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Thanx bro, it was definitely a fun one to put together! And the earless do have that effect on people 😆! They are super cool and an amazing species. You ever got a lead on the vampire crabs? 🤘💯🤘
Thanx brother, I'm just a guy that loves building and enriching his enclosures for the animals he cares for. You, on the other hand, are the real 🐐! 🤘💯🤘
Yup, and he is amazing! Looking forward to showing you as he gets bigger. I'll be doing a feeding video so you all can see him as the savage eater he is. 🤘💯🤘
It's more correctly called a nagabatu because it is not a monitor lizard, true monitor lizards are more closely related to beaded lizards while the nagabatu is basal to both.
You are insanely talented!! What you make look so easy is actually sooo difficult to acheive, and I am in awe!! I just finished your huge enclosure series with the rain waterfall on the back, followed up now by this video and I will continue on to binge watch them all. You have quickly become one of my top watched tank builders!! Thanks for taking the extra time and effort to share with us!! 💚💚💚
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. The best time to start a build is not. They sometimes look like a lot of work, but 1 step at a time gets it done. I'm sure you will do great!
@indyreno2933 except naga batu..(two words) meaning "stone dragon," literally a non-living object. It does not have a classification in herpetology. I said, "It looks like." I didn't say it was a branch of varanus komodoensis. The earless monitor lizard (Lanthanotus borneensis) is a semiaquatic, brown lizard native to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo. It is the only living species in the family Lanthanotidae, and it is related to the true monitor lizards. Also belongs to the superfamily of VARANOIDIA. It sounds a lot like varanus, don't you think?
@dragonz_eye, "nagabatu" is the correct name for Lathanotus borneensis since it is not a monitor lizard at all, the two individual words have been combined into one word to make one new english name for this animal as a derivation, "nagabatu" seems perfect enough for Lathanotus borneensis due to its appearance resembling a living dragon made of stone, especially because its bumpy skin looks like it is made of stone, thus describing it as a living gargoyle, "monitor lizard" refers exclusively to the family Varanidae, while the nagabatu (Lathanotus borneensis) is the sole extant species in the family Lathanotidae, both families belong to the superfamily Varanoidea, but they are not closely related, the Lathanotidae family is the most basal extant family of the Varanoidea superfamily while the true monitor lizards are more closely related to the beaded lizards (family Helodermatidae), thus making lathanotids basal to both beaded lizards and monitor lizards.
Absolutely incredible set up and a dream species to work with. Congratulations bud you gotta be stoked. Wish you all the best luck hopefully see babies one day. Hope you have a great day and all is well 🙋♂️✌️
Thank you, and I'm definitely stoked to be working with him. Wouldn't mind getting another and trying to do a breeding project. All is well, wishing you the same 🤘💯🤘
@@bradsbioactivebuilds that would truly be an incredible achievement only handful of people have done. I know I’d love to be one of them. And just the thought of seeing babies come out of the egg is mind blowing. Those and croc monitors are my dream monitor species and the bengal monitor or some of the sand monitors from Iran. O man what my dreams are made of 🤷♂️
@@bradsbioactivebuilds I’m sure if you keep up the great work your channel is going to explode and have couple million subscribers. You’ll be able to make all those dreams come true. You truly have amazing talent and potential your channel will definitely be one of the greats. Just keep up the great work and stay awesome bud 🙋♂️✌️
@pumpkinchow thank you! It will be inspiring to see where this youtube journey takes me, I have will continue my hardest to put out the best content I can do for you all! Your continued support is much appreciated! 🤘💯🤘
Dinosaur indeed, what a beauty. All your creatures are very lucky to have you as their keeper. I love this movement in bioactive enclosures, they are so much healthier for the occupants.
I've got to say. You've shot to the top with some of the very best builders. I'd love to see a colab with you and surpa design. But I love that this design was specifically made for this one animal and how well it was executed.
Thank you very much! I'm honored that you think that. Serpa Design definitely has some talent, and it would be cool to do a colab project sometime. I'm hoping the earless enjoys this build as much as I do! Your continued support is appreciated!
That earless is probably very much enjoying its new home. I mean, no predators, perfect temps, clean water, free clean food? Sign me up. Can't wait to see what you come up with when it's fully grown!
Great question. The filter pushes water around, and I can adjust the flow rate. Also, the waterfall pump moves it around pretty well. Some of the people o have talked with that have been keeping this species have said they like the water a little dirtier. But I did have the concern of the front left corner. If it becomes an issue I'll attach a hose the the right side "T" fitting from the waterfall, covering the hose in silicone and coco fiber and to make it look like a vine that will export water to the front right side water section to gain more water flow circulation. Thanx for watching! 🤘💯🤘
Love it, I have wanted a paludarium for a while. Long ago we made a wall by cutting Plexiglas and covering it with rocks. We used it in an aquarium to make the exit for an underground filter. The wall was probably 6 inches tall and about halfway up we cut a hole and attached the power head, put a lid on and covered the top with gravel. The bottom of the tank was sand. The power head caused a nice current, and what was really funny is the fish liked to take rides in it. Especially the kuhli loaches. Thank you for the good info on this video!!
cool build for a unique monitor. also nice to see a large paludarium that actually has actual soil rather than just like a log with a bunch of epiphytes and house plants on it. i had planned on building something akin to this from glass, including the barrier, so im gonna have to check that epoxy out
Thank you, and that was a thought to use glass as a divider. But for the look I was going for, it wasn't gonna work. I've been working with zoopoxy for some time now, and it's amazing. You can literally do anything with it for hardscapes. Definitely look into it, you won't be disappointed! Lmk of you have any questions if you do try it.
"Nagabatu" is the correct name for Lathanotus borneensis as it is not a monitor lizard at all, "monitor lizard" refers exclusively to the family Varanidae, the nagabatu is the only extant species of the family Lathanotidae, both families are in the superfamily Varanoidea along with the beaded lizards (family Helodermatidae), but the true monitor lizards are more closely related to the beaded lizards while the nagabatu of the monotypic family Lathanotidae is basal to both.
@annataymond9529 thank you and compared to some of my other builds it's simple 😆. But it get it. There are a lot of steps, but each step are fairly easy to achieve.
Thank you. I’ve been really into paludariums. Been too afraid to try it until watching your videos and I finally took the plunge. I’m practicing on a 10 gallon just to make my mistakes now and just improve.
@cudasfishkeeping5435 that's a great plan. Start small to learn the fundamentals then go as big as you want. I'm glad my videos helped you take the plunge into building your own. Any questions feel free to ask. Most important have fun with it!
So many great ideas. I just ordered some pond liner and other things to beef up one of my mangroves vivs. Going to try out the ol Mikes monitor’s socialization caging system. Ive got 4 of them so Im going to try some things see what works best for each one.
@@bradsbioactivebuilds I set it up today and did it all with the monitor in the viv and with 15 mins he was in the pond exploring saw me and gave no f’s. Before he would see me and freeze or bolt.
The best set up I've seen so far with minimal foam on the back. Maximizing room for the lizard. Only thing I would add are aquatic microfauna and botanicals as part of your aquatic clean up crew. 😍
@@bradsbioactivebuildsI recommend asellus aquaticus (I think that's how it's spelled), gammarus shrimp, clam shrimp, daphnia basically ostracods. Then paramecium, hydra etc. You'll want a good general selection.
I agree with Will…this is insane ! But another absolutely amazing build done by you…just on a smaller scale haha ! & just like I thought….definitely not “simple” 🤣🙃 it’s very detail oriented w/lots of components lol. But this small build is totally bad ass ! 🤯👑🤙🏻 I’d love to have a giant version of this for my peach throat ! Like I keep saying…let me know if you take your show on the road haha ! & what a cool little monitor ! Never heard of that species before ? You should name him Neo…like in the matrix 😎lol…but short for Borneo !
@@pumpkinchow his work is definitely incredible without a doubt ! Pretty sure I’ve watched almost all of his videos and each one just blows me away more and more ! I keep telling him he should do mobile enclosure building for people ! How amazing would that be ! lol
@@amysreptileadventures6664 I’ve watched them all and couple of them multiple times and I’ve been using some of his ideas on my own. That is also a great idea for mobile enclosures I know I’d love one.
Thank you very much Amy! You rock! When I go "mobile" I'll definitely be stopping by! He is a very cool species to care for and I'm honored to do so! Your continued support is appreciated! P.s and yes simple compared to my other builds 😆 🤘💯🤘
I've always wanted to do something like this but with me still being in high school its hard to do something this complex so I'm always so amazed to see people actually taking time and effort into making things like this Also I love earless monitors their so cute yet so draconic probably my favorite lizard, maybe even my favorite reptile. Also I'm pretty sure I saw those exactly babies on the cold blooded website crazy how small this planet it ( also not sure if your planning on it in the future but may you also record a video on making its 2nd enclosure if it gets one, once its older? )
@Griff-Chan if you do try something like this just take your time and have fun with it. Earless monitors are awesome so I can see why it would be your favorite. I'll definitely make a video for his larger enclosure when the time comes!
@@bradsbioactivebuilds I'm glad you actually saw my comment, tysm! I will Definity continue to watch your videos for further assistance even in the far future! Tysm for tips and again cant wait to see the little guy grow up!😁
Thank you, and yeah, they're like a cross between a croc and gila monster. CONGRATULATIONS on your baby Frilled Dragons. Happy for you! That's so cool. One day, I'd love to have some! Your continued support is appreciated! 🤘💯🤘
Can you please make a leopard gecko. Vivarium I know it’s A lot to ask but I really think you can show us an amazing enclosure build like their environment! Thank You!
That is a great idea ! I have 3 leopard geckos myself. A leopard gecko build by “king Brad” here haha would be absolutely amazing just like all of his other ones ! I would love to see what he would come up with !
@@pumpkinchow haha thanks 😂🙂 I think I found his channel shortly after he started it. & after watching the first couple huge enclosure builds that he did….i always thought to myself…This guy is the King of reptile enclosure building ! 😱🤯😃🦎lol !! So of course, in the comments on 1 of his videos…I had to tell him that haha & it’s stuck ever since 🤣🤣 So I always call him “King Brad” king of enclosure building ! 🤣 & of course he deserves the crown 👑 for all of his hard work he puts into these amazing builds ! Haha so there’s the story behind that 😂🤣🤴🏻🦎
@frankharris6019 thanx. I'm not sure how much zoopoxy I used cuz I had a 10 gallon kit. But if I had to guess I would say I could have ordered the 2 gallon kit for this build and have some left over. Branches I got from glassboxtropicals.com/ it is the ghost wood. Hope this helps
Hey Brad. What do you think about using Mylar instead of pond liner to help protect a wooden enclosure from moisture? I've tried pondliner its hard to get it flat without wrinkles. I have a bunch of mylar bags I could cut up and use the big ones to line my tank. You think that's a good idea? Lol
Not sure about Mylar but check out polygem 1618 epoxy or even zoopoxy. You'll definitely be good either that. When it comes to water it is better to over build than to leave it to chance. Hope this helps
10/10 video and thanks for introducing an amazing species that makes me want to build a paladarium. At $3000 I dpubt I could ever justify one of these as a pet lol.
Great question and yes, for the background I could have used drylok instead of the zoopoxy. I have a lot of zoopoxy at the moment so I used it. It is amazing and worth getting if you can! Hope that helps
@@bradsbioactivebuilds thank you, that does help! I have a lot of extra grout myself and was thinking of using that on top of some foam to build up a really solid, strong background. And then coloring/ water proofing it with dry lock extreme. Although, for most small animals, this grout step is likely unnecessarily since they would not be capable of destroying a background made with foam and dry lock. But it might help add stability to ledges!
Thank you! Jabba is fitting! I do have a raffle going on now with the large 8x4x6 paludarium series I'm doing. I'll be raffling off a 4x2x2.5 (or smaller if wanted) ways to enter will be all throughout the series. I'll announce the winner in the last video. In the future, I will sell them, but they won't be cheap only bc of the offers I have received and the time it takes me to do them. Thank you for watching!
I know there are leopard gecko enclosures everywhere but I would love to see a in depth and amazing build like this one! I would love to see a leopard gecko arid ecosystem!
Yes, kinda prefrance. I always want to carve it first but I either forget or think it flows better when installed so I can match up my carving. Great question! 🤘💯🤘
Thank you for this great Video. I haven't heard of zoopoxy, but if I can get a hand on that stuff I would like to give it a try. You gave me a lot of inspiration.
At least in the EU & UK they're pretty regularly bred. Like they're not commonly available but at the same time they're not too hard to come across if you get what I mean?
I use the arcadia LumenIZE uvb and fluval aquasky. I had an extra aquasky laying aroundnitherwise I would have used the arcadia LumenIze LED and connected the 2 together. Hope this helps
From what i have read, no, they mostly stay in the water. Although I d8d put him back into his grow-out enclosure bc he is still small and he did climb up vertically behind the back waterfall corkbark. I was surprised he was able to do that quickly, too. I added the branches on the right side for cosmetics, but im also curious to see if he does climb. Not a lot is known about them, so I'll update with a video when I see more behavior from him
Bro you should have wayyyy more than 15k. Maybe try doing a colab with a bigger creator like serpa design, I'm sure that they'd love to work with someone as talented as yourself. Thanks for the help bro. Instant subscribe and like.
This is great stuff man, i too often over engineer. I need to do a new Triblonotus Paludarium. I can see the hatchlings finding their way into the cork tube though, i dont mind a bit of hard plumbing.
Super cool thank you so much !!! I’m new and I just wanted to know if the pump doesn’t spread vibrations that can disturb the animal or not ? Thank you 😍
Translate: woow esta increible, pero sobre todo, tienes una excelente forma de explicarlo lo cual ayuda mucho a los que apenas comenzamos aprender esta forma de arte. Estoy seguro tu mascota sera muy feliz, solo habia escuchado a "Serpa Design" hacer y explicar tan bien esto. Greetings form CDMX🌱😸
Thank you for the positive feedback! I'm glad you found it incredible. My goal for the channel is just that, to show new comers entering while hobby how to build something they can appreciate in their own home while enhancing the lives of animals!
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I've temporarily moved my Borneo Earless Monitor out of this paludarium until he grows a little bigger. He's currently in his grow-out enclosure.
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Great job💪💪👌,What are the name of the Pink Plates you use🙏
@droledebetes3533 thank you. The pink stuff is called xps board. It's an insulation board. Works great!
Tks you bro
❤❤❤❤ wow. I don't know if I can code it? He's doing great, isn't he?
@naturemoments-y7m yes, he is doing great. I still have him in his grow out enclosure until I put him in here though. Hopefully soon
Gorgeous!!! Very complicated, definitely not easy! Awesome crafting!! 👏💗👍👍
Thank you! 🤘💯🤘
Another AMAZING Build my friend!!
Mike where can I order the zoo poxy?? And hope all is well with you your family and critters 🙋♂️✌️
Thanx Uncle Mike, much appreciated!
Thanx for helping me track down this lil dude too!
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Thanks Brad now I want an earless monitor!! 😂 epic enclosure!!
Thanx bro, it was definitely a fun one to put together!
And the earless do have that effect on people 😆! They are super cool and an amazing species.
You ever got a lead on the vampire crabs?
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@@bradsbioactivebuilds ya I just published a video today on them!
@MrHillbilly oh man, gonna watch it now. It's been a busy day, and I'm just hoping on socials now.
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It's more correctly called a nagabatu as it is not a monitor lizard.
Great job Brad!!! The quality is top notch.
Thank you, much appreciated!
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Broooo!! This is exactly the video I’ve been looking for!!!! Thank you!!
Glad I could help! Lmk if you have any questions.
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Another amazing work always enjoying your builds
Thank you bro! Much appreciated!
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Amazing content. Binged watched your entire channel today!
That's what's up! Glad you enjoyed watching some of the projects I have done over the years. Stay tuned for what comes next 🤘💯🤘
You continue to rock Man! Peace & Love
🤘🏻🤘🏻definitely my favorite channel 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Thank you bro! Much appreciated!
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Well done, amazing setup!!
Thank you!
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Zoopoxy filter is genius man. The fine details! That’s one of the coolest things ever
That’s definitely great idea I’m definitely using that idea in the future.
Thanx brother, you'll be able to see it I a few days!
@@pumpkinchow you won't regret it!
This build is epic! My compliments!
@@nelsojr1423 thank you 🤘💯🤘
Bro you are literally the 🐐 of DIY enclosures and I won’t let anyone tell me differently. Absolute scenes my dude, incredible work, keep it up 🔥
Thanx brother, I'm just a guy that loves building and enriching his enclosures for the animals he cares for. You, on the other hand, are the real 🐐!
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Your work is amazing as usual and it’s cool to see your process . I appreciate the thorough step by step and details.
Thank you very much Hannah, your continued support is appreciated!
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Dude you are the best at these step by step enclosure builds. keep it up
Thank you, that means a lot! 🙏
I knew it!! Beautiful work (as always) and congratulations on finding the grail! Excited to see more of earl in the future
Yup, and he is amazing! Looking forward to showing you as he gets bigger. I'll be doing a feeding video so you all can see him as the savage eater he is.
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this is amazing, and thats an amazing reptile as well!
Thank you, I'm glad I was able to share the build with everyone and I'm stoked to be working with him!
this is beyond cool… that creature is indeed perfect for that build!!
Thank you, much h appreciate, I'm looking forward to showing some updates soon.
So cool! Borneo Earless monitors have always been a dream species of mine as well
Thanks, and trust me, you won't regret getting one. Their feeding response is awesome! I'll make a feeding video soon so you can all see it!🤘💯🤘
It's more correctly called a nagabatu because it is not a monitor lizard, true monitor lizards are more closely related to beaded lizards while the nagabatu is basal to both.
Thank you Brad for your time and education
Of course! Thanx for watching!
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You are insanely talented!! What you make look so easy is actually sooo difficult to acheive, and I am in awe!! I just finished your huge enclosure series with the rain waterfall on the back, followed up now by this video and I will continue on to binge watch them all. You have quickly become one of my top watched tank builders!! Thanks for taking the extra time and effort to share with us!! 💚💚💚
Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate you watching and bindge on!! 🤘💯🤘
Some amazing setups you’ve got there big fella 👍🇬🇧👌
@@SteveSmith-kf9on thank you! 🤘💯🤘
Awesome job! This is going up there as one of my favorites you’ve done. I really like how you put this one together ❤
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Your continued support is appreciated!
love watching these kinda vids! wanna make my own one day!
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. The best time to start a build is not. They sometimes look like a lot of work, but 1 step at a time gets it done. I'm sure you will do great!
Sunday morning video blessing from Brad!
Thanx for tuning in!
Your continued support is appreciated! 🤘💯🤘
Amazing build! 🔥🔥
Thank you!
The improvement in the production is incredible
Thank you!
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Looks like a micro komodo dragon.
Super awsome.
The enclosure is amazing.
Thank you, he is definitely a cool looking animal! It will be cool to watch this one plants grow in!
@@bradsbioactivebuilds BE waiting for an update for sure.👍
Except the nagabatu is in its own family while the komodo dragon is a true monitor lizard.
@indyreno2933 except naga batu..(two words) meaning "stone dragon," literally a non-living object. It does not have a classification in herpetology.
I said, "It looks like."
I didn't say it was a branch of varanus komodoensis.
The earless monitor lizard (Lanthanotus borneensis) is a semiaquatic, brown lizard native to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo. It is the only living species in the family Lanthanotidae, and it is related to the true monitor lizards.
Also belongs to the superfamily of VARANOIDIA. It sounds a lot like varanus, don't you think?
@dragonz_eye, "nagabatu" is the correct name for Lathanotus borneensis since it is not a monitor lizard at all, the two individual words have been combined into one word to make one new english name for this animal as a derivation, "nagabatu" seems perfect enough for Lathanotus borneensis due to its appearance resembling a living dragon made of stone, especially because its bumpy skin looks like it is made of stone, thus describing it as a living gargoyle, "monitor lizard" refers exclusively to the family Varanidae, while the nagabatu (Lathanotus borneensis) is the sole extant species in the family Lathanotidae, both families belong to the superfamily Varanoidea, but they are not closely related, the Lathanotidae family is the most basal extant family of the Varanoidea superfamily while the true monitor lizards are more closely related to the beaded lizards (family Helodermatidae), thus making lathanotids basal to both beaded lizards and monitor lizards.
Been waiting for this one and it did not disappoint!!! Great job man, earl is one lucky dude
Thanx bro, thanx for your help along the way! you'll be able to check him out in a few days along with everyone else in the animal room!
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Keep up the work your doing so go!
Thank you and will do!
Gosh you soo talented!!
Thanx Tam, and congrats on your Bell phase lace monitor eggs! 🤘💯🤘
Borneo Earless monitor dope asf!
Like your idea of *simple* -- nice work, that's going to be one happy pet
Thank you!
Yeah, super it's dope to be able to care for one. I'm looking forward to watching him grow up in here!
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Nagabatu is the correct name for the lizard.
Completely epic vivarium, such a lucky little guy!!❤
Thank you!
stunning🔥😍👏🏼
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That was awesome 👌
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Such a beautiful build and what a gorgeous animal to house in it! The earless monitor looks sick! Congrats on procuring one.
Thank you, stoked to have one and yes they area gorgeous animal.
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What a professional creation, marvellous. Hope the little fella has a long and happy life. ❤👍
Thank you, was definitely a fun build for an amazing little creature 🤘💯🤘
Just amazing man!
Thank you!
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🙌🙌🙌 bucket list species mate great work
Thanx, and they are definitely amazing species to work with!
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Incredible build my man! I’d never leave in front of that paludarium. Watching that little dude swim around would never get old. ❤
Thanx Serenity! And yeah, he has been very entertaining to watch. Plus, he is a savage eater.
Your continued support is appreciated 🤘💯🤘
this looks gorgeous!! the little dragon looks right at home
@@ShellyJover thank you! This was a fun one to put together
Epic ! Nice build
Thank you! It was a fun one to put together for everyone!
One of the best build tutorials
Thank you 🙏
Absolutely incredible set up and a dream species to work with. Congratulations bud you gotta be stoked. Wish you all the best luck hopefully see babies one day. Hope you have a great day and all is well 🙋♂️✌️
Thank you, and I'm definitely stoked to be working with him. Wouldn't mind getting another and trying to do a breeding project.
All is well, wishing you the same 🤘💯🤘
@@bradsbioactivebuilds that would truly be an incredible achievement only handful of people have done. I know I’d love to be one of them. And just the thought of seeing babies come out of the egg is mind blowing. Those and croc monitors are my dream monitor species and the bengal monitor or some of the sand monitors from Iran. O man what my dreams are made of 🤷♂️
@pumpkinchow it would definitely be amazing to do. And yeah croc monitors are amazing to. One day I'd live to build a huge enclosure for one
@@bradsbioactivebuilds I’m sure if you keep up the great work your channel is going to explode and have couple million subscribers. You’ll be able to make all those dreams come true. You truly have amazing talent and potential your channel will definitely be one of the greats. Just keep up the great work and stay awesome bud 🙋♂️✌️
@pumpkinchow thank you! It will be inspiring to see where this youtube journey takes me, I have will continue my hardest to put out the best content I can do for you all!
Your continued support is much appreciated!
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Dinosaur indeed, what a beauty. All your creatures are very lucky to have you as their keeper. I love this movement in bioactive enclosures, they are so much healthier for the occupants.
@darthtaiter thanx, and the Bioactive movement is 🔥🔥🔥
This is phenomenal. And you made it look so simple! Amazing work.
Thanks! It was a fun build! 💯🤘
This was the coolest diy enclosures
@abrahambracamontes3070 thank you, it was a fun one to build
I've got to say. You've shot to the top with some of the very best builders. I'd love to see a colab with you and surpa design. But I love that this design was specifically made for this one animal and how well it was executed.
Thank you very much! I'm honored that you think that. Serpa Design definitely has some talent, and it would be cool to do a colab project sometime. I'm hoping the earless enjoys this build as much as I do!
Your continued support is appreciated!
That earless is probably very much enjoying its new home. I mean, no predators, perfect temps, clean water, free clean food? Sign me up. Can't wait to see what you come up with when it's fully grown!
@Inverts4Introverts you put that perfectly. Sign me up too 🤣. I have some cool ideas for a larger build. Stay tuned!
Love the name Earl!
Yeah, I'm liking it too! Has a fun ring tonight
This is also my favorite setup from your facility. Those tools sure come in handy!
Thanx bro, it definitely makes for a talking piece when people come over!
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Wont there be any issues with the still standing water in the water section?
Great build😮
Great question. The filter pushes water around, and I can adjust the flow rate. Also, the waterfall pump moves it around pretty well. Some of the people o have talked with that have been keeping this species have said they like the water a little dirtier. But I did have the concern of the front left corner. If it becomes an issue I'll attach a hose the the right side "T" fitting from the waterfall, covering the hose in silicone and coco fiber and to make it look like a vine that will export water to the front right side water section to gain more water flow circulation.
Thanx for watching!
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awesome work, so inspiring !
@sickboy4016 thank you, this was a fun build to do!
Real appreciation here must be that he makes an incredible piece of work look so simple and easy that the title actually isn't clickbait or a lie.
@mxs9994 thank you, i tried to break it down as simple as possible 🤘💯🤘
Awesome Build :)
Thank you!
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Wow!!!! That is an awesome enclosure. Looking forward to seeing at a few more months when the monitor and plants settle in and have grown.
@jesseehlen6486 thank you and I'm looking forward to showing an update soon!
Love it, I have wanted a paludarium for a while. Long ago we made a wall by cutting Plexiglas and covering it with rocks. We used it in an aquarium to make the exit for an underground filter. The wall was probably 6 inches tall and about halfway up we cut a hole and attached the power head, put a lid on and covered the top with gravel. The bottom of the tank was sand. The power head caused a nice current, and what was really funny is the fish liked to take rides in it. Especially the kuhli loaches. Thank you for the good info on this video!!
@jupiterstation01 thank you and sounds like you had a really nice set up!
cool build for a unique monitor. also nice to see a large paludarium that actually has actual soil rather than just like a log with a bunch of epiphytes and house plants on it. i had planned on building something akin to this from glass, including the barrier, so im gonna have to check that epoxy out
Thank you, and that was a thought to use glass as a divider. But for the look I was going for, it wasn't gonna work. I've been working with zoopoxy for some time now, and it's amazing. You can literally do anything with it for hardscapes. Definitely look into it, you won't be disappointed! Lmk of you have any questions if you do try it.
"Nagabatu" is the correct name for Lathanotus borneensis as it is not a monitor lizard at all, "monitor lizard" refers exclusively to the family Varanidae, the nagabatu is the only extant species of the family Lathanotidae, both families are in the superfamily Varanoidea along with the beaded lizards (family Helodermatidae), but the true monitor lizards are more closely related to the beaded lizards while the nagabatu of the monotypic family Lathanotidae is basal to both.
Amazing build 😮💨😮💨
Thanx brother! Much appreciated
@@bradsbioactivebuilds fire man everything you do is insane work can’t wait to do better builds soon
Yall hit the like for this man love your story bro god bless you fam love your work 🔥✝️
Thanx brother, much appreciated! God bless you and your fam too!
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This is really cool, but simple is definitely not a word I would ever use to describe it.
@annataymond9529 thank you and compared to some of my other builds it's simple 😆. But it get it. There are a lot of steps, but each step are fairly easy to achieve.
Thank you. I’ve been really into paludariums. Been too afraid to try it until watching your videos and I finally took the plunge. I’m practicing on a 10 gallon just to make my mistakes now and just improve.
@cudasfishkeeping5435 that's a great plan. Start small to learn the fundamentals then go as big as you want. I'm glad my videos helped you take the plunge into building your own. Any questions feel free to ask. Most important have fun with it!
So many great ideas. I just ordered some pond liner and other things to beef up one of my mangroves vivs. Going to try out the ol Mikes monitor’s socialization caging system. Ive got 4 of them so Im going to try some things see what works best for each one.
What up Gary! The MMSCS works like a charm, you won't be disappointed! Have fun with the vivs and build on brother!
@@bradsbioactivebuilds I set it up today and did it all with the monitor in the viv and with 15 mins he was in the pond exploring saw me and gave no f’s. Before he would see me and freeze or bolt.
@@GarysTandAExotics thate what's up, already off to a good start!
The best set up I've seen so far with minimal foam on the back. Maximizing room for the lizard. Only thing I would add are aquatic microfauna and botanicals as part of your aquatic clean up crew. 😍
@Ceretrea thank you and i agree. I'll be doing an update video soon and wanted to add some Microfauna, any suggestions?
@@bradsbioactivebuildsI recommend asellus aquaticus (I think that's how it's spelled), gammarus shrimp, clam shrimp, daphnia basically ostracods. Then paramecium, hydra etc. You'll want a good general selection.
@Ceretrea awesome, thanx for the recommendations 🤘💯🤘
Perfect pet for that enclosure.
Thank you, looking forward to him growing into it!
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I agree with Will…this is insane !
But another absolutely amazing build done by you…just on a smaller scale haha ! & just like I thought….definitely not “simple” 🤣🙃 it’s very detail oriented w/lots of components lol. But this small build is totally bad ass ! 🤯👑🤙🏻 I’d love to have a giant version of this for my peach throat ! Like I keep saying…let me know if you take your show on the road haha !
& what a cool little monitor ! Never heard of that species before ? You should name him Neo…like in the matrix 😎lol…but short for Borneo !
He truly does incredible work and nice to see you watch his videos as well 🙌
@@pumpkinchow his work is definitely incredible without a doubt ! Pretty sure I’ve watched almost all of his videos and each one just blows me away more and more ! I keep telling him he should do mobile enclosure building for people ! How amazing would that be ! lol
@@amysreptileadventures6664 I’ve watched them all and couple of them multiple times and I’ve been using some of his ideas on my own. That is also a great idea for mobile enclosures I know I’d love one.
Thank you very much Amy! You rock! When I go "mobile" I'll definitely be stopping by!
He is a very cool species to care for and I'm honored to do so!
Your continued support is appreciated!
P.s and yes simple compared to my other builds 😆
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@@amysreptileadventures6664 and I really do like the name Neo!
日本からですがあなた様のレイアウトはとてもすばらしいです❤！！
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Amazing content. Your growth should be much higher, wish you all the best
I appreciate that!
Magnifique mec 👍😉
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I've always wanted to do something like this but with me still being in high school its hard to do something this complex so I'm always so amazed to see people actually taking time and effort into making things like this
Also I love earless monitors their so cute yet so draconic probably my favorite lizard, maybe even my favorite reptile. Also I'm pretty sure I saw those exactly babies on the cold blooded website crazy how small this planet it
( also not sure if your planning on it in the future but may you also record a video on making its 2nd enclosure if it gets one, once its older? )
@Griff-Chan if you do try something like this just take your time and have fun with it. Earless monitors are awesome so I can see why it would be your favorite. I'll definitely make a video for his larger enclosure when the time comes!
@@bradsbioactivebuilds I'm glad you actually saw my comment, tysm! I will Definity continue to watch your videos for further assistance even in the far future! Tysm for tips and again cant wait to see the little guy grow up!😁
Fantastic
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nice build . that reptile looks like a little croc by the way Brad last wednesday got my two little baby frilled dragons =D
Thank you, and yeah, they're like a cross between a croc and gila monster. CONGRATULATIONS on your baby Frilled Dragons. Happy for you! That's so cool. One day, I'd love to have some!
Your continued support is appreciated!
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Can you please make a leopard gecko. Vivarium I know it’s A lot to ask but I really think you can show us an amazing enclosure build like their environment! Thank You!
That is a great idea ! I have 3 leopard geckos myself. A leopard gecko build by “king Brad” here haha would be absolutely amazing just like all of his other ones ! I would love to see what he would come up with !
I definitely agree a leopard gecko setup would be incredible little desert type theme with succulents 🤯🤷♂️ I can see it now
@@amysreptileadventures6664I love that “King Brad” 🤣
@@pumpkinchow haha thanks 😂🙂
I think I found his channel shortly after he started it. & after watching the first couple huge enclosure builds that he did….i always thought to myself…This guy is the King of reptile enclosure building ! 😱🤯😃🦎lol !! So of course, in the comments on 1 of his videos…I had to tell him that haha & it’s stuck ever since 🤣🤣 So I always call him “King Brad” king of enclosure building ! 🤣 & of course he deserves the crown 👑 for all of his hard work he puts into these amazing builds !
Haha so there’s the story behind that 😂🤣🤴🏻🦎
@@amysreptileadventures6664 that’s great and he absolutely does incredible work and couldn’t agree more hands down best enclosure builder 👑
When Im older I plan to try this too. You are so inpiaring man💯💯
It was a fun build, keep at it! 💯
Best best BEST VIDEO YOU EVER MADE LOVE IT 2:58
Thank you very much! It was a fun one to do!
How much polygem zoopoxy did you use for this build and what kind of branches did you use? It looks great!
@frankharris6019 thanx. I'm not sure how much zoopoxy I used cuz I had a 10 gallon kit. But if I had to guess I would say I could have ordered the 2 gallon kit for this build and have some left over.
Branches I got from glassboxtropicals.com/ it is the ghost wood.
Hope this helps
Hey Brad. What do you think about using Mylar instead of pond liner to help protect a wooden enclosure from moisture? I've tried pondliner its hard to get it flat without wrinkles. I have a bunch of mylar bags I could cut up and use the big ones to line my tank. You think that's a good idea? Lol
Not sure about Mylar but check out polygem 1618 epoxy or even zoopoxy. You'll definitely be good either that. When it comes to water it is better to over build than to leave it to chance.
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10/10 video and thanks for introducing an amazing species that makes me want to build a paladarium. At $3000 I dpubt I could ever justify one of these as a pet lol.
@jordanwilde9226 thank you, it was definitely a fun build to put together. I hope you build a paludarium, you will enjoy it!
BRO that was cool
@ERICABARNER thank you, definitely a fun build!
Did you say that you could just use more dry lock instead of having to use the zoo-poxi?
Great question and yes, for the background I could have used drylok instead of the zoopoxy. I have a lot of zoopoxy at the moment so I used it. It is amazing and worth getting if you can!
Hope that helps
@@bradsbioactivebuilds thank you, that does help! I have a lot of extra grout myself and was thinking of using that on top of some foam to build up a really solid, strong background. And then coloring/ water proofing it with dry lock extreme.
Although, for most small animals, this grout step is likely unnecessarily since they would not be capable of destroying a background made with foam and dry lock. But it might help add stability to ledges!
This is definitely not beginner level stuff, but a fascinating watch nonetheless
@benedgmon8913 glad u found it fascinating 🤘💯🤘
Name Suggestion! Jabba and as for the build it was bonkers! In the BEST Way! And how much would you chargd for one? All done up like that!
Thank you! Jabba is fitting! I do have a raffle going on now with the large 8x4x6 paludarium series I'm doing. I'll be raffling off a 4x2x2.5 (or smaller if wanted) ways to enter will be all throughout the series. I'll announce the winner in the last video.
In the future, I will sell them, but they won't be cheap only bc of the offers I have received and the time it takes me to do them.
Thank you for watching!
Oh he’s gorgeous!!!
Thank you, truly an amazing animal!
I love this species. One of the traits I really like is the darker earthy colors on the body being contrasted with the bright blue eyes.
I couldn't agree more! They are amazing!
Amazing setup..thank you😮
Of course, thanx for watching!
I know there are leopard gecko enclosures everywhere but I would love to see a in depth and amazing build like this one! I would love to see a leopard gecko arid ecosystem!
Stay tuned, that one is a few builds away!
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Vincent is amazing
@holywatergum6890 i liked this one too!
Why did you put the foam in before shaping it? Is it just preference?
Yes, kinda prefrance. I always want to carve it first but I either forget or think it flows better when installed so I can match up my carving.
Great question!
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Thank you for this great Video. I haven't heard of zoopoxy, but if I can get a hand on that stuff I would like to give it a try. You gave me a lot of inspiration.
@stefanjaekel8463 zoopoxy is a great product to work with, and im glad u got some inspiration from the video!
Badass bro!
@@ryanmedina2146 thank you! 🤘💯🤘
is that borneo earless monitor? is nearly extinct in my country brother how y get that
He makes a mention during the reveal that he got it from a shop that breeds monitors.
I was able to get a USCBB from Cold Blooded Shop. They were great to work with!
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At least in the EU & UK they're pretty regularly bred. Like they're not commonly available but at the same time they're not too hard to come across if you get what I mean?
They aren't illegal to own just cost 2-5k lol closest I'll get to a dragon is my red eye croc skink 😊
There is no such thing as an "earless monitor lizard", the correct name for Lathanotus borneensis is "nagabatu".
too cool bro, like a pro!
@diegoennio thanx bro! 🤘💯🤘
I love this build
@@WolfPackDragons thank you!
Hey I’m about to finish my paludarium. What light did you use?
I use the arcadia LumenIZE uvb and fluval aquasky. I had an extra aquasky laying aroundnitherwise I would have used the arcadia LumenIze LED and connected the 2 together.
Hope this helps
I have a question related to earless monitor. Do they enjoy climbing?
From what i have read, no, they mostly stay in the water. Although I d8d put him back into his grow-out enclosure bc he is still small and he did climb up vertically behind the back waterfall corkbark. I was surprised he was able to do that quickly, too. I added the branches on the right side for cosmetics, but im also curious to see if he does climb. Not a lot is known about them, so I'll update with a video when I see more behavior from him
@@bradsbioactivebuilds Thanks!
There is no such thing as an "earless monitor lizard", "nagabatu" is the correct name for Lathanotus borneensis.
Bro you should have wayyyy more than 15k. Maybe try doing a colab with a bigger creator like serpa design, I'm sure that they'd love to work with someone as talented as yourself. Thanks for the help bro. Instant subscribe and like.
@user-yu8yf6kh9l thanx for the sub and comment. A colab would be a fun project to do, who knows what the future holds! And I'm happy to help!
This is great stuff man, i too often over engineer. I need to do a new Triblonotus Paludarium. I can see the hatchlings finding their way into the cork tube though, i dont mind a bit of hard plumbing.
@@jamesmorss9940 agreed, over engineering prevents issues in the future! Have fun with your future paludarium!
Super cool thank you so much !!!
I’m new and I just wanted to know if the pump doesn’t spread vibrations that can disturb the animal or not ? Thank you 😍
@Raouaisympa of course and the pump doesn't really vibrate to much at all.
I'd love to see you do a collaboration with serpa design.
That would be a fun build to do!
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Thank you for the positive feedback! I'm glad you found it incredible. My goal for the channel is just that, to show new comers entering while hobby how to build something they can appreciate in their own home while enhancing the lives of animals!
It look like Doug (in monster-verse)🔥🦖
Yes he does!