This is one of our most highly request episodes! We're giving you all of our pro tips for setting up a bioactive reptile enclosure including what subtrates, plants, and isopods to use! Then we wrap it up with a fun segment of Smash or Pass: 90's PBS kids shows edition.

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00:00 The first bioactive enclosures

04:16 What makes an enclosure bioactive

07:05 Benefits of bioactive

08:10 Get the basics down first

11:01 Best species to start out with

13:00 Best enclosures to use

16:36 Drainage layer

21:33 Substrate layer

23:30 Leaf litter layer

25:36 Live plants

30:13 What's the worst that's gonna happen?

32:40 Plant LED lights

34:44 Cleanup crew isopods

37:27 Cleanup crew springtails

40:37 Smash or Pass: 90's PBS Kids shows

41:51 The Magic School Bus

42:34 Cyberchase

43:30 Zoom

44:34 Zoboomafoo

46:28 Wishbone

47:50 Clifford

49:12 Arthur

49:58 Dragon Tales

51:35 Jay Jay the Jet Plane

54:09 Being the oldest sibling

55:31 This is not a care specific podcast