really trying to start a channel or anything, I can tell you she's doing really great, has gained a bit of weight, loves roaches, and is friendly as can be (comes out of her hides when I talk to her, likes to climb around outside her viv for short periods of time)
@cementairbag5918
7 жыл бұрын
All great news, and thank you for the update on her. This video inspired me to something similar with my leopard geckos enclosure eventually.
@ex_reytay7019
6 жыл бұрын
I love the set up a lot, I just got my leopard gecko a few months ago and she's been doing well. But I wanted to do something similar for her when I got her a bigger tank. Where did you get everything?
@warmpenalty
6 жыл бұрын
Wow big tank
@dreadfulsin4243
6 жыл бұрын
Where did you get the rock slabs. I wanna make mine like yours because it's so cool
@anaoaaugehauq5093
5 жыл бұрын
Are you planning on getting a second Leo? I have one that I basically rescued from my local PetSmart(they thought he was dead when he was sleeping🤦♀️) and I am planning on getting another one and I was wondering if you had a rough amount of how much this tank cost? Btw this looks AMAZING! By far the best I have ever seen👏
@hgdk100
6 жыл бұрын
lindooooo demais, quero um igual pra minha lagartixinha
@LILBOOGsBUGCORNER
6 жыл бұрын
How are the DFB holding up? I’m thinking about getting some for my gecko tank.
@kataratify
6 жыл бұрын
Any updates on how the tank is doing?
@bigballa8220
5 жыл бұрын
Great set up, i love how natural it looks and i love the natural moist and dry hide. 👍👍
@ClancyDoe
6 жыл бұрын
How did you get the holes in the clay to mould like that? Did you just place some balloons or something in there? And popped them when it was hardened?
@smorc65
6 жыл бұрын
Does the gecko ever try to munch on the beetles?
@tegueggu
6 жыл бұрын
smorc655 I’ve always heard from others that their geckos don’t care about them.
@christophersmith2966
7 жыл бұрын
True, thats not to awful bad though
@alisona1787
6 жыл бұрын
does your gecko eat that calcium? i’ve never seen it in a bowl like that- just dusted on the roaches or mealworms or crickets
@Oswald_Thatendswald
7 жыл бұрын
so basically half the soil is the clay you made little hides from, which will dry completely, but you also have top soil and sand underneath for the clean up crew? just alittle confused to how everything is working in there. its a beautiful set up. id like to make something similar, but I still want loose soil for my geko to be able to dig his own tunnels. Can yours do that with all that hard clay in the tank? or is she not a digger?
@marahoyt5043
7 жыл бұрын
80% of it looks to be Excavator clay with all the rocks and decor. The other 20% is the soil that the plants are planted in and the clean up through will thrive in. Although if I were to make a clean up crew in this tank I would be worried about the insects straying from the soil and dying, I wonder how it is working! As for tunnel digging, Leopard geckos usually won't dig an entire burrow, much less in Excavator clay! That clay will dry pretty solid, it is holding up those rock slabs. So no, she can't dig if she wanted to. Instead you could provide Eco Earth! It is a safe substrate provided you have a healthy Leo and your husbandry is on point! They can dig in it but it won't be huge burrows, they aren't really made to dig. It is more like you put half a log on the ground and they go in and dig it a little deeper. Nevertheless it would be a fun project, I wish you well! Ps. She doesn't have sand underneath, if she did, the insects can't access it and if they could that means the Leos could ingest it and get impacted, sand is very unsafe.
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
As Mara said the substrate used throughout the viv is a mixture of 80% clay, 20% sand. It has hardened up completely, so no digging for her, though she does have some moss/coir in her moist hide she snuggles up in a bit. The areas where the plants are however, have soil/sand mixture for the CUC to dig around in. So far she hasn't shown any interest in digging around that area. A more digable/layered substrates are definitely great alternate ways to create a viv, it was just my understanding when making this that leos aren't all necessarily the biggest diggers, and so far for mine that seems to hold true.
@jobstfamily9354
6 жыл бұрын
I have a question. The under tank heater, do you put it underneath the tank or on the bottom of the tank
@yung_fool3839
6 жыл бұрын
How much did this all cost
@GrizzlyDave85
7 жыл бұрын
I would get rid of that bright coil bulb. If it's a uvb, it actually breaks down the plants on a molecular level slowly. It also can damage the geckos eyes. I would recommend a white light LED bulb. It'll grow the plants and won't damage the Leo's eyes. Also, I would get some soil to put under the clay. Or put soil somewhere where the isopods can go and get humidity.
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
Interesting, haven't heard that about the bulb yet, will definitely look into! As I said, this is my first setup/reptile, so the advice is very much appreciated! I do have soil/sand in the areas where the plants are, as well as some moss/coir in her moist hide. CUC seems to be doing well so far. Thanks!
@tacoshells741
7 жыл бұрын
U need way more subs e.e
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
Haha not sure if having just one video merits subscribers, thanks though!
@christophersmith2966
7 жыл бұрын
Roughly how much would this kind of setup cost?
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
I'd say it ran me about 150-175, I started from nothing though, with no previous reptiles/reptile supplies. I also probably could have saved some money by buying a used tank, checked Craigslist and such for some supplies etc...
@theXxgajxX
7 жыл бұрын
Where did you get those Beatles 😍
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
Bugsincyberspace.com
@theXxgajxX
7 жыл бұрын
Prina thanks!
@Allard9240
6 жыл бұрын
How do you type the type of beetle you are using?
@fionashepley478
6 жыл бұрын
allard westra you can use mealworm and superworm beetles
@Izzy-sn6kf
7 жыл бұрын
Could you eventually take the clay out? (let's say if u no longer have a animal to use the tank) thank you
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
I've been told you can soak it/re-moisten it with water to either reshape it or remove it all together, haven't tried it myself though!
@foodstamp6952
5 жыл бұрын
well.. the "bugs" will die.. they cant live in that crap.
@gizmotalk8892
6 жыл бұрын
Good vivarium but Leopard Geckos do not live in the desert if our you I would use eco-earth because sand and stuff can compact your gecko other than that great vivariumAlso the myth that was told about leopard geckos is that they cannot see red light but instead of seeing red light they see it as white Lite I hope this info helps
@fionashepley478
6 жыл бұрын
A mix of eco earth and sand will allow them to burrow, and the sand will let the water drain. Eco earth can impact them, too. If the gecko is cared for properly, they won’t get impacted.
@fugeford3372
6 жыл бұрын
Really good but btw they don't live in the desert Common misconception
@BigDaddyofSoCal
6 жыл бұрын
go on . . . don't keep em waiting. . . they live in . . . . come on . . . they come from highlands of Asia and throughout Afghanistan, to parts of northern India.
@BigDaddyofSoCal
6 жыл бұрын
and they are found in rocky grassland habitats. the popular pet gecko: the leopard gecko. A common misconception about Leopard Geckos is that they live in dry, arid deserts, but they are from the rocky grasslands in southwestern Asia. They avoid deserts. Just did a quick check in wikipedia but i'm sure this is old news but just putting it out there. Dad, (not delaney)
@parkert2710
6 жыл бұрын
Boo
@higherwrldsprodction2955
7 жыл бұрын
Looks good but i would suggest a looser substrate. Leopards like to borrow and dig as well as all the little janitors. But looks good.
@MichaelHolmgaard
7 жыл бұрын
Leopard geckos can easily thrive on harsher substrates. They will dig here and there yes, but it's not important that they have the opportunity :)
@higherwrldsprodction2955
7 жыл бұрын
that is true, i was talking not so much for the lizard but for the bugs that clean up.
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the input! My CUC seems o be going strong so far, she does burrow a bit in the moss in her moist hide, but otherwise hasn't shown much inclination for digging up the planted areas, it's something I'd consider though I if I ever re-do it.
@freyrapollo
6 жыл бұрын
Too loose of a substrate can cause impaction.
@makaylahuntley11
6 жыл бұрын
Only if the substrate being used is calcium sand, the temperatures are too low, or the leopard gecko is dehydrated. Impaction is from husbandry as a whole- NOT loose substrate.
@danettecasserino1312
7 жыл бұрын
you need a heat mat not a lamp!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@paulinabriggs7845
7 жыл бұрын
Hi, I explained in the video that I have both! You're right though, belly heat is most important, I just have an exeptionally chilly house, so I think she appreciates the ambient temp going up a little too.
@uglyribcage6982
5 жыл бұрын
Can someone tell me where to buy those stepping stones.
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