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Animal CareHow to Keep Mites from Your Feeder Insect CulturesHow to keep mites out of your feeder insect cultures with cleanliness, dry conditions, the right substrate and regular renewal.Read article
Terrarium Technology

Simulating Seasons in a Tropical Terrarium

How to recreate the seasons of the tropics in a terrarium with temperature, humidity, rain systems and adjustable water levels.

Plant Care

How to Care for Micro Ferns in Terrariums

How to keep micro ferns healthy in a terrarium: what to grow them on, and the light, temperature, watering and airflow they need.

Terrarium Technology

Improving Airflow and Ventilation in Terrariums

Why aluminum vents starve a terrarium of air, and how mesh screens and an internal fan fix fogged glass, mold and algae.

Terrarium Technology

How to Heat your Tropical Terrarium

The common ways to heat a terrarium compared, with their pros, cons, power use and cost.

Terrarium Construction

Sourcing Materials for your Hardscape and Background

How we choose, test and prepare artificial and natural materials so they are safe to use in a terrarium.

Animal Care

Oophaga histrionica Care and Breeding

How to keep and breed Oophaga histrionica, the harlequin poison dart frog: terrarium, climate, feeding, and how the female feeds her tadp…

Animal Care

Phyllobates vittatus Care and Breeding

How to keep and breed Phyllobates vittatus, the Golfodulcean poison frog: group housing, climate, setup, feeding, sexing and raising the …

Animal Care

Teratohyla pulverata Care and Breeding

How to keep and breed the Powdered Glass Frog, Teratohyla pulverata: terrarium, climate, feeding, breeding setup and the rain season that…

Animal Care

Theloderma corticale Care and Breeding

How to keep and breed the Vietnamese Mossy Frog, Theloderma corticale, including how the water temperature of the tadpoles decides the se…

Animal Care

Oophaga pumilio Care and Breeding

How to keep and breed Oophaga pumilio, the strawberry poison dart frog, from terrarium and climate to courtship, egg-fed tadpoles and the…

Animal Care

Ranitomeya imitator Care and Breeding

How to keep and breed Ranitomeya imitator: terrarium, lighting, diet, tadpoles, froglets and seasonal cycles.

Animal Care

Dendrobates tinctorius Care and Breeding

How to keep and breed Dendrobates tinctorius: terrarium, climate, feeding, eggs, tadpoles, froglets and seasons.