Tips for setting up bioactive enclosures | Episode 26

This is one of our most highly request episodes! We're giving you all of our pro tips for setting up a bioactive reptile enclosure including what subtrates, plants, and isopods to use! Then we wrap it up with a fun segment of Smash or Pass: 90's PBS kids shows edition. Get early access to episodes: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-wild-type-podcast/subscribe Follow the podcast: - https://www.instagram.com/thewildtypepodcast/ - https://www.tiktok.com/@thewildtypepodcast - Merch: https://my-store-efee6d.creator-spring.com Follow Neptune the Chameleon: - https://www.youtube.com/c/NeptunetheChameleon/ - http://instagram.com/neptunethechameleon - https://tiktok.com/@neptunethechameleon - http://facebook.com/neptunethechameleon - https://www.neptunethechameleon.com Follow Lyssa's Lizards: - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmZaN6Q4yOt1j36J0-Ml6LQ - https://www.instagram.com/lyssaslizards - https://www.tiktok.com/@lyssaslizards - https://m.facebook.com/p/Lyssas-Lizards-100064470381677/ 00:00 The first bioactive enclosures 04:16 What makes an enclosure bioactive 07:05 Benefits of bioactive 08:10 Get the basics down first 11:01 Best species to start out with 13:00 Best enclosures to use 16:36 Drainage layer 21:33 Substrate layer 23:30 Leaf litter layer 25:36 Live plants 30:13 What's the worst that's gonna happen? 32:40 Plant LED lights 34:44 Cleanup crew isopods 37:27 Cleanup crew springtails 40:37 Smash or Pass: 90's PBS Kids shows 41:51 The Magic School Bus 42:34 Cyberchase 43:30 Zoom 44:34 Zoboomafoo 46:28 Wishbone 47:50 Clifford 49:12 Arthur 49:58 Dragon Tales 51:35 Jay Jay the Jet Plane 54:09 Being the oldest sibling 55:31 This is not a care specific podcast