Not the best picture, but I decided to redo my sarasinorum’s cage today since he wasn’t using much of the previous layout. I haven’t wanted to commit to a permanent background in it since he could really use an upgrade to a bigger cage soon.
It’s aesthetically really well composed, but I love how the strong lines of the wood pieces are also more importantly a lot of jungle-gym for your gecko to explore all over, at many levels, high up or low down, and then the plants and leaf litter add places to hide or be slightly concealed.
Form AND function, just what I like in a terrarium!
I’m no experienced terrarium builder but I used to work on film sets! I might be a little into the diorama effect or aesthetic of a good enclosure, secondary after the needs of the animal of course. What delights me is when one can do BOTH at once, a fine art!
This is one for our crestie. We wanted easier cleanup and easier to maintain, so we went with paper towels for base and fake plants. We do keep one side and half of front and back covered (I removed it for the picture), so there is a darker side for hiding.
Alright, so this is an enclosure I just acquired not too long ago that was planted and overwatered, and left closed and completely alone since, about two years ago. I pulled miles of overgrown vine out and replanted what I wanted, but overall this thing took a lot of work. I’m probably not done yet, since this is from after 5 or 6 different occasions where I made changes and additions and said to myself I was done. It needs to grow out and renaturalize itself some, and then I can think about using it.
Evy got a huge enclosure upgrade! This is the first time I’ve created a bio enclosure from scratch. Lights will go in in a few days so she can adjust as she’s already a bit overwhelmed. Same with the background since she’s always been against a blank wall. Baby steps.
I am not nearly as talented as you folk. My nicest looking enclosure is still in a glass terrarium no cover on any of the sides and sterile as can be. (I’ve got what they call a ‘brown thumb’ so bioactive is out of the question.)
I think it’s a beautiful tank! Lots of texture, things to climb and explore, all I’d add is maybe another branch or two in those front corner spaces because some Carpets are climbers , some fake flowers for aesthetic, and some paper around the back and side/s. You have a very nice look going!