Fire-Bellied Toads are incredible little creatures that will live a long time. I’m thankful to have shared most of my journey with them so far and am excited to see what the future holds. Enjoy and have a great weekend SerpaSquad!
Hey Serpadesign, I’ve been part of this channel for 8-9 years now all the way back when you were the only one on this platform I felt like making terrariums of all kinds. Thank you for teaching me almost a decade and I look forward to the next environment you capture.
I apologize as this comment is slightly off topic, but felt this was the best way to make sure you got it. I have wanted to thank you for posting these videos, they gave me the final piece I needed to build my own 560 gallon vivarium. A little over 30 years ago, I attended my first orchid show, and at that show they had a planted 4'x 4'x 4' jungle tank filled with stunning plants. In truth, and hazy memory, this was likely just a showpiece prop made to look like a planted tank. However, that memory has stayed with me for all these years as something I wanted to have myself one day. For many years, things like money, time, moving, access to materials, and even doubt would stop me from building something on this scale, but it never really left my thoughts as something I wanted to do. Eventually, I purchased a home, got a job that made good money, had the time, and wanted to give it a shot. The problem was I couldn't figure out a design that I liked, nor find a source of reasonable priced glass as for some reason I was stuck on this being an all glass enclosure... Then I found your video on the 600 gallon vivarium... and everything clicked. especially with the doors. Again, I was stuck on some sort of giant Exo-Terra shaped tank with swing out doors, that it never even crossed my mind to look at sliding doors. With those final pieces of design, I finally was able to construct the vivarium I've been dreaming of for so many year. I started the build in May, and started planting in September. It has been amazing to see it to come together over the last couple months, and start to thrive, and I doubt it would have happened had I not found your videos.
4:17 man i know it doesnt seem needed, but for stuff like thsi you gotta wear safety glasses. i was trimming a small piece of wire, routine stuff just like this, and a piece flew off into my eye and gave me permanent eye damage.
As much as I'd probably do the same as he did, I agree. Eye protection is extremely important. I wear it more often than I used to for sure. If it wasn't for eye protection (riding goggles) I would have lost my right eye when I was 15. So I 100% agree. It's better to wear them and nothing happen than the other way around, for sure. And that light diffuser likes to do weird stuff when cut.
@goosenotmaverick1156 same here. I don't wear them nearly as often as I should. I got a bulk box and put them all around my house in the rooms I do hobby stuff to give myself the best chance at remembering
@yutub561 same here. I buy em a box at a time too. I even leave a pair in each car so long as I remember to replace them when I use or give them out. I didn't always try this hard, but I'm also the only person in any of my family to not have to wear corrective lenses (until age catches up) so I try to take good care of my eyes. Safety squint is a scary thing to watch, honestly. As an electrician I see a lot of folks on job sites not using PPE in any form and it gets scary.
I have 4 of them myself that I got because of your first video about them and I have no regrets, they are amazing little critters. I work from home and have them in my office, there is always this little moment of joy when you just see them going about their day doing frog things and it never fails to brighten up my mood
Tanner I wanted to say thank you to you. I have been in a very bad place lately very stressed and severe anxiety your videos have helped me get out of this slump I have taken back the hobby of keeping animals because of you. Thank you.
To this day, your animal husbandry is the prime example of quality not quantity. And it has become a rising subject of reptile husbandry, which is good that it is being addressed. Your channel is the prefect place to go to to learn how to make beautiful and functional environments for both your and the animals enjoyment. It has inspired me, and of course many others of the serpasquad
They blend in so beautifully with their surroundings. It must be so relaxing to sit and watch the paludarium, looking for them 💚 I'm always so impressed by the level of detail you manage to get into your builds. There's so much life in this one!
Haha, I love these toads - I had five when I was younger and they escaped from their home one night when I didn’t close the lid properly. I thought they were gone forever but I eventually found them all one by one over the next six months - They survived stealthily roaming free in my apartment for all that time!
I think it's a wise idea to hold off on the introduction! Gorgeous build-I absolutely love the inclusion of the white cloud mountain minnows, and it was SO sweet how excited your toads were to get into their new home!
@@SerpaDesignI’ll bare that in mind, I always find myself going back to watch your older videos and some of them have your old upload schedule on the end screen, I think it threw me off a little :P
It's crazy how these are now considered "lesser known." 20 years ago these were in nearly every pet store in america and were considered one of the better beginner pet amphibians. Importation laws really did a number on there popularity
@@HenryBailey-m6y yep they were all wild caught because it was so much cheaper than captive breeding. they used to range anywhere from $5-10 us dollars. now captive bred ones when you can find them average about $45 for dully colored juveniles. CB toads usually dont have the boldly bright bellies.
Yes they were extremely prevalent back in the day because they were all wild caught. Now they're all captive bred, so there's less of them. I think they'll have a resurgence at some point.
Absolute pure zen pretty much every single video and I’m still amazed every time you create custom tanks with custom everything else pretty much! Fantastic stuff absolutely love it!
This is an absolutely wonderful setup! Firebellied toads are what first got me interested in frogs and toads and I would LOVE to build a similar setup and have a little family of them again. You've inspired me!
Those Fire-Bellied Toads are quite handsome individuals, well deserving of the beautiful environment you created for them. I wish them well in their new home!
I used to keep three of them in a 20 gallon tank. I had about 50/50 land/water with a large shallow area (about 3/4 inch deep) with "channels" running just a couple inches wide. I set this up specifically so the feeder fish I had in the tank might become prey to the toads. They'd swim into the "channels" and not have anywhere to go if the toad came up behind them. It took a LONG time, but I finally saw it happen.
This builds amazing! The technical ability and final result are so inspiring… this really does look like a little slice of nature where these guys would be hanging out in the wild!
you are the absolute goat when it comes to design and species-appropriate husbandry. I love your work and I wish I can recreate one of your tanks one day❤
I am so glad Mack with Midwest Magic Cleaning called you out so many months ago. I am thoroughly enjoying watching your videos and hearing your narration!
ive always wondered how you scrape off the silicone without scratching the glass when you take tanks apart. as always, this was another incredible video, and im so glad ive had the honor of being able to watch your channel for a few years now! thank you for making such high quality videos while also educating all us youtube viewers on the incredible critters you care for!!!
Always a good day when you post my friend. I’m trying to get into the hobby with a simple planted Betta tank. You’re one of my biggest inspirations when it comes to scaping it. Thank you!
your videos are so relaxing, I enjoy how clearly you speak, and your builds are absolutely breathtaking (i think about the bathroom wall fishtank project like once a week) please keep up the great work!!
What’s up brother ur toads move more than me . And there place gets better lucky toads to have u as their caretaker. God bless u and ur family and to all a bless day 🙏❤️ also u inspired me to make one a have a 75 gallon that’s just became vacant not long ago 😊
Love this video! I once had a fire belly toad but I didn’t have your expertise to be able to build him the perfect place to live nor was there a lot of info about their needs back then.
Perfect timing on this vid bro, just getting ready to upgrade my own yellow fire belly toads enclosure and was needing some inspiration. Thanks buddy and tank turned out absolutely awesome man!
Breathtakingly beautiful 💚💚 I love your artistic feeling, especially with plant placement! My windowsill ferns were so jealous of your paludarium ones 😂😂
Now, a question regarding the appearance of the front of a tank: Could you make a single long glass door out of one sheet of glass and a single set of hinges? So in effect, you are using a single sheet of glass to make a long door that would give you a clean line of sight and still all the advantages of being front-opening, but I think a single long sheet of glass weight resting on one set of strong hinges would need some kine of support at bottom of sheet L______ ? . Thank you for the content you share over the years as I sit in the UK, and winter rain dances off my roof.
@@SerpaDesign My thought would be to use a metal L_______l. In effect, you slip the glass into a long metal shelf cross-section, in effect a U. This metal sheath then runs down the side of the glass, turns, then runs along the bottom of the glass, and for extra support could be Turn and run up the other side L_____I (I have seen setup been done for a hot power box we need to see into in the past). The hinges are a set of 3 heavy-duty ones to stop the sagging top, middle, and bottom of L. The lock pin on the other side helps support the glass. Your tank lip, aka the glass you use to hold substrate /water in etc, is also covered by the door, which fully covers the whole of the front of the tank.
Tanner, you've given these lucky toads a legit forest stream, their new home is absolutely spectacular. It was really adorable how excited they looked to get into it! As for the young ones... does this mean a grow out paludarium is in order?
Hey serpa I’ve always wanted a toad especially a fire bellied one just coz they are so cool but sadly, my fam doesn’t have room coz of my reptiles and mammels😂
Loving the new tank but I'm seriously gonna need a tutorial about converting an aquarium into a front open like you did, I've got an older 40B that I'd love to convert into something nice for a new critter
100% silicone does not mean that 100% of what is in the tube is silicone. They have plenty of chemicals that you do not want in your tank. You should use aquarium silicone.
Fire-Bellied Toads are incredible little creatures that will live a long time. I’m thankful to have shared most of my journey with them so far and am excited to see what the future holds. Enjoy and have a great weekend SerpaSquad!
Do you ever create enclosures for sale? I wish I could pay you for consult services!
Next time, can you name the plants as they’re being put in?
your builds are always incredible eye candy
What are the dimensions of the tank?
My oldest fire bellied toad is 17 and still going strong. With your level of care, I'm sure you'll enjoy them for many more years to come.
No way!! That’s actually incredible! I had no idea they could live so long
Awesome, love to hear it!
Hey Serpadesign, I’ve been part of this channel for 8-9 years now all the way back when you were the only one on this platform I felt like making terrariums of all kinds. Thank you for teaching me almost a decade and I look forward to the next environment you capture.
I apologize as this comment is slightly off topic, but felt this was the best way to make sure you got it. I have wanted to thank you for posting these videos, they gave me the final piece I needed to build my own 560 gallon vivarium.
A little over 30 years ago, I attended my first orchid show, and at that show they had a planted 4'x 4'x 4' jungle tank filled with stunning plants. In truth, and hazy memory, this was likely just a showpiece prop made to look like a planted tank. However, that memory has stayed with me for all these years as something I wanted to have myself one day. For many years, things like money, time, moving, access to materials, and even doubt would stop me from building something on this scale, but it never really left my thoughts as something I wanted to do. Eventually, I purchased a home, got a job that made good money, had the time, and wanted to give it a shot. The problem was I couldn't figure out a design that I liked, nor find a source of reasonable priced glass as for some reason I was stuck on this being an all glass enclosure... Then I found your video on the 600 gallon vivarium... and everything clicked. especially with the doors. Again, I was stuck on some sort of giant Exo-Terra shaped tank with swing out doors, that it never even crossed my mind to look at sliding doors. With those final pieces of design, I finally was able to construct the vivarium I've been dreaming of for so many year. I started the build in May, and started planting in September. It has been amazing to see it to come together over the last couple months, and start to thrive, and I doubt it would have happened had I not found your videos.
4:17 man i know it doesnt seem needed, but for stuff like thsi you gotta wear safety glasses. i was trimming a small piece of wire, routine stuff just like this, and a piece flew off into my eye and gave me permanent eye damage.
As much as I'd probably do the same as he did, I agree. Eye protection is extremely important. I wear it more often than I used to for sure.
If it wasn't for eye protection (riding goggles) I would have lost my right eye when I was 15. So I 100% agree.
It's better to wear them and nothing happen than the other way around, for sure. And that light diffuser likes to do weird stuff when cut.
@goosenotmaverick1156 same here. I don't wear them nearly as often as I should. I got a bulk box and put them all around my house in the rooms I do hobby stuff to give myself the best chance at remembering
@yutub561 same here. I buy em a box at a time too. I even leave a pair in each car so long as I remember to replace them when I use or give them out.
I didn't always try this hard, but I'm also the only person in any of my family to not have to wear corrective lenses (until age catches up) so I try to take good care of my eyes.
Safety squint is a scary thing to watch, honestly. As an electrician I see a lot of folks on job sites not using PPE in any form and it gets scary.
Hell yeah ppe
Valid and I find myself wearing them more than I used to, but maybe not as much as I should.
I have 4 of them myself that I got because of your first video about them and I have no regrets, they are amazing little critters. I work from home and have them in my office, there is always this little moment of joy when you just see them going about their day doing frog things and it never fails to brighten up my mood
that sounds very peaceful :)
I'm sure, they also have that moment 😊 "Hey, there goes Chris, going about his day, doing human things. He is probably gonna give us food later!"
Tanner I wanted to say thank you to you. I have been in a very bad place lately very stressed and severe anxiety your videos have helped me get out of this slump I have taken back the hobby of keeping animals because of you. Thank you.
I hope you continue to find peace. Never stop going 💚
To this day, your animal husbandry is the prime example of quality not quantity. And it has become a rising subject of reptile husbandry, which is good that it is being addressed. Your channel is the prefect place to go to to learn how to make beautiful and functional environments for both your and the animals enjoyment. It has inspired me, and of course many others of the serpasquad
They blend in so beautifully with their surroundings. It must be so relaxing to sit and watch the paludarium, looking for them 💚 I'm always so impressed by the level of detail you manage to get into your builds. There's so much life in this one!
Haha, I love these toads - I had five when I was younger and they escaped from their home one night when I didn’t close the lid properly. I thought they were gone forever but I eventually found them all one by one over the next six months - They survived stealthily roaming free in my apartment for all that time!
I'm always happy when I wake up Saturday morning and see that Tanner posted a new video.
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL SET-UP!!! I'm sure they will live happily for a long time.
I think it's a wise idea to hold off on the introduction! Gorgeous build-I absolutely love the inclusion of the white cloud mountain minnows, and it was SO sweet how excited your toads were to get into their new home!
YAYYYY MORE FROGS!!!!!!!! I can’t believe it’s already been 4 years since the old build. I remember when that video came out 😅
I have been checking this channel for an upload for the past week! So glad it’s finally here!
He almost always posts on Saturday
Bell notifications y'all ❤
Been posting every other Saturday lately
@@SerpaDesignI’ll bare that in mind, I always find myself going back to watch your older videos and some of them have your old upload schedule on the end screen, I think it threw me off a little :P
I love the way you combined the 2 designs. The FB frogs are soooooo cute!
Thank you for your videos they give me happiness and pleasure every time I watch. You do amazing work! All the love!
Awesome to see a lesser known animal get so much love
It's crazy how these are now considered "lesser known." 20 years ago these were in nearly every pet store in america and were considered one of the better beginner pet amphibians. Importation laws really did a number on there popularity
Really, I had never seen or heard of them before, but were they wild caught before?
@@HenryBailey-m6y yep they were all wild caught because it was so much cheaper than captive breeding. they used to range anywhere from $5-10 us dollars. now captive bred ones when you can find them average about $45 for dully colored juveniles. CB toads usually dont have the boldly bright bellies.
Yes they were extremely prevalent back in the day because they were all wild caught. Now they're all captive bred, so there's less of them. I think they'll have a resurgence at some point.
Absolute pure zen pretty much every single video and I’m still amazed every time you create custom tanks with custom everything else pretty much! Fantastic stuff absolutely love it!
I love how you revamp your animals homes. ❤
this is one of my favorite animals to watch you make paludariums for. love seeing another extravagant update!
Finally a build video again. The reason I watch the channel
This is an absolutely wonderful setup! Firebellied toads are what first got me interested in frogs and toads and I would LOVE to build a similar setup and have a little family of them again. You've inspired me!
I love toads and frogs. Thank you for giving them such a wonderful home!
Those Fire-Bellied Toads are quite handsome individuals, well deserving of the beautiful environment you created for them. I wish them well in their new home!
I used to keep three of them in a 20 gallon tank. I had about 50/50 land/water with a large shallow area (about 3/4 inch deep) with "channels" running just a couple inches wide. I set this up specifically so the feeder fish I had in the tank might become prey to the toads. They'd swim into the "channels" and not have anywhere to go if the toad came up behind them. It took a LONG time, but I finally saw it happen.
I love seeing these setups evolve - and it's good to see Tanner evolving too. I like seeing my fav youtubers change over time
This builds amazing! The technical ability and final result are so inspiring… this really does look like a little slice of nature where these guys would be hanging out in the wild!
Thanks for sharing this video. Saturday morning with Tanner and a cup of coffee. Great way to start my day.
Big home for big frogs 🐸
I become smiling and happy just watching your videos! ❤
Thanks for the video! Yet again, another awesome built👏👏👏
you are the absolute goat when it comes to design and species-appropriate husbandry.
I love your work and I wish I can recreate one of your tanks one day❤
I am so glad Mack with Midwest Magic Cleaning called you out so many months ago. I am thoroughly enjoying watching your videos and hearing your narration!
Great video Tanner thanx for sharing
My first pet was a fire bellied toad when I was 5. Always have a soft spot for them
I've said this a few times, I think a feature like a plant or waterfall split between two enclosures would be sick. Awsome video!
I really want this type of toad when I have a better work/life balance. I love seeing the different ways to make a great home for them.
Looks amazing and I really love the mini waterfalls!
Thank you so much for all the serene, calming content among the chaos of final exams and the holidays.
en Español que gran idea ahora tendré mas interés en tu canal. Muchas gracias ,Te as superado
ive always wondered how you scrape off the silicone without scratching the glass when you take tanks apart. as always, this was another incredible video, and im so glad ive had the honor of being able to watch your channel for a few years now! thank you for making such high quality videos while also educating all us youtube viewers on the incredible critters you care for!!!
Great looking frogs! 🐸
thank you for sharing! 🐸🐸
SAMPSON MENTIONED!!
love seeing you make the set ups even more impressive every video, also please more sam i love the chunky frog
Beautiful as always!❤❤❤
Always a good day when you post my friend. I’m trying to get into the hobby with a simple planted Betta tank. You’re one of my biggest inspirations when it comes to scaping it. Thank you!
Absolutely stunning build. I’m sure the frogs will love there new home.❤
your videos are so relaxing, I enjoy how clearly you speak, and your builds are absolutely breathtaking (i think about the bathroom wall fishtank project like once a week) please keep up the great work!!
Yay, new video! Your content is always so relaxing.
What’s up brother ur toads move more than me . And there place gets better lucky toads to have u as their caretaker. God bless u and ur family and to all a bless day 🙏❤️ also u inspired me to make one a have a 75 gallon that’s just became vacant not long ago 😊
Awesome. Thanks for the video.
Yass wee bit o Saturday serpa 😎👌👌👌
Beautiful build for beautiful inhabitants
The 🐐 has posted 👊
happy retirement toads!!!
Wonderful❤❤❤❤❤
I love animals and your channel ❤
So beautiful
Love this video! I once had a fire belly toad but I didn’t have your expertise to be able to build him the perfect place to live nor was there a lot of info about their needs back then.
Great video!❤
WOW! it turned out so neat:)
Always fascinating to watch!
Perfect timing on this vid bro, just getting ready to upgrade my own yellow fire belly toads enclosure and was needing some inspiration. Thanks buddy and tank turned out absolutely awesome man!
What kind of habitat would you build for a diamondback terrapin? Asking for reference so that I can improve my little guy's tank.
I love the White Cloud Mountain Minnows! ❤
Ouu memories….I did behavioural experiments with these guys in university 🥰
Not sure why but the waterfall test gave me a massive deja-vu
He said the thing! 🤩
The 2018 build was my favorite
Thank you I love toads
Breathtakingly beautiful 💚💚 I love your artistic feeling, especially with plant placement! My windowsill ferns were so jealous of your paludarium ones 😂😂
Here from your other channel😂 In that video you said “other channel” I yelled “OTHER CHANNEL?!”
I would like to see you do a chameleon or an iguana
Yo Tanner you're the best thanks for that amazing video
Man I was so sad last weekend when you didn’t upload how ever this video was worth the wait!!! ❤
your so talented
Stunning
Next life, I want to be a toad in one of Tanners' terrariums/paludariums *_*
Now, a question regarding the appearance of the front of a tank: Could you make a single long glass door out of one sheet of glass and a single set of hinges? So in effect, you are using a single sheet of glass to make a long door that would give you a clean line of sight and still all the advantages of being front-opening, but I think a single long sheet of glass weight resting on one set of strong hinges would need some kine of support at bottom of sheet L______ ? . Thank you for the content you share over the years as I sit in the UK, and winter rain dances off my roof.
That would be the ideal option and I've done similar stuff for other builds, but I haven't been pleased with how they hold up long-term.
@@SerpaDesign My thought would be to use a metal L_______l. In effect, you slip the glass into a long metal shelf cross-section, in effect a U. This metal sheath then runs down the side of the glass, turns, then runs along the bottom of the glass, and for extra support could be Turn and run up the other side L_____I (I have seen setup been done for a hot power box we need to see into in the past).
The hinges are a set of 3 heavy-duty ones to stop the sagging top, middle, and bottom of L. The lock pin on the other side helps support the glass. Your tank lip, aka the glass you use to hold substrate /water in etc, is also covered by the door, which fully covers the whole of the front of the tank.
The Bob Ross of paludariums and terrariums
i love your videos
En español?😮
Me encantan tus videos saludos desde México 🇲🇽
you make dismantling a tank look so easy lol, I tried to dismantle a tank I got second hand and accidentally cracked the glass
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nice video
TAKE THE DARKLING BEETLE OUT! ONE ATE MY PACMAN FROG ALIVE!
Tanner, you've given these lucky toads a legit forest stream, their new home is absolutely spectacular. It was really adorable how excited they looked to get into it! As for the young ones... does this mean a grow out paludarium is in order?
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how do you make sure the frogs dont get stuck between the spaces?
Hey serpa I’ve always wanted a toad especially a fire bellied one just coz they are so cool but sadly, my fam doesn’t have room coz of my reptiles and mammels😂
Loving the new tank but I'm seriously gonna need a tutorial about converting an aquarium into a front open like you did, I've got an older 40B that I'd love to convert into something nice for a new critter
100% silicone does not mean that 100% of what is in the tube is silicone. They have plenty of chemicals that you do not want in your tank. You should use aquarium silicone.
I’m glad you didn’t foam up the entire background. That’s so popular and I don’t know why.
would be so dreamy to see a collab with serpa and alveus sanctuary...
Sampson cameo go hard
Personally, prefer the purely tank building vids
The tank looks amazing how deep is their water feature?
Could you make a paludarium similar to this from materials of local nature? I think that would be interesting aswell.
The Salamanders approve this environment!!