What do you think of these DIY enclosures? Are they worth the effort? Do you have a guess about what creature will be in my next video?

This is perfect timing for people who want to do this themselves because PetCo is having their dollar per gallon sale right now! So you can get a 20 gallon long for $20! That’s an amazing price!

In the first 50seconds alone, the breaking glass made me jump and the "Who's that Pokemon" bit made me laugh. a whirlwind of emotions

The Pokémon clip!! 😂 this was a great video even tho I will never have a reptile ever in my life lol

When you said “560 bucks.” It was so crisp and bitter 😂💀

OK, I love those conversion kits. I have a few 10-gallon tanks sitting around that I've been wanting to convert to terrariums. This solution is perfect!

"and I love spending money on them" LOL NO Imma try to see if I can do this with the 20 gallon long or something a little larger for my crested gecko when he gets a bit larger!! This got me SO hype!!

In future when you break the glass cover it with tape both sides, so you don't get as much mess. Great work ,they look very good.

lost my mind at the "who's that pokemon" bit hAH queen of comedy

I'm really digging the look of these, especially the doors, they are so clear. It's really a cool project that i would consider doing myself. Thanks for showing us this!

Love the intro! Man, I’d hate to be an unfilled tank in your house. Especially after they all just saw what you did. Haha

This was an amazing way to convert the terrariums. I actually have the same 20 gallon tank left over from my bearded dragon when he was smaller, so now it sits in storage but this is a great idea to do with it. Thank you for the share :)

So happy to see you again! Your baby is adorable 😍 I love that you put in the effort to make this happen. It’s always time or money, but you saved a ton of time from work doing it. Take care

Saving money is always worth the work and time. Plus you did it yourself!

🌿 Love it 🌿 Love the Home made so much better 💚

Very good. Good to see someone shown how to do it. Sadly I’m a bit away from this method. Used 45cm cube costed me around $90 with top lamp cover, heat mat from exo terra, bulbs and few more things. They are used but in great condition. If you reading this and thinking is this worth to buy used or make one on your own I will say to suggest you what to do depends. When you live in country like Canada or USA you can go for own custom build. The problem is when you break aquarium you pay more. One more thing you have to make additionally a background. You need to be a bit artistic to make good looking one for yourself. I never tried it but holy grail you can do that! Just check some projects you like or another KZfaq video showing you how to. You can also use a spray to shape from it background. Very tough work but doable. Don’t be scared. You can still buy some exo terra terrariums in very good price half of or even lower when used. You just need to make a bit of work.

Heck yeah its worth it! I got 4 kids so time is tight and money tighter. The rrason ive never tried was bc the doors were intimidating but now knowing I could order for a decent price this may be something that I will do sk I can get that crestie my boy has been asking for ( aka Im ready and able to make time for it as well( many people get their kids animals assuming they will not have to help nor end up caring for it their own and this is when animals suffer and end up having to be adopted out and many animals just die bc nothing is nothing is done this wont be happening here)). Thanks for making this and showing these doors. I already watched your video with the animals you got they're amazing creatures ! Have an awesome night.

I love the diy videos!!! I mean, who doesn't love to do something themselves, and save money! It's a win win in my book! Wonderful job!

That actually look amazing

We are actually working on something very similar right now and you are right it is much more cost effective....👍

I was happy to hear it was just a quarantine tank. They look good for being just that! I will maybe try to make something like that!

Sometimes it is more than saving money, sometimes it is just in us to DIY. You did a good job young lady. Caught the subliminal "Send Help!" St Bernard with Martini's dispatched! 😅😂

What happens when you give a preggo girl a hammer.... lol It looks great!

I vote for a crested gecko. They are the easiest and beginner friendly arboreal reptile. Chameleon are a advance care and harder to keep in a glass encloser

OMG I NEEEEEEEEEDED THIS!!!! Thanks for it I never thought of removing he top !

Brilliant! I would make them any day not only for the money saving but for the satisfaction that you have made them :)

I love how inventive you are! I am so beyond jealous of your ingenuity

Personally, I would go the DIY route if it comes out with a similar product for less $$$. I have been thinking of doing this but didn't know how - so THANK YOU!! Perfect timing!! It seems a lot of my favorite youtubers have been doing Gekko vids, and while I wasn't big into reptiles, Gekkos are SUPER cute!! 😍 I'm excited to see this new series no matter what the new critters are!! Love to see you back in my sub feed!! 💗 👍

I'm a mother of 4 small kids and saving money is great!!

I wish id have thought of this BEFORE putting together my 6 bioactive conversions

I think your idea is great, not a hard project and the savings is fire 🔥

Great diy video!

Yay, more videos👍👍 Great vid! Please be careful about Salmonella with the little ones in the house. Cheers, Chris

See now that is really neat! I would love to make my own tank! Great work Taylor!

I'm so glad you made this video! Thank you.

Okay...bigger tank later...chams? I like DIY because of the feeling of accomplishment you have when completing it and going through the problem solving process along the way (something I hope you teach your kids ...btw). Cheers to you!

Awesome price cut! Great results for your labor...Congrats!

Exo terras are so expensive and diy works sooo well, this is SO worth it

Great stuff. Hot tip. covering the glass with packaging/sticky tape before you break it up. Makes most of it come out together and far less glass shards flying off when breaking it up. Rubber mallet doesnt send glass shards flying as much as a hammer.

You're an absolute dyamo, woman! There's no stopping you! 🤣💪 The terrariums look great. 👌 I'll be interested to see how they work out for you. 😊

Thank u so much! I have white tree frogs and wanna convert my 20 gallon tank and I need the uvb lamp for my live plants in there

On breaking glass .... masking tape on the glass [wide tape for complete coverage on both sides] would have kept glass from flying everywhere.

Ooo, I hope tokay geckos! I did this exact thing when I got mine years ago but it was all diy and i didn't do as nice of a job. Yours turned out beautiful and I'm sure whatever you got loves them!

Great vid! 👍

Love the doors wish I knew u could buy them like that before I made my own and took me forever to get it right now ill be doing more tanks like this thanks u sooo much

I love this idea, might just have to try it myself!

I’m excited to see the new reptiles!

I have those i heart gecko doors. 29 gallon set up for a crested gecko. I love it ♡♡♡ i do like the idea of doing a screen top. In the future i might do another enclosure with a screen top

Super money saving idea 🤓

Turned out great! I usually go the DIY route.

Great 👍 job. I'm sure whatever reptile species it is for will live happily in their new home.

I like these better than the exoterras. The doors look super sleek and modern. I have eco terras and don’t like the look. Would definitely go your route next time

I'll go with a chameleon ... might be the only reptiles I would like to have.

I’m all about saving money, I bought an I heart geckos conversion for a 20 gallon and trimmed it to size for my 29 gallon tank where my Gargoyle gecko lives and I have 2 more conversion kits for my crested geckos but I think I’ll make 1 big enclosure for them and house them together

Those look amazing...Great Job.

Yes, we love a money saving queen! I just built a 2 ft by 4 ft hamster enclosure under 140 dollars versus the 200 dollar (sometimes 100) 75 gallon tanks that’s still smaller than my enclosure. The terrarium lids also add an insane cost a 20 gallon tank lid separately was about 25 dollars. Let me just say I saved a lot, mine looks better, and my hamster is happy. (It was also kind of fun not gonna lie)

I loved this video. Excellent job!

I think you did an awsome job doing the DIY. You did save quite a bit of money. Yaaa you could have ordered a new terrarium but doing your own is kind of satisfying. Soooo I think you got a leapard geko. That's my guess.

I love them. Saved the video for inspiration!

Well done ty for keep doing vidieos you tha best. And yes DIY is thes best to keep doing your hobbies couse we just enjoy more all the process

These are super neat, and I was going to do this (without breaking the side), so that would’ve been $60 for the tank and conversion kit. Downside (for me at least) is the tank wouldn’t have a 3D background. A 12x12x18 cork bark background at my LFS is $30. So that’s $90 with a background that doesn’t go all the way up (or down if I adhered it up high). Or I’m spending $120 to get two to fill the whole 30”. That same LFS has Exo Terra mini x-talls (which aren’t on Exo Terra’s site, so maybe they stopped making them?) for $95 and those setups come with a background. The mini x-tall is 12x12x24. So it’s 6” shorter than a 20L, but saves me the wait and the effort, and the background fills the whole tank. Seemed worth it to me! But maybe I’ll try this in the future if the background doesn’t seem worth it.

Or find them used on fb best way to go but still like the video thanks.

Tylor u look aged n tired at 7:30. Hmm keeping lizards n reptiles should be fun. I cant have it where i live. 👌ur great as always

Carpet Chameleons would be really cool for those!!!

Awesomeness.

My guess is either a chameleon or frilled dragon although chameleons apparently do better with screen fronts instead of glass type fronts and both will need substantial upgrades in the future especially if you're putting a pair together. Oooh, or it could be leaf tailed geckos, those things are so cute 😍

BTW, if you went with a 40g Breeder, it would be close to the Exo-Terra small (36x18x16) and still save tones of money I think.

This video will be a MAJOR help when I need it. Long story short, I'm ordering a conversion kit to make my tank vertical, and I'm not adding a screen lid quite yet because the need for UVB isn't urgent, but I'm wondering if I could put in the door now and smash the glass later? Would that damage the door?

Nice ! Keep it up... await the next one...😁

These are great! I’m totally going to do that!! I think they are chamomile’s!

I reckon your mystery reptile is a crested gecko! They’re very cute and love to climb!

Going out on a limb here after only seeing you break the glass so far but my guess since you already have Gecko, you're setting up for a Chameleon because they like tall enclosures like you're making. My favorite is the Panther Chameleon because they're so brightly colored, and probably the most beautiful in the world.

Those first 3 seconds destroyed me 😂

This was great Thankyou you just saved me a lot of money this is genius

How did you get the glass out from under the black plastic frame? When I broke the glass all fell out except for pieces under the black frame

A very good idea, I wish I had thought of it a couple of years ago before I bought and Exa-Terra! Velvet gecko??

Love diy good job I would try tfs😃

I love a good deal story! 😢 I'm just so happy!!!!

Woweeee! Looks amazing !

If you live where they have Reptile Expos and if LLL Reptile is vending there you can pre-order a Exo Terra 18x18x36. The cost right now is $149.99 and they will have it at the Expo, NO shipping costs. From LLL's web page " Exo Terra Rainforest Terrarium 18 x 18 x 36" $149.99 each Size: 18 x 18 x 36" This new size of extra tall Exo Terra Glass Terrarium is ideal for arboreal reptile and amphibian species! It’s unique rooted background makes it a great habitat for a number of tree dwelling species

would absolutely have put in the effort to save the money! doing the project is half the fun!

love it

Definitely worth the effort. Think about it, you still have to put in effort at work to make the money to buy an Exo Tera, so why not?

Cool. I like the idea, though instead of breaking the glass I think I would put it on the bottom and take the plastic frames off, that way I could keep about a foot of water in the bottom to keep some fish and shrimp in there. I guess it depends on what you’re putting in there. Do you want a tall one so I’m guessing it something that climbs probably a gecko or a Chamaeleon?

This is a GREAT video! Now I wanna do one so I guess I have to get a new pet. ;)

You might have to start a second mom channel. I wanna hear all about your new baby! Hope everything went well. ❤️

Great work!!!!

It's gotta be Phelsuma klemmeri. Frogcube.com is a great source for conversion kits too. The owner 3-d prints all of them, but you need to buy your own glass to the dimensions provided. I believe he has a 40 breeder size that has sliding doors that looks really sleek, as well as smaller sizes.

cool

I love them great work

For cohabbing geckos only a few specie you can do this with so I’m gonna guess day geckos, eurydactylodes, tokays and leachies im not sure about others maybe eurydactylas?

I'm guessing dart frongs. Or some kind of colourful frog! 🐸 X

I like the DIY. I would try to get second hand tanks rather than just destroying brand new aquariums. Or maybe find some scrap glass and make a wood frame or something.

I want to do this for my crestie, but I know know if it’ll be enough ventilation without the top taken off, and just the new door.

I wish I would have thought about this

Personally I prefer exo’s just cuz I hate messing about with things & also it’s so much more satisfying to keep professionally made glass tanks - I’d use them, but I’d always be saving to upgrade so in the long run - a little pointless for me at least

What company did you buy the doors from? Can you Please share the link for it? Do they have other sizes? I think it was definitely worth it as I myself will do whatever I have to to save money lol

I think it is a crested gecko

Nice project. I would love to just buy the product but would not be able to afford it. The build was worth the time.

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