Connor Long
Connor Long
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Bioactive Ball Python Vivarium/Tub Hybrid Enclosure (Part II)
DIY Bioactive Ball Python Vivarium/Tub Hybrid Enclosure Part II- watch how I set up my python's 160 gallon vivarium, complete with several species of live plants and an integrated freedom breeder tub burrow he can retreat into. In part one (ruclips.net/video/T7vTgZV2r_w/видео.html) I built the actual enclosure from scratch and discussed my snake's medical history, now it is time to get everything set up and ready to go.
Sources Cited:
1) Ball Python Husbandry Review: jherpmedsurg.com/doi/abs/10.5818/1529-9651-24.1.48
2) Ball Python Husbandry (Reptifiles) reptifiles.com/ball-python-care-guide/
3) My previous setup (with husbandry breakdown): ruclips.net/video/FodSlK_3H64/видео.html
4) Roman Mu...
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Видео

DIY Bioactive Ball Python Vivarium/Tub Hybrid Enclosure (Part I)
Просмотров 11 тыс.Год назад
DIY Bioactive Ball Python Vivarium/Tub Hybrid Enclosure - watch how I made my python's 160 gallon vivarium, complete with several species of live plants and an integrated freedom breeder tub burrow he can retreat into. Part II will detail the setup, parameters, and maintenance of this enclosure. Part II is now available to watch here: ruclips.net/video/FrnpsZ8Z6Ho/видео.html Sources Cited: 1) B...
Merry Consumerism Day! Bioactive Sells Out!
Просмотров 6132 года назад
With the big box stores now carrying bioactive supplies, there's nothing to stop the average consumer from purchasing previously rare supplies, like... a dozen dry leaves in a plastic bag? Only $10.99! What a deal! No independent thought - Consume! (Note - This video was previously titled "Merry Capitalism! Bioactive Sells Out")
Bioactive Mourning Gecko Setup Part II: Planting, Lighting, and Introducing the Geckos
Просмотров 4,7 тыс.2 года назад
Mourning gecko DIY bioactive vivarium part II: planting the vivarium, introducing the geckos, discussion of lighting equipment. Time stamps, updates, and recommended sources for mourning gecko information below. 0:00 Introduction 0:55 Planting 4:47 Introducing the geckos 5:55 Escape artists 7:33 Lighting 11:03 Outro Updates: After the burn in period (150 hours) of the discussed Repti-Sun 5.0, t...
Bioactive Mourning Gecko Setup Part I: DIY Wooden Vivarium
Просмотров 3,5 тыс.2 года назад
I am back with mourning geckos and my first fully DIY bioactive vivarium! Part I will cover vivarium construction and hardscaping the enclosure. Part II (ruclips.net/video/ek3frWGHArY/видео.html) consists of planting the vivarium and introducing the geckos. Recommended sources for mourning gecko husbandry and vivarium construction listed below. 0:00 Intro 0:34 Housing Mourning Geckos 2:10 Vivar...
DIY False Bottom for Bioactive Vivariums (Explained Quickly)
Просмотров 5 тыс.2 года назад
A veterinarian quickly explains how to make a false bottom for a bioactive vivarium to house your reptile, amphibian, or invertebrate pet.
Foot Rot in Phyllobates terribilis: Treatment and Recovery
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.3 года назад
Back in May 2020, I noticed one of my Phyllobates terribilis frogs had injured her foot. After scouring hobbyist and veterinary literature and consulting with a zoo veterinarian, I made a couple of husbandry changes and applied silver sulfadiazine cream to the injury once daily for ten days. The wound healed quickly, but it would take months for my frog to regrow her toes. This video contains m...
How To Make A DIY Dripper For Your Chameleon (Less Than $7)
Просмотров 11 тыс.3 года назад
Here is a tutorial on how to make an adjustable dripper to promote hydration in your pet chameleon or other arboreal reptile. I would still STRONGLY recommend investing in an automated misting system - veterinary care for an ill dehydrated animal will cost at least as much if not more than the mister, and chronic kidney damage cannot be reversed, so it is much better to invest in optimal husban...
Bioactive and Enriched Desert Vivarium Part III: Plants and Clean-up Crew Updates
Просмотров 16 тыс.3 года назад
The requested update video of my desert vivarium, five months after the initial setup. In part one I discussed substrate and lighting and provided several natural history and husbandry references. You can watch that video here: ruclips.net/video/O6vYb3_5l0I/видео.html Part two was the time-lapse setup and introduction of my leopard gecko: ruclips.net/video/bZGYlmap6H8/видео.html Intro: 0:00 Gec...
How to Make ABG Substrate Mix For Your Bioactive Vivarium (Explained Quickly)
Просмотров 8 тыс.3 года назад
ABG Substrate Mix Recipe: I've received a lot of questions on my vivarium videos about what I use for substrate - in this video I'll show you how to make ABG mix. Simply mix together: 2 parts tree fern fiber, 1 part peat moss, 1 part sphagnum moss, 1 part fine charcoal, and 2 parts orchid bark. This is the mix I now use in my bioactive vivariums. As of 2021: When you make this mix yourself the ...
Bioactive Panther Chameleon Vivarium Part II - Two Years Later
Просмотров 6 тыс.3 года назад
Bioactive Panther Chameleon Vivarium Part II: In this video we will take a look at the two year update for Spicoli's vivarium. We will also discuss the size of the enclosure, the suitability of glass vivariums for chameleons, and the species of plants I use in the vivarium. 0:00 - Intro 1:02 - Overview 2:59 - Vivarium Maintenance 5:23 - Enclosure Size 7:12 - Glass Enclosures 9:02 - Plant List R...
Bioactive and Enriched Desert Vivarium Part II: Leopard Gecko Setup
Просмотров 47 тыс.3 года назад
In this video I show you how I set-up a bioactive desert vivarium for my leopard gecko. In part one I discussed substrate and lighting and provided several natural history and husbandry references. You can watch that video here: ruclips.net/video/O6vYb3_5l0I/видео.html The update video of how this vivarium is doing at five months after the initial setup can be viewed here: ruclips.net/video/sE6...
Bioactive and Enriched Desert Vivarium Part I
Просмотров 30 тыс.3 года назад
I have returned to the internet for part one of my two-part desert vivarium build. This enclosure will house my new leopard gecko that I adopted from a local reptile rescuer. In this video we discuss the basics of arid and desert habitats, look at a bunch of books about geckos, watch some videos of Pakistan, and run around in the Mojave Desert, all in service of a single goal: to get a feel for...
How To Culture Springtails (Explained Quickly)
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.4 года назад
How I culture springtails, explained in 90 seconds. Your time is valuable and you shouldn't have to watch a 15 minute tutorial video to get a basic explanation that could have taken 90 seconds. Please note: the area where I live has high quality tap water. If you are uncertain about the chemical makeup of your tap water, you can use RO or distilled water in your cultures. Also, in this video I ...
Tour of All My Bioactive Vivariums: Ball Python, Chameleon, Dart Frogs, and Geckos
Просмотров 6 тыс.4 года назад
Connor graduates and posts a final vivarium update before leaving Davis, California to start his career as a veterinarian. We take a look at the bioactive chameleon, dart frog, ball python, and mourning gecko setups. There is also a blind husky and a baby gecko. Timestamps below for the viewing pleasure of the attention deficient rabble: Ball Python: 1:06 Panther Chameleon: 2:56 Dart Frogs: 4:4...
Outdoor Chameleon Vivarium Setup - Chameleon Changing Color!
Просмотров 6 тыс.4 года назад
Outdoor Chameleon Vivarium Setup - Chameleon Changing Color!
The California Newt
Просмотров 4,3 тыс.4 года назад
The California Newt
Five Easy Plants for Pet Reptiles and Amphibians
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.4 года назад
Five Easy Plants for Pet Reptiles and Amphibians
Bioactive Dart Frog Vivarium Build
Просмотров 9 тыс.4 года назад
Bioactive Dart Frog Vivarium Build
Bioactive Ball Python Vivarium: Construction, Lighting, Plants, and MORE!
Просмотров 21 тыс.4 года назад
Bioactive Ball Python Vivarium: Construction, Lighting, Plants, and MORE!
Bioactive Panther Chameleon Vivarium - 50 Different Species of Plants!
Просмотров 34 тыс.4 года назад
Bioactive Panther Chameleon Vivarium - 50 Different Species of Plants!
Enriched Bioactive Ball Python Vivarium Setup
Просмотров 21 тыс.4 года назад
Enriched Bioactive Ball Python Vivarium Setup
Monsters Inside My Guitar: Ash Eating Beetles
Просмотров 5 тыс.6 лет назад
Monsters Inside My Guitar: Ash Eating Beetles
Musical MCAT: Periodic Trends
Просмотров 6 тыс.10 лет назад
Musical MCAT: Periodic Trends
Musical MCAT: Bob Dylan's Thermochemistry
Просмотров 3 тыс.11 лет назад
Musical MCAT: Bob Dylan's Thermochemistry
Musical MCAT: Get Yer Nephron
Просмотров 20 тыс.11 лет назад
Musical MCAT: Get Yer Nephron
Brain Anatomy
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.11 лет назад
Brain Anatomy
Musical MCAT: Hormone Blues
Просмотров 29 тыс.11 лет назад
Musical MCAT: Hormone Blues
Angry Rattlesnake
Просмотров 26912 лет назад
Angry Rattlesnake
How to Cook Grasshoppers
Просмотров 23 тыс.12 лет назад
How to Cook Grasshoppers

Комментарии

  • @KyleMcClellan-yh6xr
    @KyleMcClellan-yh6xr 3 дня назад

    I'm curious: what are the climbing vines that you used?

  • @catearnold4072
    @catearnold4072 10 дней назад

    What song is this to the tune of i recognise it and can’t remember

    • @ConnorLongDVM
      @ConnorLongDVM 10 дней назад

      This is an original song, though it would not surprise me to learn of other bluegrass/folksy type songs that sound similar, the chord progression is pretty basic

    • @catearnold4072
      @catearnold4072 9 дней назад

      @@ConnorLongDVM I honestly just watched this in my bio class and was curious, was really not expecting a reply. Thanks so much man!

    • @ConnorLongDVM
      @ConnorLongDVM 9 дней назад

      @@catearnold4072 I was listening to a lot of Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan at the time. You could probably call it a pastiche of those kinds of songs. Talkin’ Blues and whatnot

  • @nickleiss7412
    @nickleiss7412 16 дней назад

    I can say my gecko has lived on sand for the past like 12 years and she's been 100% ok. Granted it's special protein sand that doesn't clump into rocks but still, she actually prefers it to the more rocky part of her tank.

  • @leisurequest
    @leisurequest 19 дней назад

    What did you seal the insulation foam board with?

    • @ConnorLongDVM
      @ConnorLongDVM 18 дней назад

      “Tell me you didn’t make it three minutes into the video without saying you didn’t make it three minutes into the video” haha

    • @ConnorLongDVM
      @ConnorLongDVM 18 дней назад

      The exact products are at 2:33

    • @leisurequest
      @leisurequest 18 дней назад

      ​@ConnorLongDVM sorry, i did see you said dry lock. Dont get that where i live, though. I would like to find an alternative that may be available here. So what is dry lock?

  • @monster4412
    @monster4412 Месяц назад

    Your first bio active inspired me to make one for my rescued ball python! I now also would like to make a new one (bigger, because she deserves the best). I see that you put this one on casters, can I ask how heavy this is/ how difficult is it to move?

  • @jonathanrankins4774
    @jonathanrankins4774 Месяц назад

    A year later I am finding this video and I believe it is still the best enclosure video I have seen on a ball python. I tip my hat to you sir. The work you have put into making sure your friend has the best possible experience is admirable.

  • @WG9775
    @WG9775 Месяц назад

    Can you please do an update on this enclosure! Best one I have ever seen!

  • @sixstring215
    @sixstring215 Месяц назад

    How and what do you feed her?

    • @ConnorLongDVM
      @ConnorLongDVM Месяц назад

      Thanks for the comment! I feed a variety of insects. I like reptifiles as a husbandry guide for info like that.

  • @sixstring215
    @sixstring215 Месяц назад

    Wow, great video! Wondering if we need to wait a month or is there any standard time to wait before introducing a gecko to this environment?

  • @eugenealvarez4741
    @eugenealvarez4741 Месяц назад

    Awesome, great video. thank you for this video

  • @slaterskater
    @slaterskater Месяц назад

    Thanks so much

  • @rustyolgun
    @rustyolgun 2 месяца назад

    The ending Connor 😂

  • @dianya7
    @dianya7 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for the insight on how long the previous enclosure was successful for, and what factors led to needing a new one! I rarely see videos on how ball python bioactives fare long term (+1 year) and worry about whether they're feasible in the long run. Appreciate the transparency, and definitely given me some food for thought on what what to consider if I wanted to do this in my drafty apartment!

  • @PUREPOUCRAFTS34
    @PUREPOUCRAFTS34 2 месяца назад

    I have a LOOOOOT of spiders in my bathroom but they are my maybankers

  • @officialwhiteboyswag103
    @officialwhiteboyswag103 2 месяца назад

    Nice enclosure

  • @Trioceros_h
    @Trioceros_h 2 месяца назад

    Nice enclosure. Have you tried fogging at night ? Most chams have the ability to drink fog thru breathing at night. They can even stop drinking from leaves or drips if fogged properly. Check out James Cross for DIY foggers. I enjoyed the sky background, great idea.

  • @Savaelisamaria
    @Savaelisamaria 3 месяца назад

    I DON'T LIKE DADDY LONG LEDS, THERE ARE SO CREEPY😱😱😨😨

  • @mkuc6951
    @mkuc6951 3 месяца назад

    very solid wood working for a veterinarian

    • @ConnorLongDVM
      @ConnorLongDVM 3 месяца назад

      My primary goal was to keep all my fingers attached to my hands and I am pleased to say this goal was met

    • @mkuc6951
      @mkuc6951 3 месяца назад

      @@ConnorLongDVM too modest

  • @DARKSAMUS386
    @DARKSAMUS386 4 месяца назад

    Thanks for the inspiration and update. Its rare for youtubers to actually update people on the pros and cons of their setups after the initial setup.

    • @ConnorLongDVM
      @ConnorLongDVM 4 месяца назад

      Well I’m less a RUclipsr and more a random guy trying to showcase some viv options haha. I also spoke about it on the Animals At Home Podcast too (I think that was the most recent update) - I actually recently took the whole thing apart. The gecko is doing very well but the beetles killed my plants. I’m planning a v2 in the future but it’s so hard to carve out the time. The TLDR is that I think this basic idea works well, I’d probably skip the beetles.

    • @DARKSAMUS386
      @DARKSAMUS386 4 месяца назад

      @ConnorLongDVM Thanks for the reply! I always wondered how well superworms actually do in a bioactive. Those lil guys eat everything lol. Hope you find time to make more videos in the future!

  • @imtherandom1-780
    @imtherandom1-780 4 месяца назад

    My plants always start dying for some reason

  • @HappyHippieGamerGirl
    @HappyHippieGamerGirl 4 месяца назад

    A castle fit for a King 🥺❤️

  • @Greg_Rock
    @Greg_Rock 5 месяцев назад

    Amazing build! But 2 things: 1. You should've sterilized the pieces of wood you brought in. There should've been no foreign critters you weren't aware of, because these can have parasites, harming your cleanup crew and potentially affecting the health of your leopard gecko if the parasites get to the feeders. 2. Beautiful SHTCTB gecko, but have you checked it for the enigma gene? The spotting on the back worries me.

  • @The.urbannaturalist
    @The.urbannaturalist 5 месяцев назад

    Oh my gosh I love you

  • @reneesechrist9879
    @reneesechrist9879 5 месяцев назад

    Beautiful! I may have just missed you giving this information, but what did you use to attach the Creeping Fig to the background?

    • @ConnorLongDVM
      @ConnorLongDVM 5 месяцев назад

      stainless steel wire - I cut it and bend it to make a little horseshoe shaped staple that can be pressed into the backdrop. Creeping plants will generally affix themselves eventually so as they grow you probably won't need to add more unless you're trying to shape the growth.

  • @christinafennell2546
    @christinafennell2546 5 месяцев назад

    Beautiful work, thank you very much, I'm feeling completely overwhelmed with my first project, this helped alot!

  • @ghost812
    @ghost812 5 месяцев назад

    This is the most gorgeous leopard gecko bioactive vivarium I've ever seen. I am planning on rescaping my leopard gecko, Tango's, enclosure soon and gosh this has helped a ton in terms of inspiration at this is exactly what I want it to look like. Thank you!!!

  • @williambrezinski604
    @williambrezinski604 6 месяцев назад

    Please remember to apply tube to snek before CT scans. Thank you! -MGMT

  • @Chasshole52
    @Chasshole52 6 месяцев назад

    Beautiful enclosure! Building a Vivarium soon and I’m happy I stumbled on your video

  • @danielmorales-gaona4094
    @danielmorales-gaona4094 6 месяцев назад

  • @acarterguy
    @acarterguy 6 месяцев назад

    Amazing videos. Incorporating some of your design into my builds. One question, how did you run the cords through the enclosure for the temp probes on the hides/basking spots?

    • @ConnorLongDVM
      @ConnorLongDVM 6 месяцев назад

      I have drilled ventilation holes with a hole saw into the back of the light compartment to threat the cords inside and then enlarged the holes in the mesh that separates the light compartment from the enclosure so I could fit the probes through those

  • @qodeshymchurchwell1851
    @qodeshymchurchwell1851 7 месяцев назад

    Subscribed

  • @evanjohannsen4737
    @evanjohannsen4737 7 месяцев назад

    I’m following your build I just purchased a 48 by 18 by 36 hybrid glass and screen enclosure I plan to try to replicate this

  • @badmoon2318
    @badmoon2318 7 месяцев назад

    Any tips on the buckwheat? I’m on my second round. I think I may be overwatering. My first plant everything got yellow them brown and completely dead. Trying to err on the extreme end of dry with my second plant.

  • @randomletter-5i4
    @randomletter-5i4 7 месяцев назад

    amazing...the best leo bio ever seen. Love that the beetles clean up the droppings!

  • @AnaDMTL
    @AnaDMTL 7 месяцев назад

    THIS! this helps me out a lot. I recently got a baby leopard gecko and since it's small I'm taking my time into making a cool "setup" and was thinking only vertically, as you would given all the other videos out there. It did occur to me I could do more of a landscape instead of a background and that's exactly what I'm going to do!!! This video helped me a lot with the process since I've tried two times making a background but somehow it keeps failing. Maybe it was meant to be for me to watch this video first!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

  • @petrvajs4711
    @petrvajs4711 7 месяцев назад

    Prosím jakým stylem se vivárium čistí?

    • @ConnorLongDVM
      @ConnorLongDVM 7 месяцев назад

      I will do spot cleaning as needed to remove urates, fecal material, and shed skins. The vivarium is bioactive so disinfecting or full replacement of the substrate is unnecessary. I do partial replacement of the substrate in the tub once in a while, but I have bioactive organisms there as well.

  • @Jess-vk6mp
    @Jess-vk6mp 8 месяцев назад

    I have a blue tongue skink I’m making a bioactive enclosure for and since he is an avid digger, I decided to go the egg crate route so I could zip tie the screen to the crate and make it more difficult for him to pull out. I wanted to do just a standard drainage layer but I think he will rip out the layers. Could I put the egg crate platform like you made in the video over the top of leca to give it more support under the platform? I don’t think I’m going to put a ton of heavy stuff on top but there are some things like his hides that have some weight to them I want to try to keep supported. What do you think?

    • @ConnorLongDVM
      @ConnorLongDVM 7 месяцев назад

      From a vivarium engineering perspective I think that would probably work just fine, but I don't have any personal experience with blue tongue skink husbandry so I'd recommend looking into what others have done with that species specifically to prevent them from digging up the false bottom and plants, and how feasible it might be. One thing to consider: if the animal is so destructive that they will claw through the false bottom they may not be the best suited for this type of enclosure. With enough time and money you can probably make anything work, you'll just need to decide if it's worth it to you. I did sort of a hybrid setup for my ball python (I have a couple videos on here) where the plants are sequestered to slots so that The Snake can't easily squash them or dig them up, but I also made the whole thing from scratch.

  • @greyghost1223
    @greyghost1223 8 месяцев назад

    Fantastic job,Thank You for sharing

  • @trutheretic
    @trutheretic 8 месяцев назад

    Best bio active enclosure vids on youtube!

  • @kinley.-.
    @kinley.-. 8 месяцев назад

    I thought this video was really helpful! I’m going to save it for later :) I’m planning to build an enclosure!

  • @badmoon2318
    @badmoon2318 8 месяцев назад

    What has been your watering/misting schedule for the plants? I'm trying the buckwheat but it looks pretty brown. I think it may actually be overwatering that's my issue given what I've read about it's drought tolerance.

  • @leanne4006
    @leanne4006 9 месяцев назад

    Absolutely love this video. So informative and detailed. The amount of thought and consideration that went into this vivarium makes this video so wholesome and even more enjoyable to watch. Thank you!

  • @pleaseenteravalidusername914
    @pleaseenteravalidusername914 9 месяцев назад

    I want mine to look like this one day

  • @LukeMcGuireoides
    @LukeMcGuireoides 9 месяцев назад

    That was so well done. Great job. Love your channel! It hasn't been that long since I saw your videos on the old viv your your python.

  • @IAmDaldondo
    @IAmDaldondo 9 месяцев назад

    Stuff of absolute nightmares

  • @ronaldedricllaneras3678
    @ronaldedricllaneras3678 10 месяцев назад

    Hello Connor, love this post and great content! I've sent you an email. I will do my best, thank you!

  • @dsheffield2010
    @dsheffield2010 10 месяцев назад

    How did you heat the tub/hide, love the idea of a area that is easier to keep humidity up

    • @ConnorLongDVM
      @ConnorLongDVM 10 месяцев назад

      It uses normal heat tape on a thermostat like an old-school rack system. The Snake uses it mostly when he’s going into shed now.

  • @davidmurray9076
    @davidmurray9076 10 месяцев назад

    This is amazing! where did you get the mesh for the light box area?

    • @ConnorLongDVM
      @ConnorLongDVM 10 месяцев назад

      I believe it was Home Depot but it might have been Lowe’s. It has worked very well, I would recommend it as a building material for snake enclosures (might be a bit too porous for insect eating species)

  • @serenas5411
    @serenas5411 10 месяцев назад

    Awesome video. I have a newt who appeared in my pond one day and has stayed for YEARS so I named him Jeremy! He’s very shy but I’ve seen him a number of times come to surface or scuttle around the bottom of the pond! I wonder how he got in the pond since the only nearby water source is a creek behind my house which is probably a 30+ minute strenuous walk up many hills 🤔 😂🦎 ❤

  • @phvsed7482
    @phvsed7482 10 месяцев назад

    This is by far the best snake enclosure build I've seen 👏🏻