I wish that all the science classes in schools would make room for a variety of bio-enclosures and teach the kids how and why it works. It is such a good way to learn about ecosystems and biomes. Terd is so cute - I love his little face! Thank you Jessi!

Tortoises want to see what's going on! So fun to see them hanging out with you.

I loved the dancing snake in the background.

2:51 bottom left Lil cricket escapes clutches of the human

I like how casually the turtles just walk up out of nowhere and stay like "hey, what's going on around here"

Titus and Yucca are great reptile room helpers!

Yay! I love when you feature the herptiles and how to care for them. It isn't as easy as some would think, if you want to do it right for the critters. We love them so, and we love Animal Wonders and Jessi!

It was so fun to see the "photobombs" from your other reptiles! The snake behind you seemed especially interested in the commotion. :)

Very interesting! The more we can make our friends' homes like their natural environments the better! I always enjoy seeing your videos and this one is right up at the top of the list for rewatching from time to time. Great job !

We in the dart frog hobby have been using bioactive enclosures since the late 80s early 90s, and it's great to see that they are becoming much more common these days. While this is a great overview, I did see a few common mistakes made. It is very important to have at least an inch of an air gab between the drainage layer and the substrate otherwise the water will just wick up and saturate the soil causing it to stagnate like there was never a drainage layer to begin with (The waterfall can cause this too). Another nitpick would be that I would never use a waterfall or pothos in a cage that small, as it will quickly outgrow the tank and need constant pruning. Without good access to the pump they are just more trouble then they're worth. If you want more humidity just cover part of the top with some glass, but that's just me. Love the content keep up the good work!

Aweee! Terd it growing so well!

I love seeing you advocating for bioactive!!! Ive have all my herps on them and they really seem to thrive on it. Snakes are shedding well, and the chameleon breeds a lot of her own food in her enclosure! I'm expecting a rainbow boa soon, Ill have to try this waterfall trick!

I didn't know Bioactive Enclosure is a thing, it's so cool.

He’s so cuuute! And his new home looks so cool :-)

Such very cool little skinks! Such as shame we can’t keep them in Australia but we do have some very cool native alternatives.🦎 As always I adore your enclosures and your reptile room looks fantastic We are considering swapping our reptiles to bioactive but I think it’ll take awhile with so many tanks! Look forward to next weeks video 😊

The snake in the background really wants attention ;)

I love how you can see the snake and tortoises in the background

Coolest rescue mom ever

'Terd'? That's an...interesting name...

I'm so thankful for this channel, I'm starting a Zoo Biology degree in September over here in the UK, and these videos are so informative! I'm also super stressed with exams at the minute and these videos keep me motivated and remind me what I'm working for. Thanks so much!

Lol the tortoise in the background 😂

Would you be able to tell if Terd doesn't like either the sound or the vibration of the water pump?

I love that in start of the video one of the snakes 🐍 tried to be in the camera 📷

I think “ The parents of Turd” is my favorite thing you have ever said 😂

I love seeing your videos on the reptiles, and really all of your animals in your rescue. You really do an amazing job at improving their enclosures, and keeping every animal comfortable in their environment. I truly cannot wait to one day be in a position where I can improve the lives of more animals around than just the wonderful pets that keep me company. I look forward to my dreams of owning a shelter/rescue to save as many animals as I can. 😍💗

It's so awesome that these animals get such excellent care with you.

"Terd" Hahahaha. Its funny seeing someone so wholesome and cheesy on camera subliminally having a good sense of humor behind the scenes =). Nice spelling save. Can't stop laughing lol.

Thank you so much for showing us a way to do this simply!

This channel has to be one of my favourite channels here on KZfaq, every video is so interesting and I feel like I learn so much when I watch them.

A red eyed croc skink is one of my dream pets!

Loved this video! Turd is so cute and tiny. I would like to see more enclosure videos, especially with the birds!

I really enjoyed designing things and changing up an enclosure is a good chance to keep your animals mentally active and adapting to their environment.

That was very interesting Jessi,,,I am sure Turd is happy. He is so cute too! Thanks for the video :)

I absolutely love red eye crocodile skinks! They are beautiful!

You are so awesome Jessi, I wish I had your knowledge when I kept a bearded dragon, I'm still super sad about her passing but if anything it was a super valuable lesson on that keeping an animal isn't easy. Great video!

beautiful terd much love

Terd is literally the cutest little dude!❤

I've been a subscriber for a couple of years, and I love your videos. I have to say that this is one of my favorites that you've made, it was educational, interesting, and entertaining!

This was inspiring and had me think of an entire enclosure thank you

Thank you that showed me exactly what I needed to do

i love your channel Jessie!!! 😊😊😊💛💛💛

Just like a walstad aquarium! Very cool.

I really enjoyed this video, thanks for sharing!

I always love your videos and find them very interesting. This one was more interesting and I totally laughed when you planted the second plant and this little head poked up over your leg. :) - Heidi

What a beautiful bioactive enclosure!

aww I see your turtle friend watching what you are doing.

Great bioactive enclosure! I have one for my green treen python. I even included some natural vine and ficus plants. I have also included earthworms to help turn the soil. My enclosure recently sprouted mushrooms and from what I can tell mushrooms are a good thing for the ecosystem of the enclosure.

Huh. I've been doing something like this for years with my various animals, I didn't realize there was a term for it! This was a great tutorial, thank you! My favorite part was the curious tortoises 😂😍

I set up one for my snakes, 2 ribbon snakes, and 4 brown snakes, (its a 40 gallon tank) just renovated it as the plants I had in previously died. I carved out two hides from small pieces of firewoord and placed them at opposite ends of the tank, one next to the heating pad, and the other away from it, the plants are in the middle. the thing is I haven't been able to get the detritivores because they kept dying in the mail. But I found a local suppler and they guarantee live delivery, so with luck I should have them early next week. I'm very happy with how its worked so far, the ribbons were captive bred, but the browns were wild captures from my yard, I kind of wrecked their habitat when I was clearing away the leaves and branches they were living under. I used to play with them as a kid, but i could never get them to eat in captivity, but the ones I have are taking the worms I've been giving them, and I'm thrilled. The ribbons are fine on cut up tilapia. It was a bit of work, but its paid off, I've barely had to clean it. mostly I just change the water dish, and removed sheds. the little guys don't produce a lot of waste. hoping that once I get ispods and springtails in there things will get even better. I have had an issue with mushroom growth.

you are so helpful you are very kind and you take care of your animals i have also subscribed

This really made me think about how I went about setting up my Tropical Fish tank and doing a fishless cycle to create the bacterial colony to deal with the Ammonia etc. It's fascinating and I've never ever kept reptiles but having only just discovered these adorable little skinks I'm a little obsessed now! They look just like dragons! I'm not even sure they can be seen/ kept in the UK. Stunning little creature! I'm aware of how small his enclosure is and just wondering how long you'd wait until moving him on to a larger enclosure??? Would you ever put him with other species at all? He really is beautiful as are his parents!

this reminds me of a vivarium build

Thank you for this video :)

Why the water dish in addition to his new waterfall and stream?

He looks awesome

I've been considering going bioactive for my reptiles and really enjoyed this video, but my favorite part was the ball python in the background lol

you care for yout animals delicatly

So cute I love hem I would love to have one

he's adorable

I love snakes but when I first noticed the one in the background I jumped! Haha great enclosure idea! Love the videos!

The turtle and snake stole the show.

Great tutorial.

Great video!

The snake behind you is going "pay attention to meeeeeeeeeee!"

I love him!!!!!!!

Terd?!? So cute!

How do you maintain the water cleanliness? Do you do water changes? Is there a filter needed?

What reptiles work best in a bioactive enclosure? Are there any reptiles that you SHOULDN"T put in one?

This has me excited thinking about my long term term plan for getting a crested gecko. Assuming this also works for them I think I'll want to do this. Also, question: if you don't already have bugs from another bioactive enclosure you've conveniently got close at hand, where do you get them?

Question: What’s a bio active biome?

Awesome skinks! Total cuties. Is there ever any problems using the exo terra backgrounds I’m bio active setups? I’m getting ready to set mine up and wasn’t sure whether the cleanup crew would eat it or not lol

Don't think I'll ever get a skink because I'm content with my cats and brave enough to admit I wouldn't be a good reptile care giver, but I really enjoyed this video on the behind-the-scenes (if you will) of how reptile parents take care of their babies.

I’m going to ask my mom for a crested gecko soon. I’ve already done a lot of research so wish me luck

jessie i love your vids

6:35 Tortoise: "Whatcha doin?"

I love bioactive enclosures, they are so cool. I want a ball python someday and will definitely have that type of enclosure. Does your husband have any planted fish tanks? If so, can he give some advice? Tell him we miss him! :)

What pump did you use for this? Having trouble finding one under 50gph.. I don't want to blow the water from the back, just trickle down like yours😅

How does having a waterfall in the tank work? Like do you need to change the hydro balls?

Wow I had no idea this is what a bioactive enclosure was. I thought you just throw a couple plants in there and your done, I didn't know there was so much more to it.

Best drainage layer: Reese's Puffs

Does the noise of the pump not drive them mad? Way less tricking waterfall than buzzing motor

Can’t believe you don’t get that much hate on going bio active as Happy Tails did. Y’all 2 are great KZfaqrs and I got inspired to go bio active

Do you think theres a good way to do a bioactive setup for a leopard gecko? Im interested in making a bioactive but im not sure if my leo if the right choice for it

Will you do a video on crested gecko enclosures? I want to get one as a pet friend but I want to make sure his little life is enriched.

Verrrry active snake movements going on in the back!

What lights did you use ?

I'm wondering why you chose a water feature an how it helps enclosure? Also why that and a water bowl?

Love the bioactive enclosures. So much stimulation for the animal. Are they appropriate for bearded dragons and if so, how do we do it? Tell Hank hi.

And what other plants can i use ?

New to your channel so I didn't even know you had Reptiles n lizards....😮😮

Where did you buy the pothos plants from?

Where does one initially get the decomposers?

Can you tell me what kind of food would an lovebird would eat

Does the Croc Skink bite really hard?

🦎 👀 like cute lil’ dragon❕🙂

know any good reliable places i can buy these skinks from?

Do you have any tips or way to make bioactive environment for parrots? They chew on everything like plants and wood so it's very difficult to give them a natural environment but I would love to find a way to do so!

Can you use this for a corn snake

What is the point of the mesh layer?

Turd I am sure the lizard likes that name