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[@ashmullahey3065]

I wouldn't be surprised if some of the roots from the plants were pushing through and damaging the seal under the substrate

[@Frogger]

Maybe it started leaking, after he pulled out the huge plant in the last update video?

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

Seems like a strong possibility and something important to consider before a project like this. I'm guessing this didn't occur to him, since I never heard him mention it. Roots can wreak all kinds of havoc. The more I think of it the more I suspect it will cause huge problems.

[@Aznfanta]

one thing ive learned from watching darkden is that he isnt good with water features or sealing. so thats another possibility

[@cyberra0180]

​@@LukeMcGuireoides Roots are how paper beats rock, Petko is going to have fun with that in the future

[@jblb9656]

exactly my first thinking

[@azimmy7297]

Try triple sulfa soaks and apply triple antibiotic ointment applied with cotton swabs a couple times a day. Frog should clear up in a few weeks.

[@dbrey2635]

You should do moss on the side walls it would look awesome.

[@DrakonicKnight]

At 12:18- that is a nemertean. They won't hurt the frogs but they will eat up your springtails and small invertebrates.

[@lunalacuna2570]

It's really good to see dart frogs in such a big enclosure! I'm no expert but keep a lot of frog species and have an interest in treatment and prevention of disease. For the one with some kind of ulcer on her leg I'd personally consult a specialist herp vet but if that's not possible there is Enrofloxacine in an over the counter preparation for frogs which I'd start asap unless a vet says otherwise. I'd recommend putting her in a semi-sterile quarantine enclosure with plastic hides and plants, a shallow dish for water, and paper towel just temporarily until you know what's going on and it's healing well - this also reduces chance of transmission if it's contagious. Even if you can't get her seen there are vet labs you can send cutaneous swabs to who will be able to tell you what the source of the infection is and this will dictate ongoing treatment. Hope that helps and thank you for all of the brilliant content over the years. :)

[@jianchierentin2546]

I agree with you, it could be some kind of fungus that can pass to the others.

[@heyokawolf13]

Chrytrid fungus is scary.

[@erinbaker9226]

Why did your comment "Unfortunately I cannot please everyone, that's just the human nature," talking about your process of downsizing the collection, make me feel so relaxed. You are so good at being a youtuber. Thanks for letting us vote on who gets the boot. Although I'm sure no matter who gets picked there will still be plenty of lovely arachnid content 🤓

[@fippywip]

13:00 that shot of the frog eating the isopod was AWESOME! it makes total sense why a livestream would be extremely difficult with so many small creatures. thanks for the great work!

[@pim4686]

I'm about 13 minutes in and I have to say, it's so amazing to see this huge enclosure to just discover random things in. Like the mystery of who ate the roaches or suddenly seeing the frog eating an isopod. Cool that you caught it on camera as well!

[@HakiYoki]

As a short-term solution that silicone "ring" underneath might work, but long-term it's not going to be of much use. If you have a leak now, it will only get bigger with time and more water will escape. You might want to think about sealing the entire underside with something

[@haydenroe5168]

For future potential needs you should see if CT1 silicone is available where you as it can be applied underwater so will be fine to apply whilst surfaces are wet😊

[@capatainnemo]

as i said before... glue bromeliads to the side walls..... breeding spots for the frogs but wont take up too much space

[@mattblake9936]

neither of these species of frogs use bromeliads for breeding

[@kalisha9580]

Hey Petko, maybe you can't hear the Auratus calling, because their call is very quiet in comparison to the Vittatus ("the orange ones" 😃). Also I find the Vittatus to be one of the loudest dart frogs out there! Auratus make more an sound like a ratchet. I would recommend to look for an yt video of their sound; it is really hard to describe! The "leaches" are planarians; carnivorus worms! As long as you can keep them in check they are no problem. In the dart frog hobby we do not like them, because they eat the fruit flies..

[@broman6662]

No it is not planaria, it is a leech

[@silasfoulon]

Maybe if you put a camera on like ground level and put some food in front of it maybe we will see some action😊👍

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

Good idea. My zebra isopods looove carrots. I slice baby carrots in half long ways and put the halves in the enclosure. Sometimes they're gone in just a few days, and my colony is only on its first new generation. I started with ten or fifteen. Still don't have many. They'll definitely come out from hiding if you put in some food that they really like.

[@spyro257]

it's crazy to see all the stuff u DIDNT put in there, coming to life in so many ways... same happened to AntsCanada, as he found FOUR different ant colonies, in his latest setup, that he had no idea was in there... gonna be cool to see this in a few months, when there's much much more in there, and all settled in!

[@Static140]

And termites too in the hallelujah stump 😊

[@Tomurai2776]

I doubt AntsCanada just found stuff. He crafts his videos carefully to create content and generate as much "drama" as possible. Sometimes it's subtle, often times it's not

[@spyro257]

@@Tomurai2776 he would not put 4 different ant colonies, in the same spot... he's not about showing ant wars... he felt bad, for doing an ant experiment, and said he would neveer do it again, and this would be just that...

[@TaeAlpine121]

@@spyro257people lie all of the time especially content creators lol

[@ladyjessiecoyne2617]

Have you seen Ant Canadas rainforest vivarium it is out of this world.....

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

It's cool but I like Petko's better. It's a true one man build. I just really prefer his plant selection and the inclined set up is far superior imo

[@ladyjessiecoyne2617]

@@LukeMcGuireoides I love it as well, I love the effort he puts into everything he does...

[@amandarobb2856]

When feeding your frogs, maybe once a week or every other week, feed your Pitcher Plants. In nature, they love mosquitoes. I don't know how many other of your insects they eat. Thanks and praise from Peterborough Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 ♥️

[@Helveteshit]

Just take an iron bar, support the floor of that area. Make a big water sump of the lower area. REplace the wooden supports with something that doesn't siphon water. Problem solved. Re-seal with silicone on the lower compartment so if it leaks, it pools into that sump. Then simply create a stash fund in your bank for a re-modeling of the junglarium in five years. Then re-do it fully, along with a new scape. One being, buy Pond armour or similar products that is meant for plywood aquariums. To create a better water seal.

[@dhgodzilla1]

The Foundation for the Junglearium should also be Cement or Tile (Sealed as well) if it is going to hold Running Water 24/7, Particle Board & Water do not Mix Well

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

I love looking to see what's under the cork bark. You should do that in the future as well. It was so cool that you caught that sneaky frog snagging that little isopod! I was watching it closely and I saw it just disappear but I never would've guessed a frog lapped it up without you pointing it out. I love the junglearium!

[@coelacanth9311]

There is a landscaping expanding foam that I have seen used in wet conditions on various video's. I think that Serpae Design might have used it on his outside pond, perhaps ask him? It might end up causing more trouble than it fixes though, if water ends up being routed somewhere else.

[@fishkeepersuk8643]

I would dry it, dont qater for a few days and then i would take everything out from the underside and then rubber paint it all so it seals it

[@MrFirsttodie]

Love your content, always inspire me to want to put something together myself.

[@BellaIsa8603]

Thank you for sharing….oh, I was one of them that was sad about you downsizing in the last video BUT I also understood why since you explained about it in other videos before it. Also, over time breeders/owners change all the time on what they want and don’t want to do. Rather it’s from family issues, interest change, etc. Just be happy with whatever choice you make my friend😊

[@it_is_wut_it_is5475]

I think if you did the stream it would be cool to focus on the waterfall area, as it’s peaceful to listen to and interesting to see what interacts with it. Also I think that last video idea was great, I enjoyed picking out the tarantulas I thought you should keep.

[@atarcusxd]

I've been going through your videos while playing Season of Discovery myself, was funny to hear you bring it up!

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

I saw someone else mention that you could put a live stream cam on small area of the jungle and move it's location everyday or every however long you like. You could place food items or dead bugs there to attract inhabitants and give viewers some action.

[@hunterkelley5159]

For the 24 hour stream idea, Snake Discovery does something like that with their croc enclosure. I think they use reptilink cams. It might be a place to start

[@melissas5553]

That is a leech, they sometime hitch a ride on plants and they live in water, I would dispose of it for sure.

[@melissah4084]

It's all so beautiful, Petko. Thanks for the update. Someone else mentioned that plant roots could be the culprit of the leak, and as a avid plant keeper, I agree it's definitely possible. Even a common house plant's roots have the ability to cause issues like this. From watching you build the junglearium, I think you did a great job to ensure there wouldn't be leaks. Thanks for showing us all the updates!

[@mariestubbs4606]

Great vid luv how the Junglearium is ciming on.

[@raphael4428]

i think the leach thing could actually be a parasite i would check up on it

[@bradenisak6667]

Haircut looks good :) and as always a cool video!

[@NikoMoraKamu]

water is a true pain in the ass , maybe you can try to conduct the leaks to a reservoir with a pump to made the collect and dispose automaticly in case you forgot the poddle also if you can , try to dry those wet wood legs ,they are quite damped because the endgrain absorbs the water like a straw, they will become rotten quite fast in a wet and dark enviroment and can damage the full structure also can create molds and fungus and bad things that can mess the biome above

[@sarahcarry4037]

When you see wrestling/one frog on top of another it is always fighting/aggression and never breeding. Be careful.

[@dragospasciuc7233]

helloo! respect for the junglerium series, don't stop it, keep it up but in the future will you add some life in the water?

[@FLUFFYNINJAOFFICIAL]

oh no, I hate installations with water there are always problems with flowing water, I hope you will find a quick and effective solution, good luck😅

[@ChantalsCritters]

Great video

[@wolfe1970]

With that leak, a solution would be to cut a channel in the back wall under the leak and place a lead tray or plastic guttering in there, much like a normal roof guttering, then have a pipe coming out of the lead tray/guttering into the water capture bucket, this way any future leaks will be automatically caught

[@ralfgunter8779]

Wonderful video from you again. ❤❤😊😊😊. Best regards from South Denmark 👍🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰👍😀🤩

[@winstonleeman8739]

it would be a great newt or salamander habitat. awesome vid man 🔥👍👍👍

[@dbrey2635]

Let's go petko, let's go!

[@soasertsus]

I love the frogs so much, I was lucky enough to see some of them in the wild in costa rica and they're so beautiful. The red dragon milipedes are also amazing, I had one before and they're also beautiful animals! Can't wait to see how the junglarium develops!

[@chewbarker110]

Cat little is your friend when it comes to leaks, that or rice I always put my filters in a rice bucket that will keep the water leak under control

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

Many people making these huge enclosures lately. I hope the technical issues are resolved.

[@asylumental]

Who else besides petko and Mikey?

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

@@asylumental just those two, but there might be more that we don't know of.

[@kitmcgee9127]

This is an amazing ecosystem. If I were you I wouldn’t be able to tear myself away from it. Like an armchair right in front of it watching constantly. Absolutely awesome. I love the idea of a 24 hr feed!

[@Xakriuth]

Those tiny "leeches" gives me the shivers. I'd be worried that it was a kind of internal parasite. I have no idea though. I love watching your videos! All the luck to you!

[@darylmorse7337]

You should trim the dead leaves from the plants. It will make your plants stronger & it will make everything look even better.

[@vaskitheinsane3985]

dude ive been LOVING SOD! Glad to know you are a fellow WoW nerd

[@steveschindler2802]

If you go through with your silicone ring solution you could get a small fan and let it blow on the pool. It should evaporate the water fast enough so you wont have to wipe it up. Unfortunately I agree with someone else in the comments that the leak will probably get worse. Good luck.

[@canky6526]

the native centipedes that you showed in earlier videos might have eaten the roaches. we need to take care of those centipedes somehow, they might get big enough to hurt the frogs.

[@Crazzle_]

You should add a mini palm tree aka the Biophytum sensitivum would be awesome in there!! And it flowers and spreads

[@ricardocarvalho838]

Definitely i would spread a a few petri dishes in the vivarium so they have suitable surfaces to lay, petri dishes are normally really well accepted. About the wound i would research for a antibiotic safe to use if needed, if it spreads might be bacterial infection

[@pavle264]

I would assume its nemerteans. They will destroy your springtails. Its hard to get rid of them without changing the soil, bleaching everything and basically reset your enclosure just like with mites

[@agonisent206]

It´s amazing how you didn´t re-do the reading part in the end from the gift and left it as a natural reading mistake, unlike any other youtuber, is in your personality

[@MSusername69]

There could be a number of reasons why it started leaking. The weight of everything caused it to sag down a bit, heating/cooling could cause things to expand or contract, some roots of a bigger plant might have done it. Unfortunately a permanent fix would require everything be pulled out and to seal the crack up.

[@Wielorybkek]

it was so funny to suddenly hear "zabki zabki" and understand what you say, it's the same in Polish :D

[@valahnuk3593]

We have a type of sealant here in Sweden that is called Tec7, which can be applied under water. See if you can find something similar where you live.

[@andybrown1002]

For the Livestream, you could either do multiple cameras or you could change the camera angle daily or every couple days (basically one day could be pointed at the base of the stump, and the next could be by the water feature, then up by the Vermillion and the pitcher plant, etc)

[@scags365]

Your frog is going to be fine, he just took an arrow to the knee.

[@makaska5]

The 'buff' isopods have more chances to survive with 'żabki' as neighbours lol Also damn, you manage to have time for WoW? That's impressive

[@mario11115]

I know it's a lot of work and a bit annoying but I would redo the whole enclosure just in case. I would first try un take care of the drainage and probably put glass on the bottom and not wood. All of that with a bit of more support so the glass doesn't break. Like other people said, water always runing, plants that will have massive root systems mixed with wood planks are not really a dream team. And I would take advantage of having emptied the enclosure to also do the sides of the junglearium like you wanted to do. And once i'm 100% sure that everything will hold etc then I would just put eveything back inside like nothing ever happened ! :D At least I wouldn't mind, I think the fun part is building everything. So I would start grumpy about it and finish satisfied and happy XD

[@maryjodennis5688]

Plants are looking great!

[@shaunm3206]

They do but they may be causing problems underground.

[@maryjodennis5688]

@@shaunm3206 yes I imagine so. I'm a plant person and the growth on some of his plants must be an issue. I have no sound advice.

[@Casey_Becker]

I love your videos! I call my Colorado river toad жаба *(Shaba)* too sometimes since I'm Russian, and the vocabulary for toad/frog is the same lol :)

[@HeavyFlow.]

Next time use some fiberglass to seal it up it works better

[@HeavyFlow.]

Also if you're worried about the stream hit it with gorilla glue and it stop the flow and then silicon it up over

[@ElpredatorGYRO]

You could try to grow some orchids.

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

Orchids would be amazing. I bet they would grow like crazy. He could put hundreds of epiphytic dwarf orchids in the, but that would cost a fortune. Some of those epiphyte dwarf ferns would be awesome too

[@Gabber3490]

Told you so!!!!

[@Wtfzipcode]

the "baby leech" looking thig is a nemotode/roundworm. most are good for the soil and are a part of the CuC

[@aurora_dawn123]

If you get ficus pumila ficus villosa and marcgravia species they will climb up the walls, and ficus pumila comes in all sort of variety, so it's not all the same thing.

[@wezreplex0]

You should talk to antscanada about his vivarium if you need advice, he has a whole rain system set up so he might be able to help you deal with the leaks

[@ssdd3179]

half measures will only cause additional problems over time, such as mold.

[@mazztothemax1888]

I love watching the frogs!

[@jonduffin7560]

Pretty sure the worm thing at 12:00 is a kind of detritus worm. Dont think you should be worried. Only other idea would be a pretty big nematode

[@ItIsWhatItIs8120]

Red Leg syndrome maybe for frogs and salamanders can get bacterial infection called Bacterial dermatoseoticemia .It is common in amphibians. Mostly frogs getan oppurtunistic bacterial strain that attcks a weakened immune system , Maybe because of the move to the junglarium ? Ill keep looking for a diagnosis because my frogs could get it so i need to know as well .

[@gauchegrok4739]

It's weight, The water is squeezing past the silicone, more humidity less rainfall. Substrate is oversaturated.

[@dshobe720]

The "leech" that you found is a fly larvae they eat algae and pop out as a fly when they pupate. The ones I have here in the US don't taste food to our native tree frogs I have seen them spit out the fly after catching it. The tree frogs on my front porch prefer grain moths that I draw in with my porch light.

[@beckylietzow]

I remember you saying you regret not putting a background on the walls left and right. Have you thought about just attaching moss to the walls with glue? It would be extremely simple but also very effective

[@xxPRINTRULESxx]

Will you be adding more animals? I would love to see maybe a Huntsman or T!

[@kicksonfeet2294]

lol. just buy a Vucaseal. The one we are using in our Roofing when leaking. That can be applied in wet surface.

[@dshobe720]

Ok lexall brand silicone makes a product that will work underwater. There are also underwater epoxies in a putty form that will work in water to seal leaks on boats. I guess I have to make a video on products and application of the products to seal non glass enclosures. I do construction and sealing a shower area is just like building a vivarium or paludarium.

[@tkegger21]

I think the weight of the substrate, the clayballs(if you did have em), the water and the plants are all adding up and making your base collapse little by little

[@tinovanderzwanphonocave544]

frogs can get joint infections, no worries however if the frog can't fight the infection then the leg will simply self amputate and the frog will be fine. I know this because I used to catch frogs as a child and found quite a view with a leg missing a university amphibian expert told me the self-amputation story in his studies he found that frogs with infections would hide for a time and emerge with one fewer leg but otherwise perfectly healthy. and, with some tropical species, the leg can actually grow back. in the worst case, the frog dies well in a giant setup all the life in there will get rid of the body fast it's gruesome but it's nature.

[@md-oj7pd]

Absolutely love how the junglearium is progressing. Such an amazing job hard work really does pay off. I know there is a leak issue right now but your incredibly creative and I know you will fix it. You always make it work. Great work keep up the amazing content hope you and your family are well. Have an amazing week.

[@caughtafaygo]

a cool live stream would be awesome

[@jamesgoodchild7140]

Them little worms are nematodes, no harm to the frogs but will be feeding on smaller cuc (springtails and small isopods) so regulary top these up they would be coming in on plants usually

[@2Shanez516]

Give us some clips of you feeding roaches to the pitcher plants please! lol

[@stephenyoung8180]

Use CT1 to seal. Not silicone.

[@user-zp6ih4hb4t]

Use a product called CT1 it is adhesive to even a wet surface 👍🏼

[@thegarethh]

For the 24 hours feed, might be cool to have like go pro camera or similar that you put in a different observation spot inside the JUNGLEARIUM every week. Like the POV of animal living inside.

[@laurafranco7408]

Could you leave the water/rain off for a couple days and dry under the Junglarium? You could put silicone on the places that had leaks from underneath and try again?

[@TheSvartdemon]

Bro all those random insects are gonna kill ur frogs

[@anzepancur5178]

The warm like thing is not bad for ecosystem, it eats crickets tho. You have to water inside of bromeliads, or they are going to die

[@RavOCW]

Hey Petko! The Junglearium looks great at that point! I look forward for adding more species inside. It's yet another of your videos that I watch during tarantula feeding evening. Each time I watch Junglearium videos I have so many questions I haven't asked in the comment so here's my first time. Do you already have a plan of what species you'll get there? Or is it spontaneous decision (of course based on animal needs, keeping it in appropriate habitat etc. )? This thing is HUUUGE! I can imagine that there are a lot to come. Don't you worry about the dead bodies of bigger creatures (lizards etc. ) that may rotten when you don't spot them quick enough? Isopods may not eat them all :) Or is it like you see all animals from time to time and you can assume of the number alive? I'm sorry for the frog. I'm not an expert here (although I have had quite many animals over the years, including tarantulas, geckos, snakes). I think I'd used one of those antiseptic spray things that keep the wound kind of sterilized. It's great seeing your hobby growing over the time. The stream thing sounds awesome, I'll be one of the watchers! Keeping my fingers crossed for completing all your future plans! Greetings from Poland, Rafal

[@deniserobinson8294]

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[@CaptIronfoundersson]

For a live stream, maybe do a close up shot of one area and move the camera once a week. It would keep the stream from getting stale and still allow people to see the small details.

[@foxiepoxi9245]

I would love to see my favorite Bromeliad AECHMEA FASCIATA in the Junglearium! You just keep the center cup 1/4 full & flush it with fresh water every 1-2 months! 🩷 Sorry for the leak I hope it's an easy fix. 🩶

[@quintinnswain1143]

@thedarkden what is the name of the plant that is in the pot and where can I find one ????

[@chlodwigvanfredhoven1180]

You should put up a camera that can pan and zoom via online access, and them sell the ability to control the camera for like one dollar a minute or something.

[@zebedeemadness2672]

If it's as good as advertised? What about looking into the water proof tape, that you can apparently just slap over a leaking hole, maybe worth looking into. You're probably not looking to get a Chameleon like Felix any time soon, but what about some Madagascan dwarf chameleons for the Junglearium.

[@user-ko9jn1kh5d]

get the power-cords mounted to the struts so their off the ground in the event of a leak!!!! what if that leak was bigger? could come home to a fire.... Honestly I also worry about that plastic bin (sump ) cracking one day when the plastic degrades...it will probably happen when you move it.....perhaps glass custom glass sump on wheels or some kind of pull out tray system....

[@gayforbrae5693]

couldnt you get some black chicken wire or some mesh like that and just silicone it onto the side walls or just some other glue stuff along the top row or two of wire that should be enough surface for plants to grow on much easier