Show Off Your Cresties 🤩

[foxreptile]

Can’t wait to see what you create I love doing up enclosures

I never knew we could reply to ourselves

[ghoulishcresties]

Oh dear……

[foxreptile]

I love the conversations on here, and anyone can jump in without having to read the other messages (if they don’t want to)

[foxreptile]

HaHa I replied to myself

[ghoulishcresties]

They should 100% read the other 1000+ comments

[erie-herps]

I’m using this tutorial for the background and I’m going to add cork bark and some planters. I spent way too much on cork bark (>$80) but it should last a while.

@foxreptile

HaHa I replied to myself

I can just imagine you spamming every thread replying to yourself.

[ghoulishcresties]

Ooooh cannot wait to see it done

[foxreptile]

It’s a great tutorial @ghoulishcresties makes great backgrounds and did well to explain the steps

I promise I won’t spam them all

[foxreptile]

Maybe just a few

[becksterlynn]

@foxreptile dont you dare post less!

@ghoulishcresties girl, he’s just living his best life trying to be a salamander!

@erie-herps pleeeease share photos!

[erie-herps]

I’m getting impatient for the cork bark to arrive, I can’t wait to start. Until then I’m going to get supplies and plants.

@ghoulishcresties @foxreptile what are your thoughts on drainage layers? Do you think they’re beneficial or pointless?

[foxreptile]

In no relation to this conversation, I may post less this month Christmas is coming and I have a lot to do before the kids are off school, I’m expecting this to happen sooner then scheduled so I need to try to prepare. If all goes well, then you will see me in here like usual!

That’s a lot of cork bark

I use hydro balls. They help to keep humidity high plus you don’t have to worry about over watering the plants (within reason). I do have some enclosures without the drainage layer but I think it helps with healthy penny grief

I will definitely be getting some Christmas photos with some of the Cresties.

I’m off to spam now

[becksterlynn]

You didn’t ask me, but I’m going to answer anyway with my own opinion.

Definitely important. It stops a soupy mess, and that way you won’t kill your plants by having too much water. With that said, I’m not sure how @ghoulishcresties has done this in the hatchling boxes.

@foxreptile i feel that in my soul. I’m not looking forward to sugared-up preteens. you got this!

[foxreptile]

My kids are young, so the pressure is on I love everything Christmas

I have one box set up and a couple of small Exo Terras without the drainage and they are doing okay just slow growth for the plants and I tend not to add water to the substrate as much, plus less substrate

[ghoulishcresties]

The hatchling enclosures don’t have a drainage layer, not needed one! Hoping I don’t!
They do well, actually got more substrate to do some more up, but they keep moisture well and haven’t been overflowed with water or anything

[ghoulishcresties]

I have a couple vivs without drainage layer, that’s because I ran out of bio balls! But they’ve been fine, now I am setting up the mister and that means I’ll need one as will be a lot more water in them than me doing it myself.
If you’re misting yourself then really you don’t have to have one, all my plants are doing well, growing, never too much water in the vivs either.

[erie-herps]

The tank came with an automatic mister and I’ll likely try to keep the humidity high so I’ll add a drainage layer (time to add screen to the shopping list, lol).

[spottedbull]

We got a new 18x18x36 and will be redoing a few ourselves with the spray foam and branches in the background. Also need to do a smaller one for little Dorito.

[garciademueller]

Especially my gecko pics! Totally no bias there

[ghoulishcresties]

Oh for sure the gecko pics
You can all skip the chat and go right for the pictures!