Building a Kenyan Sand Boa Vivarium

Today, we create a live-planted, naturalistic Kenyan sand boa vivarium! Using the Zoo Med Cavern Kit, and many other items including all live plants, I think this came out very nicely.
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[@Kristophtehrussian]

I'm a grown man and I can truly say your passion for reptiles and eye for cinematography inspire me every time you release a video. They just keep getting better and better. Those lo-fi hip hop tracks are soooo chill: This is fantastic content.

[@kwiggy5091]

Agree 100%

[@theoofedgamer9952]

100.1%

[@anthonygreen5254]

💯💯💯

[@kaytea0963]

8:16 The "oof" at the end has me in tears! Alex, I love how your humor shines through in you editing.

[@Hivecapes]

Yeetinhimer

[@hellosenorjarnton9193]

Katie Shumway if oof has you in tears you should reevaluate what you think is funny

[@Wrathfulz]

@@hellosenorjarnton9193 You need to reevaluate your life if you have to put people who you've never met down about what makes them happy.

[@therapistfurbylol8020]

Yes

[@felixmakesart]

Your sand boa has the best owner and the coolest habitat it could ever ask for. Great work, Alex. 😁

[@GoHerping]

thanks :)

[@ExoticsLair]

LOOKS AWESOME !!!

[@geotheleo2716]

Yeah!

[@exoticmutation7410]

Crazy how u watched go herping and now u have millions of subscribers

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

#foundexoticslair

[@PYROTOAD]

The end is soooo relaxing

[@ohno4458]

PYRO TOAD yeah

[@abramrodriguez5919]

OOF

[@gdolphinz7486]

*o o f*

[@beelani6875]

PYRO TOAD OOF

[@adrianvargas2261]

All the fun ends when you need to clean the tank 😂😂😂😅😄

[@HUNTENMASTA1337]

hes going to have to pull every fucking plant out LOL

[@GoHerping]

It didn't exactly get easier... but still worth it

[@ellingtonlinford]

which reptitemp do you use?

[@ianflowforever]

God yeah he doesn't have any sort of decomposer insect. No crivkets, no springtails, no isopods. I know the last two prefer moisture but still

[@efris6599]

You don't really have to if it's a viv

[@brooklynhurd8328]

Literally right before it fell I was thinking “what if the entire background fell off...I’d cry”

[@owenhill9390]

Alex, I feel like your humor grows every single video!

[@sabzillagorilla]

I got a 3 month old baby boy two weeks ago, just last night I was thinking about how I could make his tank more interesting. SO. MUCH. INSPIRATION!

[@luke_ess1107]

Katie Elaine omg took me a minute to realize you were keeping a baby snake not a baby human in a tank lol

[@Leo-tu8gh]

I thouggt you had your child in a tank 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@whywhy8276]

lol thought replies meant human babies in a military tank

[@greenheartedjayme]

This was fantastic!! Loved seeing how you set it all up and then watching Ember enjoy the new home.

[@e.zsaquatics8869]

Makes me happy to see thats there's people like you who care so much about their reptiles, keep up the great work.

[@camerondrummond8283]

I love how you left the mistakes in the build in your video! Added personality to the overall shoot and made the build more realistic.

[@GoHerping]

See everything I used to create this build here! kit.com/GoHerping/naturalistic-kenyan-sand-boa-kit Keep an eye out for future videos, I'll be reviewing a few of the items I used individually soon.

[@samanthaallie9974]

GoHerping, if you're going to make a tank like this then would you say that sand in that matter is okay if you have those 2 substrates???

[@lukasmaxen4519]

Dude your vivarium builds are soooo good now like your Ball pythons (sunny) enclosure looks so sick aswell as this one you definitely need to keep making new builds like this for all your reptiles/herps

[@zachhatten7740]

You've really got a talent. I'm 30 years old and have kept reptiles for years and I am learning some really cool stuff watching your builds. Keep up the great work!

[@GoHerping]

thank you!

[@willowwillow4991]

Ember is just gonna dig those plants up

[@GoHerping]

She's already dug up a few, but keeps the majority in place lol

[@1tca]

Hi Alex, a little tip I learned from a bunch of forums is to actually tape the thermostat probe under the tank, right in between the tank and the UTH using aluminum tape. That way the probe isn’t inside the tank getting moved around or peed on, if the animal pees on it, if can cause the thermostat to over heat. This is also the method my vet suggested. Just a heads up :)

[@cassie5902]

Your videos are insanely high quality. Not just the video quality but the effort you put into your videos.

[@GoHerping]

thank you :)

[@ardenkpierce]

Is it just me or does anyone else get super excited when they see Franklin!

[@birdwithabrokenwing]

Absolutely brilliant! I really applaud the effort and creativity you put into these Alex- you’re a really inspirational channel and I’m so glad I found you- your quirky and very entertaining personality and sense of humour mixes perfectly with your great filming and editing skills to create fantastic videos! Thanks so much for sharing all this with us 👍

[@austinburton9247]

Great video! I think this is the first time I’ve seen someone make a vivarium for one of these guys and it’s awesome!!!

[@ImmersaDragonell12]

Absolutely a gorgeous vivarium. I wasn't too sure about the sand but the way you did it and designed everything... just awesome! Keep up the great content!

[@AgussYanca]

The quality of this channel is the best!!!

[@GoHerping]

:D

[@rainandthundersounds]

I could never keep my spanish moss alive in my terrarium. I spray it everyday and my humidity is very high. I collect new ones and in a few weeks its dead.

[@benjamin6206]

might be your water to blame

[@l3fth4nd]

It is likely. I imagine that Spanish moss requires water that is more similar to rain water like reverse osmosis. Plain tap water probably has too much minerals to it.

[@naturezone1212]

To much water

[@Soap0027]

I have some fish, and I use the water from their tank from water changes to water my house plants. It's already been filtered and treated for the fish, and the nitrates in it are at a great balance for plants. My plants love it, and there's no calcium buildup on the topsoil like tapwater usually creates.( ; v ; )

[@Soap0027]

Oh and also, if you had other plants in there, it's possible that they could have overrun the spanish moss. If the water you used had a higher Ph, other plants would flourish from it, to the point of aggressively driving out the spanish moss. Spanish moss doesn't so much have a preference for Ph than just that other plants don't do well with water in the 5.0 - 5.5 range. Which just means that with a lower Ph, your spanish moss won't be bullied into submission.. if that was what was going on before. * s h r u g * :'3

[@ChubbyRatt]

Absolutely stunning. You need more recognition in the KZbin community!

[@logankaye9806]

Hey, so, to solve the problem with the clay, heres a tip. Take some claybased, non chemical/toxic kitty litter, take it with 1/3 cat litter, 2/3 top soil, then mix together, then add water and you get home made repti-putty! I wanna patent it but it works SO WELL in your tanks, I've used it as a silicone replacement in some tanks when putting bark as a background and I've built an entire waterfall in my garter-snake enclosure out of the stuff, try it out sometime!

[@shmand]

This channel is so chill. Keep it up man.

[@ReptileRepublic]

Love this video your editing quality has been improving so much lately.

[@GoHerping]

Thanks!

[@timpark02]

0:52 them transitions better than microsoft powerpoint

[@aurora_dawn123]

Those are some gorgeous tillandsias.

[@azrasamonichi3637]

Very pretty....will be looking into those products for my new snake next year! Thanks Alex! 😉

[@MissHQinn]

The oof at the end got me. Lol great video!

[@merkules6]

What a beautiful vivarium! And I bet the snake enjoys it too. Thank you, I will do a similar one for my sand boa when I'll finally get one :)

[@meganpayne9332]

I felt the emotion at 2:46. I've been there! 😭😂

[@jaclynbacci8361]

Such a great video! I can't wait to do a build with the excavator clay! It was so clever to use the balloons! I have some great ideas now!

[@Devologist15]

Love the ending 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@SeekingtheWild]

that's so cool how much customization you can do to terrariums.

[@bigdawg6471]

Great job on the editing on this video!

[@lastnamefirstname9695]

I couldn’t find that new thermostat anywhere!!! Finally found them on EBay of course, got two for a new build I’m doing for my Mexican Kingsnake and Ball Python, they are so much more streamlined than the others on the market. Thanks for the video, you guys deserve way more subs! This videos editing was perfect as usual!

[@seadragondrawings7843]

That looks amazing, you did such a good job with the live plants.

[@abbielouise4761]

Your animals are so lucky to have you! This was so interesting to watch

[@robertcable9779]

Those Tillandsias are stunning!

[@vinht150]

the editing in these videos are getting sOO good omg

[@vinht150]

oh my god yes the ending !! keep iT uP!

[@GoHerping]

haha thank you!

[@ohno4458]

I bet the sand boa loves it!

[@azimelserpentine]

Absolutely beautiful build, my heart swelled at the end. Love your editing style and music choice. Truly superb content. Cheers!

[@nasrythfunes8265]

I just have to do this, that silicone thing with the foam. Improves a tank so much

[@xthisgirldrawsx8197]

Hey Alex! I just wanted to say I love your channel. Yesterday I got a baby cinnamon BP because of you. Keep up the amazing work! 👍

[@GoHerping]

thank you! great choice

[@maryv5815]

The editing and cinematography is so on point 👌🏻

[@britneypotter2458]

Ugh. I wish I could like the video 20 more times. Love love love.

[@Hivecapes]

Yo the moment you hit 100K I will be so proud of you YO OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HEARTING THE COMMMENT THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME! I WISH I COULD HAVE AS MANY REOTILES AS YOU. omg srry im so exited I wuv you goherping. thank you

[@Alhapro]

This is impressive work,nice idea with the cavern kit!!!

[@juliereis146]

You can actually use a little dab of hot glue and stick the air plants to anything. So you could put them on the glass and make an entire wall of air plants or arrange them across the back wall to add more to what you already have there. Heck with as many as you have you might be able to do both lol 😂

[@amke0442]

Showing a friend my sand boa tank Hmmm yes, that’s some nice sand

[@ren-xi3yx]

i can really tell you love your animals. thank you for sharing this.

[@constanceclaudine-calla5605]

Your videos are so well put together! I’m never disappointed!

[@moogoesthewolfgang]

I'm planning on getting a Kenyan Sand Boa and this enclosure is my inspiration lol

[@eliegbert8121]

2:19 that sound is so satysfying

[@snakesonaframe2668]

Whenever i use suction cups, i always run them under hot water for a minute or two before sticking them on, they always stay every time I do that!

[@c.collinsakaibrium2095]

This was fantastic to watch and I'd absolutely love to this for my little sand boa.....once he grows up, baby is to nervous for anything more then a small tub right now

[@virgilio4883]

Keep up the good work, great editing

[@savanahkuklinski6833]

Beautiful set up! This was really well shot as well! Good job 👍🏼

[@mgecko2959]

Again you proved you are very talented young man. Keep it going, great job.

[@GoHerping]

thanks :)

[@mgecko2959]

NP :) I really enjoy your videos, you are most likely not even half my age but would have no problem hanging out with you and treating you like someone my age :)

[@mirandasmenagerie5395]

This is so gorgeous. It will definitely be a pain to clean though so best of luck lol. I remember when you were live streaming part of it, it was fun to watch though you were struggling a bit

[@JurassicReptiles]

Also if you lick or get the suction cup moist with water,that will increase the amount of suction on the cup

[@rojusurbonas6583]

Loving the use of tsilandsias

[@kas2515]

Awesome job, Alex. it looks amazing

[@victoriapapesh6892]

Just so beautiful 😍 you're very artistic and talented... Great video 👍

[@picktheblueone]

Nice job. You are a creative and passionate young man. I should mention however that air plants do not mix well with the dry environment that Sand Boas usually live in. Although, they can and do live in more humid environments, a sand set up like this one is usually not one of those. Those air plants will need to be soaked once a week and/or misted to stay alive and healthy. Looks very cool though.

[@finn-qc3bv]

That is sick. One of the coolest boss out there! Great job man

[@lunarbunny1247]

aspen is good because it holds their burrows up. now it has the best of both worlds :)

[@matinapapadopoulou9286]

Great work Alex!! Always enjoy watching your videos .. !!

[@borgdorg242]

That tank looks beautiful

[@Franklechi]

I really love this setup

[@SamsAHam]

That’s so pretty and I wish I could do that but my sand boa would dig all of those plants up INSTANTLY 😅

[@ambersaxolotls2840]

Amazing video! I’m sure ember is enjoying her new habitat greatly! although this was far from a sad video, I ended up tearing up thinking about Vera. Wish I could have done this for my baby girl. On a happy note keep up the great work! Further explanation for others: Vera was my baby sand boa that had internal parasites and furthermore led her to starving herself, I euthanized her when I tried everything possible, Rest In Peace.

[@beyondxepic]

When the suction cups don't work put a drop of water in them. That usually does the trick

[@thisisbadpoetry]

Is he using a plastic toy beach shovel lol Alex you're the best Oh wow the knife so vicious

[@yeahsokaye]

Holy shit, good content.

[@rylanblack8571]

Zoomed is amazing. They liked an istagram photo I posted and sent me a free water dish to try. Excellent service.

[@ricardonarvaez4378]

Dope looking vivarium

[@GAKOTRON]

I love your channel and the style you film in!

[@lovebug9386]

Perfect voice over!! So talented!!

[@selene_7191]

MOST SATISFYING VIDEO IN THE WORLD

[@ManyLegions88]

Beautiful setup as well as artistic video as well! Super impressive all around

[@GoHerping]

Thanks!

[@ciggyroach]

Im gonna use this as inspiration for my bearded dragon im getting soon! thx!

[@aidanfordsword6954]

Lol

[@romangold9076]

Goherping-This video is not sponsored Also Goberping- “Zoo Med was kind enough to send over all these products, check their link in the description.”

[@헤헤-w8k]

That is sooo cool!! Im really happy to see ur vids. Thanks for the vidio!

[@alexandria3005]

If you’re suction cups don’t work soak them in hot water for 10 minutes then let cool they should work after that👌🏼

[@niklasrappl1752]

This Video inspired me to do a rebuild on my Leopard Gecko Terrarium with clay. Thank you so much:) Oh and congratulations to this awsome terrarium build

[@exnedu1738]

Happy Noodle!

[@synneysins]

You’re crazy creative! Love your content

[@luke_ess1107]

Yay i can finally have a reference for making a sand boa vivarium

[@luke_ess1107]

Ayy a heart. Thats more than my father ever gave me

[@lynneeilishe]

Your face when the clay collapsed lol

[@colinfriend4995]

Very beautiful setup

[@CH-hl9ex]

THAT LOOKS AMAZING!!!

[@ForRealAndTrue]

To be honest, I didn't expect much from 50 air plants but it looks SO good in the end.

[@lactoseexotics9823]

First, these are my favourite snakes. They are so flipping cute!

[@blue_banana_2127]

Best tank i hav ever seen Should be proud

[@lorigrace5549]

not video related....but i got my monty in a sweater hoodie yesterday. sooo cute! order one you guys!!!

[@GoHerping]

yay :D

[@elitesniper2353]

Great setup