sde
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Hi all,
Just wanted to share some pictures of my outdoor vivaria that I made for my Salamandra salamandra terrestris. It is constructed of wood, and is mostly below ground level, and has a hibernacula, so that the salamanders will be below frost line in the winter.
It has a large piece of Alder wood in it for them to hide under and maybe dig under a bit. It has two species of ferns, Alder bark, piece of branch with moss and fern on it, water tub, and another plant that I am hoping will grow as it provides a lot of shade, but I kind of doubt it will.
The overall construction of the frame was very easy, as well as putting in the dirt ferns etc., but digging the hole was tiring! Took me a quite a while. I, however, neglected to notice that the spot I decided to have it at gets a lot of sun in the morning, and so is not a good spot for ferns. So I had to prop a large piece of wood up with some PVC pipe to provide shade. Here are some pictures of the wood frame, and then some of the finished vivaria.
Enjoy! -Seth
Just wanted to share some pictures of my outdoor vivaria that I made for my Salamandra salamandra terrestris. It is constructed of wood, and is mostly below ground level, and has a hibernacula, so that the salamanders will be below frost line in the winter.
It has a large piece of Alder wood in it for them to hide under and maybe dig under a bit. It has two species of ferns, Alder bark, piece of branch with moss and fern on it, water tub, and another plant that I am hoping will grow as it provides a lot of shade, but I kind of doubt it will.
The overall construction of the frame was very easy, as well as putting in the dirt ferns etc., but digging the hole was tiring! Took me a quite a while. I, however, neglected to notice that the spot I decided to have it at gets a lot of sun in the morning, and so is not a good spot for ferns. So I had to prop a large piece of wood up with some PVC pipe to provide shade. Here are some pictures of the wood frame, and then some of the finished vivaria.
Enjoy! -Seth