Hey there, just came across this vid. Im a bredli keeper in australia and our python actually got scake rot when he was younger when we had him in an old bioactive set up. We ended up switching his substrate up to mostly sand and top soil and set up arid plants and a heap of rocks and after treatment as well the rot went away. Hes also never had issues shedding when his humiditys been low which is awesome. Hes a big baby and i just figurwd id leave this message here.
This is a beautiful enclosure but it doesn’t look much like the dry red deserts these snakes are from. Aesthetics aside, how do you keep the humidity low enough in this enclosure to mimic their natural habitat?
Late, but… they don’t live in ‘dry red deserts’. That’s a very stereotypical view of central Australia. There are 7 seasons in bredlii localities they like greyish stoney outcrops, and the scrubby vegetation that grows in their range. The nights can be coolish and there’s dew at dawn, but most of the year it is hot and dry during the day. Given that, hibiscus and schefflera are not suitable plants… grasses and grey leaved plants that bloom in the ‘build up’ (super humidity) and wet season (less than 3 months of the year) are much more appropriate. But it’s really important not to have year round/ constant humidity with any of the pythons from central Australia.
Cool video man! Looking forward to more, Next video should defiantly be a hedgehog bioactive tank! I have one, and wanted to buy your products for, but I’m not sure what to do lol, So I would love to see what y’all come up with! 👍
Soooo much enrichment for him!!! I hate to see snakes kept in those closed up empty drawers... that's not living...it's existing until they die. Love your setups and products... we have them for our beardie!
Tubs definitely have their place in the hobby, but that IS our main goal, to show how bioactivity can provide exceptional enrichment! and plus its fun to set up.
I would love to see an update on this terrarium. I want to give my carpet pythons bioactive enclosures so badly but I'm 80% sure they'll destroy anything I try to plant, no matter how sturdy. Everyone on the internet suggests bioactive with snakes is impossible because they will destroy any plant unless you plant them at least a year prior to adding the snake. I can't afford to buy them all a second PVC cage (I have six carpets) to sit empty for a year with plants, and I refuse to move them to a smaller enclosure while they wait that long. A week or two I could possibly see, but not a year!
I'm having trouble with my elephant feed plants, wondering if you had any ideas why. The first one I got from you back in December and it was in pretty rough shape after shipping, kind of puttered along barely growing for a couple months then started dropping all of it's leaves. Pretty much lost every leaf it had and then I decided to ditch it and get a new one. Chalked it up to being too badly nipped by the cold to pull through. Got a new one that was in fantastic condition. Planted it in the same spot in the rear corner of the enclosure. Seemed good for a couple of weeks, was getting some nice new growth on it and spreading out nicely. But in the last week or two it's started doing the exact same thing the other one did, losing massive amounts of leaves. It had a lot more leaves to start with, it's still has some, but if it keeps dropping it won't for long. It's an arid enclosure with your LED bar + UVB + one of your grow T5's. Everything else in there is doing amazing, growing super well. Got aloes, haworthia, and a spider agave and a cactus that are all growing like mad. It has been very hot lately (no AC in the house and it's been 90's plus most days) so my first thought was maybe it needs more water, but it's already in the cooler corner of the enclosure, the soil isn't bone dry or anything, and I know they're from the hot parts of Africa / Asia so it seems like they should be pretty drought-tolerant. Plus I tried more water when the first one started going that route and it didn't seem to have any effect. Possibly too much water? I have been giving it a bit more water during my weekly watering to compensate for the heat, maybe that's the wrong way to go. Though it hasn't seemed to have had any negative effect on the cacti or succulents.
Hey there, we had a hiccup in some things and have been working on video replacements. in the mean time, check out the blogs, as i know there was a dart frog one done recently.
I am working on that actually, the problem is they are very seasonal but with their environment you can keep a seasonal tree/shrub. I hope to in the future, What types of plants would you like to see in this category? Thank you for the follow and support!
Hey there, for a younger one that would be a perfect size! as they are a larger species as adults, we would recommend something along the lines of 8x4x2. Hope this helps!
Hi there! We always recommend sanitizing as just good practice. Prior to filming this video. All plants were washed off thoroughly - Most of them came from my usual growers so I trust those. However, the Hibiscus came from Houston Garden Center so we completely de dirted it and sterilized the crap out of it. Thanks for watching!
Hey there, just came across this vid. Im a bredli keeper in australia and our python actually got scake rot when he was younger when we had him in an old bioactive set up. We ended up switching his substrate up to mostly sand and top soil and set up arid plants and a heap of rocks and after treatment as well the rot went away. Hes also never had issues shedding when his humiditys been low which is awesome. Hes a big baby and i just figurwd id leave this message here.
That’s a NICE cork bark piece 😅
Dream piece
RIGHT!!! we think so too!
Stoked to see the update. Thanks for being so thorough on the setup. When will you do a 4x2x2 ball python setup? 🤔👍🏼
bredls are a dream. love smithers. nice job!
This is a beautiful enclosure but it doesn’t look much like the dry red deserts these snakes are from. Aesthetics aside, how do you keep the humidity low enough in this enclosure to mimic their natural habitat?
Late, but… they don’t live in ‘dry red deserts’. That’s a very stereotypical view of central Australia. There are 7 seasons in bredlii localities they like greyish stoney outcrops, and the scrubby vegetation that grows in their range. The nights can be coolish and there’s dew at dawn, but most of the year it is hot and dry during the day. Given that, hibiscus and schefflera are not suitable plants… grasses and grey leaved plants that bloom in the ‘build up’ (super humidity) and wet season (less than 3 months of the year) are much more appropriate. But it’s really important not to have year round/ constant humidity with any of the pythons from central Australia.
Good work dude love the set up u just made him a very happy 🐍 snake love all ur videos God bless stay safe brother and have a bless day to all
Thanks, you too!
Cool video man! Looking forward to more, Next video should defiantly be a hedgehog bioactive tank! I have one, and wanted to buy your products for, but I’m not sure what to do lol, So I would love to see what y’all come up with! 👍
Thanks for the idea!
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter CANT WAIT!
Really awesome video. Keep up the good work.
Brendis remind me so much of Angolans, with their care and apperance.
Soooo much enrichment for him!!! I hate to see snakes kept in those closed up empty drawers... that's not living...it's existing until they die. Love your setups and products... we have them for our beardie!
Tubs definitely have their place in the hobby, but that IS our main goal, to show how bioactivity can provide exceptional enrichment! and plus its fun to set up.
@Klcpca: Snake discovery is a perfect example of tubs done right
@@SatanicBiPanick666 We are actually working with them on their new showroom! Emily is amazing and we are STOKED to help them out!
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter wow, that’s awesome
I'm a follower of Snake Discovery also.... LOVE them!! They are great reptile keepers!!
Would a 6x2x4 be a good size for an adult male?
I would love to see an update on this terrarium. I want to give my carpet pythons bioactive enclosures so badly but I'm 80% sure they'll destroy anything I try to plant, no matter how sturdy. Everyone on the internet suggests bioactive with snakes is impossible because they will destroy any plant unless you plant them at least a year prior to adding the snake. I can't afford to buy them all a second PVC cage (I have six carpets) to sit empty for a year with plants, and I refuse to move them to a smaller enclosure while they wait that long. A week or two I could possibly see, but not a year!
So I'm understanding that Bioshot replaces springtails, but what about isopods?
Negative. We recommend always using a full CUC - they all work together cohesively and form symbiotic relationships to benefit your soil long term.
I know about that because 1 I did my research and 2 I live in Australia as well as having a book about keeping and breeding Australian pythons
Great for east coastle species of morelia but bredli is a arid species, red sand, rock out crops ,spinifex , etc
I love watching your videos! Can you maybe create a ball python bioactive enclosure in a 20L tank or 4*2*2?
Dude! Whats your current leopard Gecko setup? Trying to go bio active and want to know how yours is looking
💯 Niceness 💪🏽
I'm having trouble with my elephant feed plants, wondering if you had any ideas why.
The first one I got from you back in December and it was in pretty rough shape after shipping, kind of puttered along barely growing for a couple months then started dropping all of it's leaves. Pretty much lost every leaf it had and then I decided to ditch it and get a new one. Chalked it up to being too badly nipped by the cold to pull through.
Got a new one that was in fantastic condition. Planted it in the same spot in the rear corner of the enclosure. Seemed good for a couple of weeks, was getting some nice new growth on it and spreading out nicely. But in the last week or two it's started doing the exact same thing the other one did, losing massive amounts of leaves. It had a lot more leaves to start with, it's still has some, but if it keeps dropping it won't for long.
It's an arid enclosure with your LED bar + UVB + one of your grow T5's. Everything else in there is doing amazing, growing super well. Got aloes, haworthia, and a spider agave and a cactus that are all growing like mad. It has been very hot lately (no AC in the house and it's been 90's plus most days) so my first thought was maybe it needs more water, but it's already in the cooler corner of the enclosure, the soil isn't bone dry or anything, and I know they're from the hot parts of Africa / Asia so it seems like they should be pretty drought-tolerant. Plus I tried more water when the first one started going that route and it didn't seem to have any effect.
Possibly too much water? I have been giving it a bit more water during my weekly watering to compensate for the heat, maybe that's the wrong way to go. Though it hasn't seemed to have had any negative effect on the cacti or succulents.
Hey there, you might wanna send this to the customer care email so they can go through it all with you in depth. customercare@thebiodude.com
Anyone know what happened to his dart frog setup video?
Hey there, we had a hiccup in some things and have been working on video replacements. in the mean time, check out the blogs, as i know there was a dart frog one done recently.
I have a bredli and I love it, problem is, whenever I’m handling it, it’s mind is just saying UP, UP, UP!
Sounds normal! youre just a 98 degree moving tee for it to climb lol
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter true
Do you have plants of this size available for the public? I have a 4x2x4 for a boa that could use a larger plant in it.
I am working on that actually, the problem is they are very seasonal but with their environment you can keep a seasonal tree/shrub. I hope to in the future, What types of plants would you like to see in this category? Thank you for the follow and support!
He provided links to his website for everything used in the description, and explained where everything else came from.
B.D . ~ You’re not in PA ?
Nope, in webster.
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter Great vids…U put the animals first ~ how it should be. Legit man. Respect
I grew up in Lancaster, PA though! My hometown
Would a 6x2x2 work for a female bredli?
Hey there, for a younger one that would be a perfect size! as they are a larger species as adults, we would recommend something along the lines of 8x4x2. Hope this helps!
Can you guys make a waxy monkey tree frog build
Always start with your center piece that big one would have been great and then added plants ;)
do you not sanitize your plants? awesome video
Hi there! We always recommend sanitizing as just good practice. Prior to filming this video. All plants were washed off thoroughly - Most of them came from my usual growers so I trust those. However, the Hibiscus came from Houston Garden Center so we completely de dirted it and sterilized the crap out of it. Thanks for watching!
Loved the video. Been doing bioactive for s bit, srubs and carpets seem to do REALLY well it just sucks I can't use them for my retics haha :(
I may be high but that hotspot wasnright in the middle not the left
First! 🦎
Why are you putting so many plants in there they live in the desert of the northern Territory in Australia there may be plants but not so many
if you can get your hands on a scrub python they are the biggest python we have in Australia and I think it the world.
hey hey! the reticulated is the largest body wise, but the scrub is the cleanest! (dad joke) -The Dude Abides
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter hey maybe just the largest in Australia then
12 bags of 36 quart?? Thats crazy expensive considering each bag is $60.
why would you put a bredli in bioactive they are a desert dwelling python here in australia
Really come we want to see things on tortoises
Hey there! we are working on it!
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter every one sure hopes so & not just one and done
I know about that because 1 I did my research and 2 I live in Australia as well as having a book about keeping and breeding Australian pythons