A bioactive enclosure is an entirely living ecosystem for your reptile. This would include a custom textured background made of bark, substrate, and various mosses for plants to grow off of and reptiles to climb on. Per request, the enclosure can include multiple climbing and basking opportunities such as large branches and vines, mushroom ledges, basking platforms, and bark perches. A bioactive enclosure would include a large variety of living plants that grow into a mini jungle within the terrarium and offer crucial hiding spots for your animal species. The substrate will also be “alive”, consisting of a custom reptile safe plant mix that includes natural fertilizers and a living cleanup crew of isopods and springtails. These small insects are extremely beneficial to this style of enclosure, they eat mold and decaying plant matter as well as break down any waste that your animal produces (size depending). This substrate level will be topped with moss, leaf litter, and other various botanicals for aesthetics and enrichment. Finally, beneath the substrate layer will be a drainage layer made up of pebbles, stone, or lecca, that will insure the tanks soil doesn’t become oversaturated and kill the plants. This option for a custom enclosure most closely replicates a reptile’s natural environment, and with its very own cleanup crew, there is minimal to no maintenance or cleaning required, the enclosure’s environment will take care of itself. This enclosure is like having a slice of nature in your home.
