My first vivarium!

[byubound]

Hi guys!
Here is a pic of my first vivarium. Im going to keep a powder blue tinc. All I have to add is my springtails. Any suggestions?

P.S. The moss and cypranthus on the wood are just little tests.
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[chinoanoah]

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[frogface]

Looks good! The only suggestion I'd make is maybe some larger vines, or more vines, for frog security.

[byubound]

Thanks frogface! I still have some more vines so I will make sure to add them. I was also wondering if there was any way to add springtails without just dumping the whole container in. Any ideas?

[frogface]

Here's what I do:

Get a larger container, put in some natural charcoal (rinse it off, it's pretty sooty), add the container of springs and about 1/2" or so of distilled water. Throw in some food, such as a few pieces of rice, mushroom, or yeast. They will breed in there and you'll have your own little springtail factory.

I use a turkey baster to remove some of the springs. I tilt the container and the springs float on the water. Suck them out, squirt out some of the excess water, and squirt the rest into the frog tank.

[JimO]

I'm assuming that you're culturing fruit flies as the main diet. Powder Blues are pretty large and it would take a lot of springtails to feed even one frog.

[-Jex-]

The cypranthus will work great on the wood. I would just wrap little bit of moss around the bottom of it so when you mist it holds some of the moisture a little longer.

[byubound]

Thanks Jex, Ill make sure to do that. Yeah I am culturing fruit flies as the main diet. I just want springtails to clean up mold and such and as an additional snack.

[SmackoftheGods]

When you get to BYU look me up. I literally live five minutes away from campus.

[byubound]

lol I was there like 2 weeks ago!