Does “terrarium” describe your landscapes properly?

[FrogO_Oeyes]

Interesting concept. I can imagine that such a system could be integrated into these, although I'd expect it to be rather rare. No harm in including it.

There is frequently a bias towards complex systems involving false bottoms, pumps, waterfalls, etc...yet a great many hobbyists keep rat snakes, dwarf pythons, scorpions, tarantulas, and various desert lizards [among other things]. Many of these could be featured in a landscape put together in a day or two, using no complex setups. For ratsnakes, here's a good source of ideas:
http://www.bluechameleon.org/2007%20...travelogue.htm
I'm tempted to link some thumbnails, but there are just too many inspiring pictures!
For gray-banded kings and western rat snakes...
http://www.bluechameleon.org/2006%20...20Part%202.htm
Tarantulas [and others]:
http://www.bluechameleon.org/2006%20...-%20Mexico.htm
Awesome desert habitats here, especially the last picture:
http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/...4a1cb80d8fc8d7


Some of these would be great for desert scorpions...pick up a couple fluorescent minerals and you have a desert of rich brown rock and sand during the day, with a glowing rainbow under the blacklight!

[Souggy]

Some snake habitats courtesy of Mean Old Don Pogue:









See this thread for more ideas for colubrid habitats and native wildlife: http://www.reptilescanada.com/forums...=27697&page=13

Far more impressive than any boring old rainforest in my opinion.

[FrogO_Oeyes]

The first show introduced my Vietnam biotope, which is a lentarium.

The second show introduced my Masoala biotope, best described as a paludarium.

By April, I should have at least two more: my Calgary biotope, a petrarium; and [theoretically] Great Basin desert biotope, a desertarium.

This latter is essentially complete, and requires installation. It's theoretical, because the plants are barely identifiable, much less native [right idea, wrong origin]. Intended for Nevada scorpions like Vaejovis, Smeringurus, Hadrurus spadix, Paruroctonus. In reality, it will temporarily house Pandinus exitialis or Opistophthalmus sp., which are East African.

The Calgary biotope is more or less formed, but needs a lot more artistic work before installation. It will house the three local species of garters.

Other biotopes in the works:
Yunnan Lentarium/rainforest terrarium biotope. Preferably sooner rather than later, but this will involve the largest ExoTerra terrarium, which I am reluctant to buy for $350.
Okinawa Lotarium/paludarium - likely ready for spring.
Isalo Petrarium - pretty much guaranteed to happen, but "when" is a good question.
Additional Vietnam biotope, plus Thailand - rainforest terraria, maybe lentarium for Vietnam and lotarium for Thailand.
Northern rockies neblarium [petrarium/lentarium]. This one basically exists but needs cosmetic work. It will be supplemented by a larger chilled lentarium for the northern Rockies or Pacific Northwest.
New Guinea or Solomon Islands rainforest terrarium. Maybe both. I have the animals and some of the plants.
New Caledonia terrarium...no animals at the moment, but good selection of plants. If I'm inspired to get some Eurydactylodes and Bavayia, I'll do it.

Others - more Madagascan regional habitats; some eastern and southern Africa habitats, a couple Latin American ones... at this point, I'll need a new home to accomodate a finished basement worth charging admission to!

[Badger]

Great classifications! I don't know if mine is a paludarium or lentarium as it sometimes has fast-moving water and is sometimes a swamp (can't be bothered to fire up the filter and it clogs a lot).

[FrogO_Oeyes]

Unfortunately, the real world doesn't fit neatly into categories, and sometimes neither do our imitations of it. Currently, the terms terrarium, paludarium, vivarium, and occasionally riparium are used more or less interchangeably without any kind of definition or standard:
"terrarium" even if there's a very large amount of water or no living plants.
"paludarium" usually for habitat which isn't the least bit swampy.
"vivarium" for any cage with animals and not necessarily any live plants.
"riparium" usually for an aquarium with 'extra' circulation or filtration.

The last one at least comes close, although it doesn't otherwise reflect an identifiable river or stream habitat.

[Pandora Exotics]

Wow..how about we just stick with enclosure or "Dat place where you stick the reptile" :P

[Badger]

For some of us, the animals are just an interesting inhabitant in our small environments.