Giant 4350 gallon reptile enclosure - DIY timelampse

This giant enclosure is for my false water cobra, Tanuki.
The measuements are:
- Land compartment: 4m long x 1.8m wide x 2.1m tall (14ft x 6ft x7ft)
- Water compartment: 1.2m long x 1m wide x 1.3m tall (4ft x 3ft x 4.5ft)
All the costs are summarised at the end of the video.

[@joshsmith8758]

That’s a very lucky snake. I thought it would’ve been for a retic or burm…or monitor. I was intrigued by the project and envious of the craftsmanship. 10🌟’s!!

[@yoshinowa1]

Thank you! And sadly retics and burms are illegal here (big monitor species as well), but if they were allowed I'd give each of those much bigger than what I've built here! :D

[@MrBeeMeR320D]

@@yoshinowa1 where you from? I thought Belgium for some reason (Thoen on the shirt, BE on the box)

[@yoshinowa1]

@@MrBeeMeR320D You are correct, I'm from Belgium! I had my falsie before they made the list, so luckily I can keep her! :D

[@MrBeeMeR320D]

@@yoshinowa1 AH, ben ook van België (Sint-Niklaas). Heb ook geluk dat ik al een Burmees en een retic had 😔

[@mikepatterson9351]

Pretty awesome set up. Would love to see it when all the plants ha grown in and taken over.

[@tot8037]

using this to build mine but half the size. amazing video and build! congratulations! that hard work definitely paid off 🤩

[@wildwhippies1]

This is phenomenal! 😍

[@tiffanydawnlarkin]

This is so impressive!

[@yoshinowa1]

Thank you!

[@Orangutan_Stella]

Wow .. id love do something similar if i had space! I live in a one room flat in London! Got a couple of decent size vivs but even that is pushing it for me. Great job guys 😊

[@percythecryptid]

epic build

[@yoshinowa1]

Thanks!

[@Viva_Sativa]

That’s awesome!

[@yoshinowa1]

Thank you!

[@dzzspotreptariumeducationa6340]

Very nice, we're always looking for ideas. We in the process of getting our permanent Reptarium building going. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@yoshinowa1]

Sounds like an awesome project too! There is a more in depth podcast with @AnimalsatHomePodcast where I went more into detail on some things (such as which materials and why, making sure everything is safe for animals etc). 😊 I'll soon be posting an update when the rain-system is fully operational with how it's set up and how it was made!

[@dzzspotreptariumeducationa6340]

Thank you looking forward to the next video.

[@310ExoticReptiles]

New to the channel great video popped up on my recommended I just subbed have a good one I keep a bunch of reptiles myself on my channel

[@TerraViking]

Would love to see how it looks now about 1 year later, how the plants grew in and how the animal is doing inside would to see a update

[@yoshinowa1]

I'm waiting on the last pieces to make a rain-system, once it's installed I'm planning on making an update video, as the pond has been redone completely (with plexiglass instead of glass), so before the end of this year there will be a video! I might soon just post a short video of her exploring/swimming once 😊

[@notgaryoldman1178]

Ladies and gentleman all stand for the KZbin national anthem

[@bradsbioactivebuilds]

Cool idea, im getting ready to build a pvc 8w4d6h enclosure. What did you frame it out with?

[@yoshinowa1]

I used steel angle bar (the beginning of the video it's shown). Hardened steel of 4cmx4cmx4mm (1.6 inch x 1.6 inch and 5/32 inch thick). :) These profiles don't bend, not even over a length of 14ft. :D

[@bradsbioactivebuilds]

@yoshinowa1 thank you, where do you get them at?

[@yoshinowa1]

@@bradsbioactivebuilds I'm from Belgium so an exact shop won't help you, but you should be able to find them at most home depot stores or store with base construction materials!

[@bradsbioactivebuilds]

@@yoshinowa1 thank you! 🤘💯🦎🐢🐸🐍

[@bradsbioactivebuilds]

@@yoshinowa1 how did you secure the plywood to the steel angle bar? With bolts? Thanx for your responses

[@gabrielhenning1620]

Oh my gosh… so much inspiration 😂 I definitely want to do something like this for my Central American boa when I get a place! What animal was this for?? I’m assuming a big snake as well, but could also be a monitor lizard, or something else??

[@yoshinowa1]

Thank you! And this enclosure houses a false water cobra 😁

[@gabrielhenning1620]

@@yoshinowa1 Awesome 😎 that is one lucky snake

[@rtt7721]

Very nice build, how much did all the materials cost you if you don't mind me asking? I know prices are still pretty high with construction materials and I'm looking to make one around half the size.

[@yoshinowa1]

Thank you! And there is a summary of all the individual costs at the end of the video! This was over a 2 year timespan so the prices on there might not match the current prices of some materials. The total was 6K but the individual costs of each part are at the end. :D

[@cedar5347]

Is there anything that you'd wish you'd done differently? Are/were you worried about moisture affecting the osb?

[@yoshinowa1]

The only thing I can think of is reinforcing the PE panels on the pond (the black panels)! I'm not worried at all for the OSB and moisture as the whole inside got covered in pond foil. No moisture can get to those. :D

[@colecampbell1906]

It's a nice build, though for 6,000 idk if I personally would find it worth the cost as I could make one a little smaller for alot less. Definitely don't mean any offense though, it's an awesome enclosure that the snake will love.

[@yoshinowa1]

Thank you! And no offense taken! 😊 it is pretty expensive, that is a fact. I just went with the size of the room for the size of the enclosure and didn't consider the costs when I started it, that's also why it took me so long to finish it. XD It was also a good way to keep my big tropical plants :D

[@ericluscombe3272]

If you reno or build another instead of using the towel in concrete get some chunks of foam then you can carve the foam to look real then brush wet concrete on looks awesome that way

[@yoshinowa1]

I actually was first planning on making them that way, but with the wood covered in pondfoil as a base it didn't have anything to hold on to on the bottom/vertical sides, so the foam would just fall down, even with the metal mesh around it, it just was too heavy to hold itself while curing. XD on smaller ledges it works, but on this size it was too much to get on there without the weight of the foam pulling itself down without anything to support it or hold on to. 😅

[@MrBeeMeR320D]

I thought this was gonna be for a monitor or iguana or something, hehe. Also, any update on this one and how the snake is doing in it? I don't really get how it can go into the pond tbh.

[@yoshinowa1]

She is doing great tbh! One of the panels of the pond cracked a few months in, replaced all panels with 3cm thick plexiglass and added some supports for the panels on the bottom, back and side next to the enclosure. There is also substrate on the bottom of the pond now. :D It did add another 2.2k to the overall costs of this project. I'll upload a video once where you can see the whole setup a bit better. But at the top right of the pond is a hole she can pass through, she knows the location the entrance/exit very well! :D

[@FortheGoodofGeckos]

The only tank large enough to cohab 2 leopard geckos ahahah

[@yoshinowa1]

Hahahaa might still be on the small side for 2 geckos! XD

[@karenschmaltz649]

This is amazing! Such a huge project. Are you going to put an animal in there?

[@yoshinowa1]

Thank you! My adorable false water cobra has been living in this enclosure for nearly 2 months now :D

[@Empress_Von]

Please give me step by step tools and directions to build this for my kids pet lizard

[@yoshinowa1]

The basics to build something similar: 1. Make a sturdy frame out of steel angle bar (this step is only necessary if the enclosure is too big for the panels to support all the weight, my smaller enclosures don't have this for example) 2. fill the frame with wood panels 3. waterproof the WHOLE inside of the enclosure, we used pond foil for this 4. create any ledges and stuctues, waterproof them and cover with a fine metal mesh and coat them with a few layers of cement, sand them to remove any sharp point or edges 5. add drainage layer, mesh screen, activated charcoal and on top your bioactive soil mix (whichever you pefer to use) 6. add wood, branches, plants etc 7. install all the lamps, in case you mount them inside of the enclosure you'll either need wire cages around the lamps or domes specifically made to be mounted inside (and thus they don't get hot on the outside of the dome) 8. the top of the enclosure is window mesh, I used frames for mounting them to a window with pofiles on the sides and back of the enclosure to hold it down, if I need to remove them I can slide them out from the front For this enclosure a pond is also included, it's made with a welded steel angle bar frame and plexiglass, there is a heavy duty pump and still requires waterchanges when she releases waste in the water. For tools you'll need a drill, a saw that can cut wood and one that can cut metal, drillbits for wood and metal, silicone gun, expansion and glue foam and mostly a lot of time and patience. :D If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. ^^

[@jahyoda]

Very curious to as why so many seems when placing ply ....why not use 4'×8' sheets....again curious

[@yoshinowa1]

I guess it would depend where you're from. Here in Belgium the biggest size I could get at the time on a pallet was 240x60 (which is 8'x2'), so that's what I used. :p

[@Gladiatorpig]

How is it looking after 1 year? Do you think you can make a litte tour in your jungle?

[@yoshinowa1]

Some of the plants died, others grew so big I had to move them as they started pushing against the top screen, another one got a massive pest issue and got taken out to be treated. But overall it's doing great! The plants are all growing well, but it will take some more years and me adding more plants to fully cover the backpanel and floorspace. I'm currently working on a rain-system, once that's installed I'm planning on doing an update video, showing the finished build more in detail (the whole pond has been re-done with plexiglass, it has substrate etc) :D

[@Gladiatorpig]

@@yoshinowa1 Wow its sounds like a never ending lovestory with that enclosure! :D Why will you re-done the pond? Will you add some FIsh? ^^

[@yoshinowa1]

@Gladiatorpig it sure is! Live plants and a big clumsy snake are a work-ensuring combination xD The pond was originally made with double layered safety glass and PE-panels, one of the glass panels cracked and I replaced them all with plexiglass. It added quite the costs to the total count compared to what is at the end of this video, but for sure worth it! There have been 3 Siamese algae eaters, a bristlenose catfish and a whole lot of shrimp in there from the start, they are still happily living in there (they have been picked specifically for their size and speed, so my snake doesn't munch on them) xD

[@juanlugarciamorato5177]

Are you going to do a follow up?

[@yoshinowa1]

Yes! As I've changed the glass panels for plexiglass on the pond (so it looks a bit different, as the pond now holds substrate too) and currently installing a rain-system. Once that's installed and working I'll be making a new video on the setup. In October I'll also be joining a podcast on the enclosure with "Animals at Home" here on KZbin if you want additional info on it. 😊

[@wesleyturner1979]

Sweet I bet the anoles you’re going to keep in there will be happy!

[@yoshinowa1]

Hahaha they would be happy until they meet the main inhabitant, a falsie that considers everything food xD

[@ericluscombe3272]

real dirt inside I think you are going to run into problems in your house after a bit real plants etc going to get a lot of moisture and will be bitch to clean turf is what I use. is that terrarium completely sealed off gonna get mold if not. tell yah the reptiles are def going to love it in there

[@yoshinowa1]

The whole top is screen and it has a built in ventilation in the room (so mechanical movement of air, sucking excess moisture out and keeping airflow in the room). It's the white circle you see above it in the back of the room on the final pictures. :D it's now been running for about a year and a half without issues. It's fully bioactive and I have to keep a close eye on when and how much to water ofcourse. Currently working on a rain system for the setup, making the system itself isn't hard, getting the amount and frequency it will spray everything is by far the hardest part. But my house was forseen for very high humidity and the removal of said humidity, as I also have aquariums and waaaaaay too many plants in my house. 🤣 without the ventilation that it has now, my walls would have long molded indeed.

[@ericluscombe3272]

@@yoshinowa1 nice I was not putting you or the terrarium down at all. My Iguana died recently he would have loved something like that. I was just pointing a few things out to you. I was thinking right after sending reply I hope he doesn't think I'm putting it or him down have to work on that lol

[@yoshinowa1]

@ericluscombe3272 oh no worries! They are valid concerns that I didn't really cover in the build video! It are things that don't affect the quality of life of the animal, but can have detrimental effects on the room itself! 😊 I had a company come over that adjusted the mechanical ventilation to manage the humidity, but it for sure was something that was needed, the enclosure would kick the humidity in the room to 85+% without it! And sorry to hear about your iguana, I'm sure you gave it a loving home! 🫂

[@number-1-Saxman]

Where is the snake?

[@yoshinowa1]

Not shown in this video, as this is the construction of the enclosure. I recently posted a video on my channel that just shows her living her life in here. 😊

[@user-mg8mr1vp1d]

@TheDarkDen , this one is bigger than yours

[@yoshinowa1]

Yeah, it is indeed bigger. I guess he doesn't count it as he says 'built by a single person' and I had help from friends for a lot of steps, just more fun and some part were just not doable alone such as the glass panels. xD I really don't care about who has the biggest, his enclosure looks amazing too. As long as it's set up for the animal(s) living in it so they can thrive, that's what really matters 😊

[@HighClassPythonS]

Looks very messy..you can reorganize and make it look better

[@yoshinowa1]

That's just personal preference. ^^ I prefer it looking messy, I hope that all the plants will grow out and end up covering all of the branches, ledges and background eventually. :D

[@MasterKenfucius]

Dang! Your landlord is going to be PISSED.

[@yoshinowa1]

I own my house, so I'm my own landlord and very happy with it. XD

[@MasterKenfucius]

@@yoshinowa1 Relax. It was a tongue-in-cheek comment.

[@yoshinowa1]

@@MasterKenfucius oh not taken in a bad way at all, got a good laugh out of it this morning :D