Junglearium OVER BEFORE IT STARTED?!? I have a LEAK!

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[@astrogumbie2399]

As a person who works on fixing up homes I advise you to leave the door open and put a Fan on that spot where the water leaked to help dry the wood if not you may get possible Black mood just something you might not know, anytime you have a leak and water leaks on wood you have to ensure its dried correctly. Great video as normal. My opinion on the lights might still be little to bright most jungle areas have gaps of light due to the dense tail trees but I really like the look you have done with the Tree stump.

[@GlitzyWitch]

Great advice ❤

[@sandywalter9728]

Petra... when bromiliads have babies, the mother plant dies. Also when leaves turn yellow, it means over watering or too much moisture, not too much light. Just a few plant tips for you! ❤❤❤

[@Chris66121]

How long after making pups will the mother die? I keep reading that, my bromeliad has been making pups for over a year, still looking healthy. I'm hoping it doesn't sie

[@sandywalter9728]

@ashton6612 The mother usually gets brown and shrivels, and you trim it out close to the base... but if it still looks healthy, there is no harm in leaving her there. You can dig and move the babies if you'd like.

[@Chris66121]

@sandywalter9728 I've already cut the pups off and they're growing on their own. The mother is attached to a chunk of cork in my crestie enclosure. So far it is healthy, but I've got more bromeliads if she does die I guess lol

[@sandywalter9728]

@@Chris66121 Absolutley... never enough new plants! Good luck!

[@TheAndybear06]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@Chris66121same… I have quite a few tanks for dart frogs for a lot of years and I’ve never had a bromeliad die off after putting out pups. They keep growing Year after year.

[@dbrey2635]

Can't wait for this thing to complete. Hopefully plenty of time lapses of feeding and night life once finished.

[@faunasanctum]

I fully intend to build a Junglearium of my own someday ;) also, the yellowing of some leaves might be a case of acclimation die-off, the plants simply adjusting to the new conditions in this new environment :) As for the Isopods, perhaps keep the colonies seperate for a time and focus on letting them grow their population in a smaller enclosure first before introducing them to the Junglearium :)

[@pebcak420]

Im hoping you find a clutch of isopods hiding out somewhere safe in the foliage. They might have all congregated in some comfort zone (probably near the water feature)

[@deadb0yy]

I feel like you have the right amount of plants and shouldn't add anymore. As the plants grow and spread they should fill up the enclosure. Looks awesome and I am excited to see the progress!

[@TheDarkDen]

but I want a bit more variety ;D

[@Kotten7508]

Don't overplant. It will get better later if you give it some time. Given that the top ones likes the "clay" ofc.

[@maryjodennis5688]

You said that there is ventilation. I think as a plant mom, id put a big fan on the green. Cross ventilation or air supply. Love the placement of the monstera and bromeliad. This was such a soothing video to watch. In Croatia, what are your greenhouses, plant stores and garden like? Tell me more! With love from Maine mommy MJ and Elayne

[@3Clod]

3:31 "the light for the enclosures turned off automatically for the night" *proceeds turning it on again* all the spiders that were preparing for the night hunt: "damn! this was a short night!"

[@TheBlubunni]

@14:27 I think that's a begonia, they can grow quite big Petko. Beautiful leaves indeed. They also flower.

[@jenniferbeyer6412]

That leaf that broke off. You can try to get it to root as a cutting. Put it in water hopefully it will develop roots. You can cut leaves and root them the same way then you can put them else ware. Possibly find some flowering plants to add. It's looking great. Awesome work.

[@devinrocks6716]

Love how this monster junglearium is coming together Petko! Wanted to give a tip, since you have so many enclosures with plants in the den. You could take propagations from plants within your enclosures to help fill the vivarium without having to buy more plants. Plus that will get some trimming down if you have an overgrown enclosures. I do this a lot with my pothos plants I have in enclosures, and have so many individual plants now I can use in other enclosures. Can’t wait for the next junglearium video!

[@Raven_Black_252]

The plants are probably readjusting to their new places. Many plants and especially flowers become stunted when you replant them somewhere different. Just like animals becoming stressed when you travel with them for long distances.

[@britishgecko8502]

Very beautiful, I can't wait to watch the mini ecosystem unfold as you add creatures and critters. But even if you didn't add anything to it, it would have to be one of the biggest and prettiest terrariums built 😍

[@MANNY100123]

at 16:35 there is a spider hidden that pops out when you pass your finger over it, Is that one of the spiders that were eating your isopods? These Junglearium vids are my fave! Can't wait for more! :D

[@TheDarkDen]

Yeeep, that's a small one!

[@MrBeeMeR320D]

It's definetly coming together really good. Don't overdo the planting, because when the get bigger it will be chaos. Ihope the wood where the drainage hole is in won't get hurt by all that water... Also, i think there are actually some other projects on KZbin that are bigger but nevertheless the junglearium is huge ;) And yes, the pain of waiting to get animals in there is real, hahaha

[@piv9976]

I have tbh when you first started the junglarium and you were building the staircase thingy I didn't think it would turn out this nice, it really looks amazing now. Btw you shouldn't worry too much about the postion of the plants you can always relocate them if needed

[@md-oj7pd]

To be completely honest I'm more interested in the build and the progress of the actual enclosure yea I'm excited for the animals but I've learned so much from you so that's why the actual build and progression of the actual enclosure is what is more exciting to me

[@katherineirons4967]

It looks beautiful, it's amazing to see the progression from some of the early videos!

[@melaniezagata4402]

The jungelarium is looking great❤❤❤❤

[@71janas]

I can't wait to see how it looks in a year. Looks amazing already 👌

[@GlitzyWitch]

Your jungle is getting really good, im so glad the waterfall and the pond didnt leake, whah a nightmare that would have ɓeen!!! ❤

[@vsdagama]

The plant you had to cut the leafs from + the other plants that look unhealthy could be a Thrips infestation instead of a lighting problem. (Brown spots, holes in leafs, yellowing, ...) These insects are very small and hard to detect, but can do a lot of damage. I'm currently fighting my own war with these atm. Good luck!

[@DoNE021]

Think something like that to. Or its lack of nitrate if its larger spot of the leaf's, but if he had them bugs earlier it most likely them that cause the spots. Hard to get rid of this tiny bugs. Only take some to survive or eggs and they will be back. probably need to take the whole plant out and some dirt around the plant, when first see them bugs. Should grow each new plants separately for 2-3weeks, before put them in along other. To make shore they are healthy. And treat them with some kind of somewhat friendly pesticid first week of those 2-3week. Let the pesticide go away before put the plant in there. so it don't damage or hurt animal inside there. There are some good handheld USB microscope or regular microscope that wont need a computer. That can be good to have to spot them and see what it is.

[@DoNE021]

The bugs can even get transfer to other enclosure. If not clean hands and arms good when go between enclosure's. plant growers worst nightmare, Thrips and them Spider Mites.

[@thomasbazin1529]

Big advice for the plants: Spider plant! (Scientific name: Chlorophytum comosum) It grows like weed, stores a lot of water in its fleshy roots, and do well in ANY light setting. You just cannot kill it. And it spreads like crazy once it blooms. It grows a lot of pups fro. Its flower stalk. You'll have to trim the flower stalks though, otherwise it will become a hell of a mess... 😅

[@TheDarkDen]

Hmmm, I had that plant die in my 2nd biggest enclosure I was building for a tree monitor...is that an achievement? :'D

[@thomasbazin1529]

@@TheDarkDen I do think so! 😳 Well, I hope the monstera and other plants will fare better!

[@yegoloda681]

I think Biotope Galley's 4m Paludarium build might be bigger. The 10m definitely is, but that was for a zoo. They do a lot of big builds.

[@Nambamm]

No actually the Micans will do great in the indirect light under the begonia, their leaves will bleach really easily in bright light, so if you want the dark velvet leaves, less light is fine

[@TH_aquatics]

I love how you are taking your time with this and im sure its been iver a year and a half with this project i hope it all goes well petko.

[@MOONOVERMIAMI]

Hello great video information and updates Petcko

[@CedrisaurusRex]

The moss on the back wall looks so gorgeous already!

[@reptile2372]

You need to give us a 360° View of the Dark Den!🤩

[@stevem8131]

Been watching this come together, and it's looking very nice! Most of the plants are thriving. Just can't wait until we see the animals added. Keep up the great work!

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

That was awesome. I am VERY interested in seeing the planting of the vivarium and all the plants you will be using.

[@juankruger2598]

The biggest on The KZbin. I enjoy the occasional lil idiosyncrasies in episodes. I'm NOT laughing at you or your speach at all. I enjoy every aspect, even those tiny little things. And the tiny little critters too. Thanks for another and WELL DONE Dude!

[@kropka8259]

13:00 It might have been thrips, horrible to get rid of, they might be in soil still. I would suggest neem oil spray, you can google recipe for quantities, its natural and really does work. Currently trying to save my alocasia zebrina 😅

[@jalynnestanaway6029]

The tall plant in the middle with the large leaves, not sure of the name but it looks similar to a begonia which can be Propagated. So if you do cut it down, you can replant the trimming and it will grow another plant.

[@amberbusinger3450]

Only if you cut it below a node. It won't have the cells to produce roots if there isn't a node.

[@AJVD2123]

There’s currently a small time KZbinr building a 15,000+ liter (4,000 gallon) aquarium/palladium. If it leaks again, just go bigger

[@jaymcleod5684]

WE NEED MORE JUNGLARIUM UPDATESSSS

[@chestpains1106]

Wow feels weurd beung early. Good thing ya caught me on the can.

[@elyclush1]

love your vids man

[@vwvw4]

I don't have a green thumb, so no idea, but I wonder if orchids would survive in your junglearium to add a bit of colour? also perhaps a fiddlehead fern as then you can eat the fiddleheads. It would be interesting as well to have some carnivorous plants, since you could have feeding videos for them.

[@gayforbrae5693]

i remember seeing someone making a somewhat similar tank for their hermit crabs with a large land area and basically just an aquarium put into there with the intention of it being big enough to put some marine hermits in i was interested in doing something similar for mine and asked him about how it was going turns out the land crabs kept dumping substrate into the marine section and it would mess up the water quality super quick im not sure what youre planning to put in the entire enclosure or the actual aquarium but yea i can see the water section getting substrate pretty easily dumped into there and end up blocking the filter and destroying the water quality that section close to the water area might be really cool to put some carnivorous plants in there

[@thedude8046]

That enclosure is huge! What do you keep in there, a petkosaurus?

[@jamesgoodchild7140]

U should add some nerite snails to ur water area they will keep the algae down and they will clean the rocks that u wiped in the video aswell

[@veronikavalentine9456]

Such stunning progress and dedication and such progress from so many months ago. So excited to see it all completed. And just a reminder to keep on being your wonderful self, you bring thousands of us out here so much joy with your videos and as much as I love seeing all the animals it is you who makes them all complete. Keep swatting those haters and know that there is WAY more love for you out here than anything those trolls can muster up. ✌🏼💚🪳🪲🦂🕷🐌

[@incompletex]

Hello dear Dark Den! I want to give you a few tips about the isopods. First of all: I've been breeding Isopods for about 8 years, in many different setups, because I just want to learn a lot about these animals. Unfortunately, the isopods you added were already dead when you added them. The different species of isopods you had were very active. They explore the whole setup before deciding where to stay. That's why the spiders were able to capture a lot of isopods. The spiders themselves have been the smallest problem, the size of the terrarium is the problem. A small group of a single species of isopods must be at least 50+ individuals for the size of your terrarium. Otherwise the animals will not have a chance to implement in this setup. The problem here would have been that they would have eaten your plants and the moss immediately. So the question is how do you add these little cuties without them nibbling at your plants or dying due to the setup being too big... (they like to eat the roots of plants) There is one species which is very resistant to almost anything. The species is called "Porcellio laevis". These are available in many different colors and patterns. You can merge different colors with no problem and they multiply very well too!! In addition, this is the largest isopod species in existenten you can keep and buy. They mainly eat dead leaves and like to eat dead wood. So if you mix this into the soil, it will easily last for 2-3 years without having to mix in new leaves or dead wood. Since the isopods already have natural enemies (the orb spiders that are inside right now) they can't multiply too quickly either. So you can easily add a group of 30-35 animals IN ONE PLACE without them dying quickly. And the good thing is, because they reproduce so quickly, they're very inexpensive to get almost anywhere in the world. Very warm and happy greetings from Germany!

[@TheDarkDen]

Thanks for the tips, I already have TONE of them in my other smaller enclosure, that's why I was looking to add some variety!

[@kingchrome2035]

If you tie the pipes up so that the water can’t run down it then you don’t have a need to get shorter pipes

[@kurama2512]

pretty sure i've seen bigger from serpadesign for diy enclosers. but still really cool regardless. love seeing diy stuff

[@ryanspencer6778]

Those begonias may turn out to be problematic. They do get large, and they will also easily spread through seeds. I've actually had them become a bit of a weed in my greenhouses.

[@victoriaross9941]

5:05 Only you could be so powerful as to grow a plant which sprouts roaches😂 that's one way to populate the enclosure!

[@Christinas_creatures]

Poor little isopods have a rough time lol my chameleon's enclosure is bioactive too but she keeps eating them 😂

[@jollycox]

If you believe/see that a plant doesn't thrive where it is planted you should replant it somewhere else with more or less light or humidity.

[@chewbarker110]

Rest the filter bucket on cat litter it will soak up any leaks and put a water alarm under the cat litter

[@Pantomath.]

Awesome channel. Excellent job Petko. ❤

[@gustav1585]

Will you add spiders/communal Tarantulas in there? Nice project btw it looks amazing so far

[@binkyboo4793]

Looking good! Can't wait til it has animals. It's going to be awesome!

[@els_gachaaa]

I love u so much and ur videos are amazing!! and I love spiders as much as u like!! and keep up ur amazing work!!❤︎❤︎

[@EXOTICPETSCOMMONWEALTH]

Jungelarium looks amazing, wanted to make one myself, just needed funds to make it happen lol 😅

[@cahinh.8870]

A carnivorous plant would be nice in that Junglearium 😁😁😁😁

[@shaunacorrigan9372]

I need a plant junkie to tell me the name of the plant that Petko was commenting on how big the leaves are. It's so cool and I need one now!!

[@jdssurf]

i wish we had video of you finding it and freaking out with lots of naughty words lol

[@kieranwelsh327]

Looks good keep it up! 😊

[@danielclark8094]

It looks amazing! Sweet content dude! 👌 🤛 🤙🙏

[@joejohnson81]

It could be useful to use a light meter to get an idea of how powerful your lights are in different spots of the enclosure to help you get an idea of what plants to put where. I just use an app on my phone myself. Also, predatory mites are a possible solution to pest infestations if you get another outbreak (which I imagine is highly likely in an enclosure of this size with lots of plants), though you might have to restock your springtail population after the pests are gone.

[@michellemorningstar880]

Wow Cannot wait for this to be done ....going to be epic and looks amazing hope you fix it up..love your videos.

[@navy_bro028]

you should get a stronger water pump for the water fall. just barley you can tell its a "waterfall"

[@rokascerskus9706]

The plant with big leaves you can just let it grow when it gets big maby it will fall down if not cut it.

[@PeppersnGlowworms]

Yeah, plant the plants just as planned!

[@handleforyoutube]

Some of the rocks look like they can eventually fall very easily into the glass door

[@TheDarkDen]

🤫

[@missdire]

The one thing I like about watching Petko is that not everything goes perfectly. He drops things, he makes mistakes, things break, things escape, he gets distracted. It makes him so relatable.

[@Jironnimo-et4br]

He is nothing more than a bloody beginner who earns his money with you.

[@Jironnimo-et4br]

Mistakes, yes, but they are at the expense of the animals.

[@paf2606]

6:24 Petko leaked what One Piece really is! (It's also in the title)

[@the_animal_ark]

Yellowing leaves may mean they need fertiliser! But I don’t know how that works in a biological Bioactive setup Or even is that would be safe

[@tanker965]

You should add a ficus, like ficus Benjamin or fiddle leaf fig, some type of tree would be cool 😎, love the project ❤

[@JohnC-xu3kq]

Very nice enclosure! Do you ever plan on keeping snakes?

[@binkyboo4793]

He promised his wife he would never get a snake.

[@OrbvsTomarvm]

when are you putting the snakes in

[@WRKF0RAMMO3]

You need colorful flowers in there.

[@Jironnimo-et4br]

You can ask what you want. He is a beginner who sells well. I'm curious about his answers.

[@constantinyanicostas4664]

Complex project always needs adjusments !

[@irindale]

that's an Alocasia zebrina, spider mites magnet 😅

[@ChantalsCritters]

Great video

[@deewhitcha6014]

seems crazy that ALL the isopods are gone😮

[@nouqi2208]

I LIVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS MASTERPIECE U CREATED ❤ I got a Question: What is this spreating plant on the Background wirh teeny tiny leaves which can be seen around 16:47 on the right next to the plant hes Showing?

[@joannefamelio1412]

Noooo that's terrible!! You took forever to Build that enclosure, well it's time to Sort it out, good luck Petco.😢😮😮😮😮

[@z0eshi]

cannot wait to see the first animals get in there but I have to ask as I haven't seen you mention it (you might have but i forgot) but how do you heat the entire enclosure? its a large space so if it gets cold in winter anything living would obviously struggle without it so I am a little curious, also would you ever put carnivorous plants? even just pitchers and sun dews and no fly traps it would look really cool

[@tanker965]

What would be cool is to get freshwater grass, it grows fast! And it’s smooth

[@peteb7810]

Im going to Croatia in about 3 weeks

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

I wish I could travel into the future and see what the junglearium will look like in two years.

[@abstract8816]

looks cool congrats how can i protect my self from new world tarantula hairs

[@kevinpoe8137]

What animals do you planning on putting in it

[@JeffR.-ne4zg]

Can you tell me please, what is the name of the plant that you just place on the background? Thank you for your videos! Lots of good information and entertaining

[@siahcj652]

please consider white cloud minnows

[@jb222111]

It is coming along nicely! You seem to have a green thumb! ❤️

[@Purserr]

wow those camera shakes. dizziness. 😵‍💫

[@tarantu-leah]

Love to Petko!

[@marimbagirl1993]

I remember you putting in a few isopods before, are those still doing okay?

[@Kloud5280]

Talk about photosynthesis

[@sdqsdq6274]

monstera dubia to me seem like not a hardy plant , always die on me , maybe one these day i try again

[@gaigan742]

hi,sorry if i ask but there is an expo this september in italy and i wanted to buy a tarantula,the problem is that it is far from here and I would know how do you bring arthropods from a far country to Greece using public transport,thanks!

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

Noooooo, the horror!!!!

[@DoorsToHideBehind156]

What does he plan on putting in there?

[@exoticworld3526]

Bok Petko, Karlo ovdje, nije najveći, Serpadesign ima veće projekte