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are there any new terrarium advances within the last 2 years or so i may have missed?i have been computerless for about that long.to specify on my question i mean differnt media choices,lica,pea gravel,etc...plus any new misting systems,new tech heat strips etc...sorry to sound desperate but being offline for so long made me feel rusty

thanks
vladimier

I don't think that terrarium setups have become much more advaneced in the past few years. If you know about using LECA, false bottoms, and pea gravel, you've probably covered the drainage systems of 90% of the setups used here. Of course, some use a sump system or a drilled drain, but that's not really new either.

Misting systems are still the same, but have come down in prices . . . a little. It's still impossible to buy a commercial system for less than about $100. I'm trying to change that with the help of some other hobbyists . . . but that's a different story.

As for substrates, I think that coconut based substrates are becoming more en vogue now that Sri Lanka is producing a lot of coco-based products as environmentally renewable resources. Fewer people are using tree fern products because of the ever-increasing cost and the environmental impact.

Of course, compact fluorescents are all the rage right now, and prices are coming down to allow them to be more economical. I don't know what else . . . is any of this really new in the past few years? It all kinda depends on what you were into at the time and what you use now. You know, terrarium building is always about personal preferences . . . that's half of what makes it so much fun.
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Homer W. Faucett III, esq.
Purveyor of Trivialities and Fine Nonsense

yep not tooo many changes then but like i said ive been out of touch so long i had to know,where i am there are no froggers and reptile are a bit sparse even,plus being offline aaaaaaaaaaaarggggggggg

thanks
V