Tanner Serpa of SerpaDesigns and Dayyan Saylany of Reptiliatus discuss the ins and outs of building a paludarium for amphibians, reptiles, and other critters. They each share details of their experiences over the years in building paludariums, their successes and mistakes, as well as the details in building these types of enclosures – step by step. From types of enclosures you can build a paludarium in, filtration systems and equipment, hardscape materials and leaf litter, to managing waste from animals is discussed at length. Tanner and Dayyan also individually offer many different species of plants that can be used in semi-aquatic enclosures like these, from more common houseplants to even plants you can find outside.

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WE DISCUSS:

00:00 Coming Up - ZooMed + The Bio Dude

1:00 Round Table - Building a Paludarium

2:12 Welcome Tanner + Dayyan

3:38 Work-Life Balance in Producing Content

8:36 Experiences in Creating Paludarium

11:25 What is a Paludarium?

13:07 Enclosure Types for Paludariums

18:00 Sections in the Enclosure - Land and Water

21:38 Filtration - Equipment, Drilling Glass, and Waste

33:15 The BioDude Substrates + Bug Grub

34:16 Filtration Continued

35:18 Creating Water Features

43:50 Hardscape Material Recommendations

50:44 Leaf Litters and Botanicals in Water

54:24 Plants for Paludariums

1:02:00 Zoo Med Dragon Food

1:02:55 Paludarium Plants Continued

1:08:14 Aquatic Animal Possibilities for Paludariums

1:15:39 Species with Heated Tanks?

1:16:48 Vampire Crabs

1:18:24 Reptiles + Amphibian Species in Paludariums

1:23:27 Cohabitation in Paludariums

1:28:59 Maintenance Tips and Water Changes for Paludariums

1:36:20 Closing Thoughts

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