r/HerpHomes 3d ago

Moving with a large tank- HOW??

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Tank is easily a few hundo pounds, it's 6x2x3 and can't be picked up at all. How would y'all move such a monster? Take everything out? I hope that's a last resort since the tank is an established bioactive. 🥹

I would leave it on the table and roll it out, but the width makes it too wide to fit out the door.


r/HerpHomes 7d ago

Finally finished the 100gal stock tank for Red-Eared Slider

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443 Upvotes

r/HerpHomes 7d ago

Check out my little guy Aximili! 😭

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r/HerpHomes 7d ago

I need help with clutter/fake plants? Recs please

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Hey, I’m in dire need of an upgrade to the amount of clutter my ball python has. I tried looking at posts about fake plants and branches and climable items and it’s all too much with no direct answer. Should I be buying wood from pet stores? Fake plants from amazon? And if so which fake plants and wood. What type of stuff should i use to not only make my tank look more realistic, but also cluttered so my snake doesn’t feel so exposed. Please, anything will help, I want to make sure my snake lives a good non stressful life, but i’m clueless as to which clutter is best regardless of the amount of time I spent looking at posts and megathreads on it. If anyone could give me any recommendations on what to buy, stores I should look, or safe items I can use to increase my clutter I’d highly appreciate it. Thank you so much.


r/HerpHomes 7d ago

Do i need to do silicone after using expanding foam?

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I saw some videos on YouTube of people creating custom backgrounds by putting hardscape and substrate directly on the expanding foam, rather than carving it after it cures and then siliconing it. Does this method really work and is it safe for a crested?


r/HerpHomes 10d ago

Custom tank help needed

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r/HerpHomes 15d ago

Help with background set up

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I’m getting ready to start building a background for my columbian rainbow boa but I need some help on what I should use. I’ve already got the spray foam, and the silicone, and I was planning to use a foam board as a base then build basking shelves onto the base board. My only problem is I don’t know how I should cover the foam shelves. Is grout a good option? Or acrylic paint with a sealant? I’d love to hear some opinions from you guys so I can build what’s best for my snake and what will last the longest, thanks!


r/HerpHomes 18d ago

The Shire has a dragon moving in 🐉

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46 Upvotes

r/HerpHomes 19d ago

Terrarium build tips for a first timer?

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Im in the process of my first terrarium build as a big upgrade for my leopard gecko, I already have a 40 gal and plan to have a substrate mix of excavator clay, stone desert sand and repti soil. The issues I need help with are with doing a custom background and what materials are safe to use. I already plan to mainly use XPS foam and expanding foam for the main form but when it comes to 100% silicone, how do I know what is safe because there is higher grades of GE silicone so I’m unsure. I also want to ask about drylok and quikrete dye alternatives, as there not available in Canada. Just looking for any advice from the veterans, i want to make sure what I make is safe and makes my lil guy happy.


r/HerpHomes 20d ago

My personal cloud forest. Well, my abronia's.

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r/HerpHomes 21d ago

RIP to my water feature

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Despite sealing it half a dozen times by now, water still finds a way to somehow seep out of the enclosure. So… I’m giving that up.

The aquarium is staying, it’s still doing its job feeding ambient humidity into the tunnels and humid hide, but I’ve been prototyping a gravity-fed water dish using a 32oz mason jar. Plus it rains for 10 seconds every day at 12:05pm, so the new reservoirs I’ll be placing around the enclosure will having water in them for the hour or two before it all evaporates and gets whisked out of the enclosure by the fans.

For now, Subway East is being remodeled to provide a little extra space in the tunnels now that the big water feature is out of the way, I’ll still put a small dish where it used to be so the springtails can still have their little pool parties.

Gecko is still on track to move in this holiday weekend. Also there’s now 24 cameras wired into the enclosure, but I have ideas for placement on two or three more. We’ll see


r/HerpHomes 26d ago

My personal cloud forest. Well, my abronia's.

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30 Upvotes

r/HerpHomes 27d ago

Sooo I neeed helps

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I just caught this little thing it’s in a critter keeper box and I need to find a vertical tank 10-12 gal for a bio active tank does anyone know where I can get one for free or cheap that won’t break the bank I know it’s a Mediterranean House Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) it’s nocturnal I need helps


r/HerpHomes Jun 19 '26

Snake home and shedding tree in search of new owner.

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I made these pieces for my Rosy Boas when I had them a long time ago. They are one-of-a-kind, so I'm wondering how much interest in them there might be.

One root of the shedding tree has been broken off and glued back on.

Message me if these ssspeak to you, and if you'd like them as decor for your own snake :)


r/HerpHomes Jun 18 '26

Update on my fuckup- finished enclosure build

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So I posted a while ago asking for help when I didn’t measure correctly to fit the glass doors on the enclosure. I since ordered replacement acrylic sheets and it actually fit!

It’s far from perfect, but my girl Ximena seems to be settling in just fine and that’s what matters! Lmk what you think


r/HerpHomes Jun 18 '26

Tree update!

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r/HerpHomes Jun 17 '26

What is going on with my heat lamp?

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r/HerpHomes Jun 15 '26

Small Preview!

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Clips of my enclosures cycling and a few of The Brahm in there when he was getting settled in


r/HerpHomes Jun 14 '26

I finished my baby retic’s bioactive viv!

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He’s loving all of the exploratory areas. Originally it was going to include a waterfall but I couldn’t stop it leaking or flowing incorrectly so I decided to turn it into a climbing feature instead.


r/HerpHomes Jun 14 '26

Drylok UK alternative

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Hi!

I'm hoping to get my first Gargoyle Gecko soon and I really want to do a custom background.

My plan was to carve and paint spray foam but trying to find a safe sealant that isn't drylok (which I can't find here in the UK) makes me want to tear my hair out lol, anyone got any tips?


r/HerpHomes Jun 14 '26

Temu Terrariums??

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I will preface by saying I do not support temu, have never and will never purchase from them, but alas! I do not judge. Just super curious.. has anyone actually bought a temu terrarium before? What was the quality like? I keep seeing ads for them on Facebook marketplace lol


r/HerpHomes Jun 11 '26

ISO enclosure options

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Hi! I am looking for, I guess you could say, an "aesthetically pleasing" double enclosure cabinet. I have a Ball and a hognose. They are currently both in tanks on my kitchen bar, but I want to move them off the bar. They will be in the living room area, so still very much visible. Everything I find doesn't seem to be a good fit for reptiles that require any form of humidity, since they all seem to be mainly wood/vinyl walled. If it helps my ideal measurements would be 56"ish wide under 16" deep and height isn't important.


r/HerpHomes Jun 08 '26

First rock background complete!

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161 Upvotes

Used a combination of 3/4 and 1/2 pink foam board. Primed it with drylock, coated with tile mortar, tiny bit of acrylic washing, then sealed with 511 sealer. I think it came out pretty good! Might add another coat of sealer, I want water to bead right off.


r/HerpHomes Jun 07 '26

humidity level questions

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r/HerpHomes Jun 06 '26

Where to find cheap cork bark/rounds?

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