Tips for setting up bioactive enclosures | Episode 26

This is one of our most highly request episodes! We're giving you all of our pro tips for setting up a bioactive reptile enclosure including what subtrates, plants, and isopods to use! Then we wrap it up with a fun segment of Smash or Pass: 90's PBS kids shows edition.
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00:00 The first bioactive enclosures
04:16 What makes an enclosure bioactive
07:05 Benefits of bioactive
08:10 Get the basics down first
11:01 Best species to start out with
13:00 Best enclosures to use
16:36 Drainage layer
21:33 Substrate layer
23:30 Leaf litter layer
25:36 Live plants
30:13 What's the worst that's gonna happen?
32:40 Plant LED lights
34:44 Cleanup crew isopods
37:27 Cleanup crew springtails
40:37 Smash or Pass: 90's PBS Kids shows
41:51 The Magic School Bus
42:34 Cyberchase
43:30 Zoom
44:34 Zoboomafoo
46:28 Wishbone
47:50 Clifford
49:12 Arthur
49:58 Dragon Tales
51:35 Jay Jay the Jet Plane
54:09 Being the oldest sibling
55:31 This is not a care specific podcast