I somehow completely forgot to mention the dimensions or price… so the dimensions are 46x18x18. It’s a really nice size! And this enclosure was being sold for $400CAD but I paid $330CAD as I’m a Petsmart treats member. it’s a bit pricy, but compared to other enclosures here in Canada it’s really not that bad. In Canada, zen habitats are almost $600, so it’s significantly cheaper. The 36x18x18 exo terra is $330 in Canada, so it’s only slightly more expensive than that.

I'm glad that a large chain like petsmart is starting to make some changes with providing better products for their animals. Hopefully this is just the start of big box pet stores starting to offer good animal products!

I've heard bad things about the thrive brands as they are usually too small and are bad quality ( especially the heating and lighting ) but this seems rather good. I hope petsmart sticks to better products

I have a Thrive 18x18x24 tropical enclosure for my white's tree frogs, and I actually like it a lot. It's a little bit better than the 18x18x24 exo terra as it's not as heavy, and has an opening at the top for a misting system, and has a ventilation part at the top front. I usually cover the top ventilation to retain humidity, so the open air bar on front is great. The only thing I have a complaint about is the door. It's all glass and feels like if I open it too quickly, it's going to shatter. The exo terra doors seem to be a lot more durable. But for viewing, it's a very clear enclosure and looks good. Price wise too, I paid $180 for my exo terra, got the Thrive on sale for about $125 after I also used my Petsmart points. It also came with 2 light fixtures, 2 bulbs, fake plants, a food/water bowl, and a background, which I didn't use any of these except the background.

The door on top is actually a real cool feature for feeding live animals. You drop them in so your animal can “hunt” without being disturbed too much.

I just bought one of these about a month ago and can confirm that the newer models come with a lock, have attachable door handles, and the glass does come out. So it looks like they fixed the main issues :)

Got one for my bearded dragon and I don't really have complaints tbh. Would recommend! Mine however did come with instructions, how to remove the glass doors, which is very easy to do. And also come with the door lock. But yes you can remove the glass doors!

I have the same enclosure from Petsmart. It does come with a lock. It’s that black round thing that slides into it at the top and then it goes down to the bottom. It’s amazing its CNC machine. If you didn’t have one, someone probably stole it at Petsmart return it and .I have the same enclosure from Petsmart. It does come with a lock. It’s that black round thing that slides into it at the top and then it goes down to the bottom. It’s amazing it’s CNC machine. If you didn’t have one, someone probably stole it at Petsmart return it and get another one that includes that has the lock still.

You may already know this being that the vid is over a year old but I just bought mine about 2 weeks ago and the glass IS removable, you just need to lift up and tilt out. Also it does come with a lock aswell with some small handles and 2 way tape to stick them on the glass. (The lock came in a bag with the handles/tape and small instruction book.) Judging by the start of the vid assuming you didn't open it before that then it looks like yours may have been tampered with or maybe previously bought and returned? mine came with 2 plastic straps holding it all together, a plastic internal support so it wouldn't get squished in shipping and the glass was placed in the middle of the tank with a carboard sleeve taped to the middle support. and the lil bag was tapped to the vent on top below the top cardboard.

I actually have this enclosure and I love it. I am keeping my ball python in it. Mine did come with a bolt that slides into the lock that is premounted on the glass. However, I have seen other reviews with similar statements that it didn’t come with the lock. I think PetSmart will need to do better about the packaging to make sure the small additional piece needed to lock the door doesn’t get lost in transit or in store. Great video!! It was really hard finding reviews of this enclosure before I bought it 2 months ago.

Another issue with the tracks is that substrate can get under the glass doors and can produce an ear splitting screech and if the tracks are plastic it can scratch easily. Even worse when you can’t even remove the doors.

What is the bottom made of? Can you put a heat mat under it?

I have one of those enclosures. I have some good as well as not so good thoughts about it. Good thoughts: it's lighted than a full glass enclosure, larger than most available at Pet Smart, and it's reasonably well built. Bad thoughts: too much screen on the top too allow too much evaporation, mine had the latch installed on the front glass which allowed the ball python I keep in it to escape when she figured out how to slide the glass open enough to get out. I had to remove the latch from the front to replace it on the inside glass. Otherwise, I'm happy with it and plan on building a stacker to be able to put another on top of it to save floor space. Also, I wish it was easier to add a permanent climbing branch in it to give my big girl some extra enrichment activity. I don't trust drilling into the back wall and floor to attach the branch

FYI, there's a pvc enclosure like this online called New Age Pet Mojave Reptile Lounge that comes w the lock n the doors come off, has about 2 inches from floor to bottom of door, top "can" come off but will take a couple steps. I'm getting the 24 inch for my hognose. I'll update my post once I get it.

Petsmart is doing better in terms of reptile products. My local Petsmart is putting Arcadia UVB bulbs, fixtures, Deep heat projectors, flood incandescents, and par38 halogens onto their shelves in Nebraska.

Oh yay I’ve been waiting for your review on this!!!

You should review petco's version of this. It looks the same but it's 4x2x2 has a deeper lip for substrate and fixes all three of your complaints.

A viv with a mesh top seems counterproductive to me. Surely one of the plus points of using a viv over a glass tank or an enclosure with a mesh top is the ability to retain heat?

The Thrive enclosures in my experiences have been of quality. I own the corner terrarium and a 40 gallon. The smaller accessories have been where my disappointment have been. Thanks for bringing this enclosure to my attention and for the review! I want to get one of these!

I would assume it might be a good idea to seal the edges with silicone if you're going bioaactive.

Honestly the reason the water thing is separate is because most people are too ignorant to read the instructions and would go ahead and fill it up with water. Then go online to complain about their own stupidity. So having it separately makes it stand out to dummies

Does anyone knows if I can use a heating pad as a heat source?

I saw this one in my local Petsmart recently and I immediately wondered what took so long for them to start carrying something like this. I had just bought some custom cages at NARBC a month prior or I might have picked one up.

Just wanted to let you know that I just got mine and to remove the doors I just applied a little pressure to the top part to pry it up a little and had my wife pull the glass out. It takes two people but it’s very easy.

Glass can be removed. The one I seen at petsmart didn’t have the glass installed already

I have the Thrive Hexagon for my crested gecko and I Love It!

Hi Emma! Really curious how this is holding up long term? Adding a Ball python to my collection trying to decide between something like this or a more traditional glass tank. Thank you so much for your advice 🙏🏼

I actually have been more interested in the Thrive enclosures lately. I have a Crested Gecko that needs rehousing. I normally buy Exo-Terra's for them but I might try a Thrive enclosure. I would get the bare bone tho as all the "kit" ones seem like a waste of money.

does that have front. sliding doors ? lol just seen but are they secure ? the one I seen in petsmart didn't have front doors.tray pulled out from front not good for a ball python

Oh yeah, I do have two bio set ups with my leopard geckoes does work. It does hold moisture also other people I know that have bio sit ups for more of a high humidity. They did what I did they just caulked it you just bye Fishtank, caulking and you’re done.

Snakes don't typically need UV lights right? Just a light for heat or appearance.

Its funny, I randomly came across your channel while googling snake sheds to better understand their reasons behind it for educational purposes. After watching the video I ended up checking out your channel. Your information game and content game (especially the thumbnails) are on point. I have literally learned quite a lot from your channel. Definitely just gained a subscriber. Keep it up and good luck on the youtube journey

Just remember that thrive mesh blocks a ton of uvb

Where would you put the under the tank heating pad on this enclosure? I just purchased a similar one by Ecoflex and I’m not sure if I can put the pad on the bottom of it.

Great video, Emma! It’s great to see PetSmart moving in the direction of bigger and better! Such a great change from the infamous “Tiny Tales” enclosures. 🥲

Thrive low key got some good stuff .

I appreciate the review. A couple of questions - I don't see where you run temperature probes for the thermostat? I am not crazy about the extra opening in the top. How is this secured?

How is this holding up? And what substrate are you using in this video? Thanks

I just picked up one and it's awesome no complaints 👌

So excited! Just got 2 of these on sale for $214 USD each

It does come with a locking mechanism. At least mine did. It's a little knob that you insert into the mechanism that is on the glass.

No handles on the glass so you don't have to touch the glass to open it??? I guess a way to fix that would be to buy little handles at a hardware store & hot-glue a magnet to one end & glue another magnet inside the glass......seems odd you have to touch the glass to open it

I have the octagon thrive enclosure for my whites tree frogs and I absolutely love it!

Has anyone came across the terrarium stand shown on the box? I’ve checked many locations and have yet to find anything. Any help would be appreciated, thank you!

I just bought one here in the US for $240USD. The glass doors do come off by lifting up and pulling out the bottom and it did come with the lock peg, so maybe they updated it.

Thanks for making this because I was looking into getting it for my bearded dragon

More reptile care improvements from Petsmart. They no longer recommend calci sand in their online leopard gecko care sheet, they instead recommend a semi arid bioactive soil or tile (they also recommend Repti carpet which I know is not the best, but it’s not as dangerous as calci sand). They’re now selling Zen Habitats, and their online care sheet for bearded dragons now recommend that bearded dragons be upgraded from 40 gallons to 4x2x2 enclosures by Zen Habitats if space permits.

Weird I got a sliding glass door knob lock included and a weird wooden pole for the middle? I figure it’s so the glass has support in the middle

I absolutely love the room that you do your videos in

Thanks for this review! In terms of moisture resistance, do you think the panels may rot in a bioactive setups? (around 30% humidity)

Lift up and drop glass and pull towards you, mine came with a matte black lock also. Have the same terrarium. Think you should contact em cause it is included

Interesting. Petsmart has ripped off the design of New Age Pet's Mohave enclosure, except Mohaves come with a lock piece to match the latch on the door, and the doors are easily removable. And Mohaves don't have the miniature door in the screen, which seems like it would only weaken the top anyway.

I have that same tank mine did come with a lock and little clearish nobs to put in the tank

It comes with a knob that slides into where the locking mechanism is

Hey there. I was wondering how this enclosure is holding up for you? I was considering getting it for my corn snake, but im woried he'll be able to push through the screen top. Hes a strong boy.

You didn't say how big the terrarium is? What gallon tank is it?

New subscriber here! Just came across this video on suggested… excited to dig deeper into the content :)

I’m confused I have the exact same one and the doors do come off and it also came with a lock.. are you sure they don’t remove on yours?

I love my thrive tank mind is 6 sided with a plastic bottom . Very reasonable priced I have 4 tree frogs in it

Thanks for sharing!!

Im not sure if youll still answer questions on such an old videos but if so do you know if suction cups stick to the inside

It’s been a year, do you still like it. I have 24 hours to decide to get it or not! 😅

Wow it looks awesome tho ! I'm Goin petsmart sunday..I will check this out

How heavy is it? Since it isn't made of glass it must be lighter? Especially since it is advertised as such?

I'm actually shocked like if PetSmart can do this for their reptiles why can't they do this for their small animals like it wouldn't be too hard to add C&C cages for guinea pigs x pens for rabbits and larger cages for their mice and hamsters gerbil, PetSmart cages for ferrets chinchillas rats are okay for people who are just starting out

Would this enclosure be suitable for a leopard gecko? I am trying to find a good enclosure to use to upgrade her from the one she has now

Hey Emma PetSmart just got 40 gallon ones and a stacker for two 40 gallon tanks looks like a decent set up for juvenile reptiles I know it's not for adults but yeah I was wondering if you heard some reviews on that came out like recently like this month March 2023 it is thrive and opens front not top

Would you recommend this for a 2 year old BCI? Not a forever home but a start.

My daughters corn snake keeps escaping from this exact tank we bought last week, still haven’t figured out how

where did you get the tree branches from?

How is it holding up these days? I might get one in a few months.

I wish all the Thrive products were as good as the enclosures. I got a 40 gallon desert kit on sale just for the enclosure and I like it a lot more than the Exo Terra and Zilla tanks. Basically cemented the fact into my head that any company can make a good product if they want to. Avoid other Thrive products though.

If you put a snake in there, how to you put belly heat in there or is it just heat lamp use only? I’m interested in getting one.

Thank you, it looks nice.

Oh wow! Chain box pet stores are evolving?! It's a sign of the end days. lmao. Jk. I wonder if this will spur brands like Zoo Med, Zilla, and Exo-Terra to build similar larger enclosures to stay in the competition.

Nice set up!

is this terrarium good for crested geckos and can you use their 40 gallon dividers

Ive got the new age version and im having trouble keeping humidity up

How do u keep a heat mat or u just use the light ?

What are those inside the tank lights? Where can I get those?

Nice.... You are doing great job ma'am

Can you add belly heat or only heat lamps?

How do you like it after a year?

Can you put a heating pad on the bottom

5 comment hi Emma I always enjoy your videos girl you are the best and the greatest I always enjoy your amazing decor of your reptile cages 💯💪👍👍💪💯💯💪💪

The doors are removable. Mine came with the glass in bags

I actually likenthe way that look! I would love to see a comparison video for this and the ZenHabitats

How does it hold humidity? Is that pvc?

Does it help with humidity like a PVC?

I love this tank

plss tell me were u got them lights from

How do you latch the door on the top screen?

can you stack the tanks on top of each other or recommend some enclosures you can stack?

can you use a under tank heating pad

The webpage has instructions on how to remove the glass.

Can you do an updated review like how well has it held up since this video?

wow I've been at petsmart today.seen it just one thing I don't care for no front opening doors !have to reach from the top .don't most bp, snakes fear that they assume it a preditor ? nice size tho

That's an ecoflex enclosure if petsmart is selling this under their brand name then they are probably partnering in sales with the ecoflex company.

How thick are the sides

Can we put heat pads underneath this?