By keeping crested geckos in a bioactive enclosure, the hobbyist is actively improving the well-being and care of the animal they already have. Traditionally, this means hunting down more obscure or difficult species, or distantly related species that offer something that their first pet didn’t. The most ambitious build involved a small greenhouse and a green iguana! With all these options, why would I choose to write an article on one of America’s favorite pet geckos? I do so because this species, which makes such a great “gateway reptile” for new keepers, also makes a great first introduction to the next big thing in herp keeping.Ĭleaning is minimal in a crested gecko bioactive habitat and primarily involves cleaning poop off glass.Īs hobbyists master the care (and possibly reproduction) of their first species of reptile or amphibian, they look to the next challenge. In the past year, I’ve been asked to help design bioactive terraria for a wide variety of species-from ball pythons to monitors chameleons to leopard geckos the possibilities are endless. Reduce/eliminate habitat for pests and parasites to take holdĪlmost any species can be kept in a bioactive enclosure.The Benefits of Bioactiveīesides constructing a small slice of nature indoors which is yours to enjoy year round, bioactive enclosures have many additional benefits, including but not limited to: Once viewed as an odd (and sometimes dangerous!) approach to animal keeping, this trend is slowly becoming mainstream, with many of the larger online pet supply stores offering lines of basic bioactive supplies. Fortunately for you and your pets, there has been a recent surge in interest in constructing a bioactive enclosure, and more information is available than ever before. In the past, this approach to husbandry has also been referred to as keeping a naturalistic terrarium or vivarium. Bioactive is simply the latest trendy term for setting up an enclosure in a way that resembles the native habitat of its inhabitants and relies on live plants, invertebrates and fungi to help control waste.
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