Large Vivarium Construction

[nathan]

I dont know if its a scientific fact but Ive read that birds need to go number 2 every twenty minutes to maintain proper weight for flight.
Ive worked with birds in the past, and they are extremly messy, and poop ALOT. and thats an understatement. Your stunning viv would soon be riddled with what looks like the bird poop frogs only it would be real bird poop ! lol

I would avoid putting birds in there.

Another note - the detroit zoo has a pretty awesome rainforest style walkthrough bird house. One draw back- Bird crap EVERYWHERE !

[bananatree94]

Originally Posted by nathan

I dont know if its a scientific fact but Ive read that birds need to go number 2 every twenty minutes to maintain proper weight for flight.
Ive worked with birds in the past, and they are extremly messy, and poop ALOT. and thats an understatement. Your stunning viv would soon be riddled with what looks like the bird poop frogs only it would be real bird poop ! lol

I would avoid putting birds in there.

Another note - the detroit zoo has a pretty awesome rainforest style walkthrough bird house. One draw back- Bird crap EVERYWHERE !

it all depends on the size of the bird (the smaller the bird the more frequent the poop) however with small finches it would not be too messy if cleaned weekly. however the diseases that the humidity can cause would not work for birds. yes the detroit bird house is a nice aviary but i prefer their butterfly dome and their new amphibian house with freshwater stingrays.

[vivbulider]

that would be cool butterflys or moths

[steelyphil]

I was just thinking, do you ever see your frogs in such a big vivarium?

[bananatree94]

Originally Posted by vivbulider

that would be cool butterflys or moths

yea but if they bred in the viv their caterpillars would eat the plants.

[Adamrl018]

How do you feed the frogs???

[Chopper Greg]

Originally Posted by bananatree94

yea but if they bred in the viv their caterpillars would eat the plants.

Maybe, but if the caterpillars were not toxic - it may also be just more food for the critters - but there would still be the issue of keeping them in while working on it.

[bananatree94]

Originally Posted by Chopper Greg

Maybe, but if the caterpillars were not toxic - it may also be just more food for the critters - but there would still be the issue of keeping them in while working on it.

i guess, it wouldent be a HUGE deal if one got out cause he has a room behind the tank where he could catch one if it flew out. butterflies arent very fast animals... haha. although insects are known for having thousands of babies at a time and even if the larva were edible, i doubt all would be eaten, that means that like 500 are left to eat an all you can eat plant buffet and grow to mate and make more larva. if i were him i wouldn't want to risk introducing something that could end up being a household pest.

[Morgan Freeman]

I can't wait to see what this looks like in a year or two...

[Wallace Grover]

Wow, what an amazing piece. If only everyone could have one in their homes

It really makes you wonder about other things people could do, or habitats that could be made. Maybe even a saltwater mangrove swamp, or a tide pool with the water on the left and sand on the right.

I must say, your tanks are the dream and evy of reefs and viv keepers everywhere. I myself am deciding between a reef and viv atm...