I could use some help.
I have a palludarium for tropical reptiles. It is a predatory community
headbang2 I love that phrase) of anoles, rough green snakes, and long-tailed lizards which all love to eat small crickets. My problem is that crickets get into the water and drown and I would like them eaten by something either before they die or after. Some crickets do climb back out of the water but drownings cannot be avoided. With only 3 gallons of water my options are limited. Any ideas?
Build info:
I wanted an enclosure that had terrestrial, arboreal, and a flowing stream with a pool and this is what I ended up with.
The water component is only 3 gallons heated to 79F. The flowing stream (split 4" pvc coated with silicone and embedded with river rock pebbles) of water (79F ofc) runs from one side to the other in this 3' long enclosure and drops 10" during it's travel from one side to the other. Enclosure is 3 feet tall for arboreal. All the plants are live: climbing fig, pothos, hear leaf philodendron, and some grass plant my wife got from WalMart while the tine ground cover plant is freshly growing and from Amazon vendor Zafina (luv this product so far). There is some duck weed that I will not replant because the snakes drag it our of the water and deposit it around the enclosure, annoying the heck out of me.
Please excuse the red dots in the pics, that is from the reptile lighting above and reflects on water.
I have a palludarium for tropical reptiles. It is a predatory community
headbang2 I love that phrase) of anoles, rough green snakes, and long-tailed lizards which all love to eat small crickets. My problem is that crickets get into the water and drown and I would like them eaten by something either before they die or after. Some crickets do climb back out of the water but drownings cannot be avoided. With only 3 gallons of water my options are limited. Any ideas?Build info:
I wanted an enclosure that had terrestrial, arboreal, and a flowing stream with a pool and this is what I ended up with.
The water component is only 3 gallons heated to 79F. The flowing stream (split 4" pvc coated with silicone and embedded with river rock pebbles) of water (79F ofc) runs from one side to the other in this 3' long enclosure and drops 10" during it's travel from one side to the other. Enclosure is 3 feet tall for arboreal. All the plants are live: climbing fig, pothos, hear leaf philodendron, and some grass plant my wife got from WalMart while the tine ground cover plant is freshly growing and from Amazon vendor Zafina (luv this product so far). There is some duck weed that I will not replant because the snakes drag it our of the water and deposit it around the enclosure, annoying the heck out of me.
Please excuse the red dots in the pics, that is from the reptile lighting above and reflects on water.
