225: How to Build a Tropical Greenhouse in a Cold Climate | A Life Exotic - AAH

Zach Porritt of @a.life.exotic discusses his large, tropical greenhouse that houses multiple animal species cohabitating in a beautifully constructed environment. He dives into all of the details of the building process of the greenhouse, the climate he deals with, temperature management and ventilation, as well as the overall investment of the greenhouse. Zach also goes over all of the species that he keeps in the greenhouse and the logistics of keeping them all together in the same space. This episode is an incredibly in depth description of such a well thought out structure, filled with information on how this can be replicated and how he has made this project a huge success. Zach also discusses his recent trip to Suriname, a vast country filled with tropical rainforest and various interesting animal species. SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/225-a-life-exotic/#225 #animalsathomepodcastJOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/animalsathomeSPONSOR: https://zoomed.com/LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:https://www.youtube.com/alifeexotichttps://www.instagram.com/a.life.exotic/Video Clips and Photos Used in Episode:https://www.youtube.com/alifeexotichttps://www.instagram.com/a.life.exotic/00:00 Introducing Zach Porritt 1:25 Zoo Med Reptisun LED 1:45 Welcome Zach - What Sparked This Idea? 6:14 The Building Process of The Greenhouse 8:50 The Climate Zach Deals With + Temp Management 17:13 Humidity Management 19:36 Ventilation in The Greenhouse 21:10 Lighting Used 23:07 The View of The Greenhouse 24:40 The Investment 26:09 Replication on a Smaller Scale?27:29 What Climate Is He Replicating? 29:27 Creating The Pond + Soil 31:54 Can Species Escape? 32:49 Species in Greenhouse 34:07 ZooMed Reptisun LED + UVB 35:32 Dart Frogs and Microfauna in Greenhouse 42:12 Tropical Plant Species + Pests 50:30 Monthly Maintenance Costs 52:17 Animals Added To Ecosystem 59:00 Cohabitation in The Greenhouse 1:06:18 Tree Frog Noise 1:07:31 Thoughts About Birds? 1:10:17 Addition of Puffing Snakes 1:10:37 Patreon Animals At Home 1:10:58 Addition of Puffing Snakes 1:18:00 Logistics to Keeping the Snake 1:22:30 Zach’s Trip to Suriname 1:32:44 Closing Thoughts