Rating The WORST and BEST Reptile Enclosures I Have EVER Seen!
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- Every reptile needs a reptile enclosure! How you set up your reptile makes all the difference between a super happy and healthy animal and a sick and depressed animal. Plus, who wants to look at an ugly box with a sad reptile in it! Let's rate the viewers best and worst enclosures!
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Which was your favorite enclosure in this video?
I liked the one for Fire Bellied toads
Fire belly toad
Fire bellied toad! I am definitely doing something like that for my lil fire bellied toads
Fire belly toad was awesome
Tree frog was cool
"this is an American green tree frog. It's American, it's green, and it's a tree frog." Truly the wisest among us
I truly am a genius
@@WickensWickedReptiles "Sometimes my genius.... It's almost frightening."
- You at some point probably
@@DallonsDynasty Lol true
When you're trying to make the word count on an essay
@@somethingcats Lol that's 100% spot on!
The fire belly toad enclosure is mine! Yes the plants are all real, and they all grow... well, like weeds. I have to trim the thing constantly. I think you were talking about the ficus in the top left corner when you were wondering if there are fake plants, but nope, its just a very, very happy plant. That's a ledge up there, and there's always at least one frog hiding in the leaves. There are a bunch of fish in there too. Espei rasboras, celestial pearl danios, daisy rice fish, and a pair of honey gouramis. I have a bunch of other enclosures, but this is by far my most successful. Its right next to the couch, and one of my favorite things to do is just sit and watch it. The fish are super active, and the frogs are adorable. Thanks for the high rating, and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
The only one that really stood out as "this is a great looking one".
(a bit small for the gourami's I'd say, we like to keep them in a 80x40x40 cm aquarium minimal as a couple/trio, the espei are too much of a swimmer to be happy in this tiny a pool-area)
But I loved the picture, gorgeous tank!
@@muurrarium9460 The water feature is a lot bigger than it looks in the photo- its the entire bottom half of the tank. There's a lot of cover and places to hide, and I haven't noticed any aggression at all from any of the fish. If the water feature was just in the front of the tank I would totally agree with you- that would be far too small for the fish I have. I'm a big fan of giving animals way more space than the minimum, so I'm careful not to overstock
@@ryanwoods751 OH, now I am an even bigger fan!!
I love giving the animals maximum space :D
Are there more picts of you tank(s) online?
Mine are nowhere near as greatlooking as yours btw.
This enclosure is amazing! Moreso because people seldom put this kind of effort into common (“cheap”) animals, even though they’re no less deserving.
Some cool herp homes; I love that fire toad enclosure, so beautiful!. I made the 'trees' on either side of the Chapala garter tank out of PVC pipes covered in cocofibre mat and then bark. The tubing for the intake and outflow plumbing for the filtration runs through the tubes so they stay hidden. The fake plants up high are only there until the ivy and pothos on the ground level establish and make their way up. Great video!
Oh wow! What a cool design!
Sweet design!!!
Question! How do you deep clean the water area if something like algae were to grow? I love this enclosure but I worry about the time commitment to maintenance! (I am disabled so I have to be careful about that kind of thing.)
@@r.nicogorodetzky3084 I just use a scraper to clean the algae and a gravel vacuum to suck up gunk from the bottom when it's time for a water change/filter clean. You could also use some algae eaters to help keep the algae under control. I would avoid algae eating fish in case the garters try to eat it (some have spines and some fish are toxic to garters). There are many species of tiny shrimp that eat algae and would be a safer option.
Wait I’ve sawn the enclosure in the thumbnail it was in a petsrore
I’m from England and your “harsh” is hilarious to me. You are so Canadian and I love it. Love the enclosures too it’s nice to see that people put the effort in for their babies! 😊
This was AMAZING!!!! I love how everyone is giving these animals great enclosures. I would love to see more.
they really are pretty great eh!
Gives me motivation to get my upgrades done...I've been procrastinating. Love these kind of videos. It's fun but it's also good for people to get inspiration and see where they stack up...hopefully it'll entice some to upgrade also.
so glad you enjoyed!
The faux wood Day Gecko enclosure was mine. I will try to see what I can add over on that left size. I just planted it as you saw so hopefully it will grow in nice. Thanks for the tips.
it'll look so good when it grows in!
Can you send an update photo to the channel when it dose?
@@annconover1277 yep. Will definitely do. I'm on his Patreon so it will be easy to get it to him.
@@jph290 Very cool, will look forward to the update! :)
I upgraded my day gecko to a 36" tall enclosure .. cuz arboreal right.. He never ever leaves the top 6" of the enclosure except for water. I could have kept him in his old 24" there's no difference. he has alllll of the branches but refuses to do anything but stick to the glass. I tell him he will get floppytail but he does not listen
Adam: 'I'm gonna be pretty hard on these'
also Adam, multiple times in this vid: this is great, this enclosure is amazing, this is one of the best [insert here] enclosures I've ever seen
OMG, that's my friend's fire belly toad enclosure! And yes, he only uses real plants, hahaha. He does actually have tiny fish in there too. So happy he got his enclosure featured. He's got a passion for tank set ups and has several great ones.
Is your friend by chance named Ryan Woods
@@Leosloth2011 yeah, that's one of his aliases
The garter snake enclosure is exactly what I wanted to do a few months ago! I love the idea of a partially aquatic tank for them.
It’s so great eh!
YEAH BABY THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!
hope you like it1
Beautiful enclosures overall!! You can tell people put work into them. Also, I love the concept and I would LOVE a part 2.
Awesome! Thank you!
Are you by chance, in aquatica? 😂
This is such a great way to interact with your audience, and I love set up reviews so much! I can see this being a series on the channel :)
Love this! It’s so great to see different ideas on how to create an amazing enclosure for your pet!
I’m so glad you did this video! I’ve wanted something like this for a while please make this a series
I agree. will get way more submissions after this video gets views
Weve all been waiting for this and you didnt disappoint, great video!
Thanks for watching!
Wow this was cool! Would love a part 2! A lot of those enclosures looked great!
The fire belly toad and garter snake enclosures blew it out of the water (pun intended). The cork bark acting as tree trunks is genius.
vibing with the animated intros
Glad you like em
Adam this was a great idea and video. Flawless execution 💎
wow these enclosures are absolutely stunning. Id love to see a part 2 if you have time👍
I loved this it gives me tons of ideas on how to set some of my enclosures up and let's me know that I'm on the right track
I really enjoyed this video! gave me lots of ideas for my future bioactive build!
this has made me so excited for when i start keeping reptiles! decorating the enclosure seems so fun
It really is!
i like those videos. it gives me motivation and inspiration to improme my enclosures.
my plants are still mad at me because of the move but as soon as they start growing again and look a bit better i will send in my daygecko enclosure too.
That's awesome!
Adam always coming with the best content 🔥
Great vid!
Yessss I have been waiting for this one
woooooooo
Hey Adam! The crested gecko enclosure is mine, some info on the points of confusion. The enclosure is screen, but has a tarp attached with magnets for humidity, the size is actually 120 gallon or 2x2x4(Ft) the plants are a mixture of real and fake to fill out the space as the real ones to grow out. I have a substrate bucket containing plants in bioactive soil, the remaining floor space has sphagmum moss for extra humidity
That is awesome!!!
If this becomes a series I would love this so much
I love this plz make more vids. I got my first reptile today a leopard gecko and I watched so many of your vids to get everything right . Thankyou
Love this type of content, Adam. Thanks! :) I think Diamond just wanted to get a better look at the enclosures to give you some ideas for his? ;)
This needs to be a series 🙌
THAT INTRO. Damn havent watched in awhile but that was the coolest intro I've ever seen. 14/10
This was a great video and your description of a green tree frog (Pacha chef kissing) was perfect. I would love show of the creations I made for my kids snakes but don't know if I could take the judgement hahaha. Keep the awesome work love videos love your channel
i would love a part 2 to this
That’s a cool new intro!!
A very interesting enclosure that has always stuck out in my mind is that of The Dark Den's chameleon, Felix. Its an example of a free range chameleon enclosure, essentially a house tree with lighting and the other stuff, just lacking walls. I wouldn't be trusting enough for a free range enclosure but I do think its really cool.
awesome video adam
Glad you enjoyed it
This is so cool i might use some of your criticism of the enclosures in the video and improve my own teptiles enclosure
hope it helps!
This I great !! I definitely would like to see more and curious what you would think of my beardie enclosure
Enclosure videos…could do several of these Adam. Enjoyable thank you! ❤❤
So many great enclosures! Adam didn’t like the aesthetics of the last one, but I did! I think the “deconstructed” flower pot is a cute idea executed well - especially for a species that is known for destroying plants. Maybe a background would help, but overall I think it’s fun!
Love your show
Very informative and would love a part two!
Deal!
@@WickensWickedReptiles and don't be afraid to be harsh! Roast them if they are roastworthy! or just make fun of the aesthetic choices, cause thats all subjective right.
I mean, this time all the enclosures ranged from "pretty good" to "beautiful" .. not really much to roast in that lot. try and throw in some that are "questionable" for teaching moments, and some that are downright ridiculous for laughing moments.
honestly these "rate/roast my x" do really well on most of the channels I see, and jebus knows reptile peeps ALWAYS want to show off their enclosures.
I'm all for a series of these, doesn't have to be regular but when you get enough good submissions (and you will) then why not?
Aw man mine didn't get featured but this was a very good video I enjoyed it and yes for a part Two!
I personall love vivariums with different species have a great day have a cool day have a super day wicked wickens reptile
same!!!
Great video would like to see more.
Good evening Adam I hope you had a great weekend nice vlog today
Thanks, you too!
Love the intro
I got a sick terrarium for my Crested Gecko, Little G. I modified an Exo terra 36x24x36. Next time I am entering mine in! I got Snow Queen Pothos, Queens Tear Bromeliads, Janet Craig Dracaena, Peperomias and Radiator Plants. Also some large Tillandsia. I cork titled the back and used coconut husk and tree fern on the sides and a large piece of wood adhered across the sides with plant pots for the various plants. It is also bio-active, so I got some Powder Orange Isopods in there too :D
I have been so busy planning, building and setting up enclosures that I missed out...lol. Maybe next time!
We will do a part II
Hey Adam thanks for reviewing my skinks enclosure! That was from when I first set it up I’m gonna send another one of it now a year later for the next video! What do you suggest for climbing? I find it hard to fit more stuff in there without spray foaming the sides? Regardless thank you it means a lot and thank you for getting me into reptiles!
Another great video! Love this content. I recently upgraded my Schneider's Skink to a larger enclosure. I would love some advice for enrichment from anyone. He LOVES to climb and to be as high up as he can. Being a skink he has the little legs and will fall. I have a few hides that he can climb as well as a guinea pig wheel that he loves to run in and tries (and fails - poor guy) to climb on.
Cork bark/wood, branches, rocks, ledges, hammocks, etc.
I really enjoyed this video.
Thanks!!!
Grate as usual!
Glad you think so!
Waiting for one of these videos.
Credit where credits due GoHerping did this first but its a great series idea to use I'd love to see you do even more.
absolutely, might even add that to the description, This is not an original idea
The enclosures were beautiful I ot a lot of inspiration from them.
Such cool tanks!!! I love the fire bellied toads tank! Definitely doing something like that for my FBT ! I’ll get my dessert tank for my kingsnake ready for the next video 😂
nice!
@@WickensWickedReptiles Definitely would love to see more!!
I love your vids and I was wondering if your going to the reptile expose in California
maybe one day :)
You should make this like a monthly series like people submit submissions and see how it does
Great video! I liked seeing all the enclosures, I was hoping you would show mine ( I was the first picture in the discord) I hope I’m in the next one because I want to make it look better😁
I could do a part II if this video does well!
You can’t make this enclosure any better it’s damn near perfect 8/10
Love your channel! I have ball pythons now. My 8 yr old daughter is obsessed with them and has been begging for a snake of her own.
I would love to see a video on animals best suited for kids (with parental oversight).
I'm so glad!
YES MORE OF THESE!! I’d love to submits my enclosure😂😂😂😂
Fire belly one was cool. I want some but don’t really want to get into aquatics. Maybe I’ll submit my leopard gecko enclosure or one of my tarantulas for the next one.
Damn really nice intro!
The fire bellied toad one looks like a serpa design build
Part Two!!!
I’d love to see more! Next time dart frogs, dumpy frogs and beardies please!!
garter snake n b
python enclosure beautiful. my faves
@wickenswickedreptiles
Can you do a enclosure and care video for Ackie Monitors?
sure can!
You should do this again
part 2 please
Garter snake enclosure for sure
it's great!
Can you do a kingsnake care guide plz 😅
Not gonna lie,
That shirt is very nice
thanks!
Enclosure wise, the uk usually has melamine (sealed wood) or glass, with the glass being insanely expensive and often collection only, which makes it less accessible. PVC isn’t as available/if at all, from what I’ve seen its £600+ for a 4x2x2 pvc as opposed to £200 for a melamine equivalent. Plus, it can get incredibly cold suddenly so the melamine vivs conserve the heat much more efficiently than glass, so maybe the second enclosure is in a similar environment? I have a melamine viv for my ball python and am looking to upgrade her to a pvc with uvb (she’s a rehome) once she’s settled in edit:spelling
Thanks for this video, but love all the videos you do. I would have to say the ball python had a pretty dope enclosure, lol.
Thanks for watching!
Was that fire bellt toad encloser from serpadesign?
I might have already commented this on another video Im not sure, if so I apologize. Would you say an 8x5x6 enclosure with a 250 gallon plastic khoi pond, and uvb/uva, and about 10 inches of substrate is good for a mangrove monitor/quince monitor? If it is not adequate, do you have recommendations? It is a huge enclosure, lots of options. I am searching an arboreal and water loving reptile.
That fire belly toad enclosure ❤ 😍
Right!
The owner is a friend of mine!
Part 2
Yaaaa
I kind of wanted your thoughts on my current enclosure for Beto, my bearded dragon. It will remain his enclosure for another month or two, until I finish his new 4'x2'x2' ... 😁
I feel like I could do more in my bearded dragon enclosure, but I also worry about making it too crowded
give it a try
One of my fav videos ever.😂
hope you loved it!
I’m terrified of Judgement but will be adding some pics t Discord and half hoping mine isn’t selected. But I truly want to know anything I’m doing wrong soooooo… LOL.
Video idea:
More reptile vs Pokémon comparisons!
now i need to complete my new enclosure for my cornsnake to send it in
Hey Adam I was wondering if you sold your baby crested geckos? And if you do, where can I get them? Oh and sorry if I spelled your name wrong 😬 love your content! Keep it up
I really want to do a rarely if not never seen themed enclosure for a snake.
One of the two is the front of a hobbit house
The second is a heavily inspired Chinese garden.
As much as I dream, I’ll need help with the technicalities of creating such an enclosure
Could you do a video on rain frogs please
Can you maybe do a new version of your ‘Active reptiles’ video? Now that you have more experience
Oh I might join! Might show off the tank I’m building for my future bby beauty snake
Well, that fire belly enclosure set something off in me to make a new build...crap. RIP my bank account again
Aweee man how did I miss this one😂😂🤙🏻 great video like always man. And not gonna lie I like when you're negative and judging things😂 you speak your mind with no fear and that's what we need more of nowadays
Haha you said hard on 😂
Great meeting you in Toronto this weekend! I’m a handy guy with a table saw. Do people ever make diy enclosures from pvc? Is there a special herp friendly pvc? Where do people source the pvc if this is a thing? Thanks in advance.
I know you can get PVC sheets from home improvement stores like Lowe's and Home Depot. I'm pretty sure any pvc is okay to use, but someone correct me if I'm wrong. Also, pvc comes in different thicknesses so be sure you research which would be best for your animal. 🤘🏻☺️
You can totally DIY a PVC. These PVC enclosures you see are just a little fancier as they may have been CNC for holes. It is expanded PVC (Think like a dense foam). I'm not aware of it being any special kind of PVC for pets. They use this stuff for signs.
yes, you just have to be kinda careful with heat elements cause it will melt. but usually if you go PVC its cause you're making a large enclosure so its not such an issue