Mr. Pepper ;)

[sSNAKESs.com]

Lets see some of your vivaria!

[Mark Pepper]

Hey Jeff,

Ill get on that soon. I just have to find them amidst all of the frog photos. I like the idea of this forum. Nice job!

mark

[Mark Pepper]

here are some of the acryllic tanks ove been building for the last couple of months. Im working on switching over my entire collection to the front opening tanks. A long process.

[sSNAKESs.com]

very nice design!!!! Cant wait to see them once they are full!!

[Mark Pepper]

here they are all set up

[sSNAKESs.com]

lol i spoke to soon!!! VERY NICE!!! Whats teh upkeep on those Mark?? Im very much interested in obtaining some frogs in the near future... I have a empty 35 gallon here i would love to convert into a naturalistic vivarium.. Any suggestions on what substrate i should use and how to somewhat filtrate it???

[Mark Pepper]

Hi Jeff, the upkeep is very minimal, aside from a quick daily misting, and ocasional glass cleaning their is no other major upkeep. I never use any sort of water filtration systems in my set ups, even those with running water features. The plants do a good enough job of that. for substrate lately ive been experimenting using just kitty litter or grave on which I put a layer of live moss, or leaf litter, and plant the plants into this. Bromeliads, pleurothallid orchids etc are mounted on cork bark panels. Other option are mixes involving soild peatmoss, orchid bark, spagnum moss etc. The key thing to keeping a heathy vivarium is good plant growth, that will ensure proper "filtration" as the plants will absorb nitrogen and other waste products. Frog poop is all the fertilizing neccesary

[chappy]

Hey Mark

what do those enclosures cost to make

thanx Nick

[paolo_28]

Yeah, how much? And do you deliver?

Paolo.

[Mark Pepper]

Hi Guys,
Im still working on the pricing end of things. I should have that info available by the end of this week. I will have two sizes available at the upcoming toronto reptile expo on Feb 9, those sizes are 16" cubic units, and ones which are 16"wide, 20"high, and 20"deep. The three units I posted pics of are the latter size. I will soon be taking orders for custom units, to suit specific needs of individuals/animals etc. I will post more info on that soon.

thanks

[Dilshad]

Mark, those are great. I still remember my visit to your frog room last year, those new vivs are going to make it even better. Gushing aside, I would ask what kind of plastic you're using, and if you're concerned about warping or yellowing in the long run? Give me a shout when you figure out pricing, I'm curious...

For my own collection, which is and will remain considerably smaller than yours, since I'm not a breeder on any large scale, I was considering 24" LXWXH glass cubes, drilled for drainage. The one big disadvantage being that they won't be front-opening. I could get them made that way, but I don't trust even the tiniest gap in sliding doors.

[Mark Pepper]

Hi Dilshad, i had for years avoided acryllic(plexiglass) for fears of it warping. The key to working with it it to find the right thickness for the size of the tanks you wish to build. On soem initial experimental tanks I had some warping/pulling away at the corners, however this has been solved by using thicker acryllic, and a better adhesive.
This style is similar to what many in the European hobby use. I originally planned on a sliding front, but I too was concerned about the gap between the pannels., so i switched to a swinging door, so that their is no gap.
Ive played around with the design of these alot, and im fairly confident ive come up with one that will suit my needs and the need of the animals very well. So far so good.

[Laurier]

so nice, one day, one day.

Laurier