Exo-Terra Terrarium Review | An extensive look at the pro's and con's

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:58 -Exo-Terra glass terrarium review
3:37 - Exo-Terra included background
4:44 - Pro 'looks'
5:40 - Pro 'ventilation'
6:38 - Pro 'mesh top'
7:40 - Pro 'durability'
8:50 - Pro 'front doors'
10:05 - Con 'ventilation'
13:39 - Screen top adjustment
14:31 - The old model
16:28 - Con 'Background quality'
18:49 - Con 'limited size ranges'
20:34 - Conclusion

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  • @PRSnakes
    @PRSnakes4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the fast review - you saved my evening :D !

  • @terrariumchannel

    @terrariumchannel

    4 жыл бұрын

    Your welcome :)

  • @patrickbowen5398
    @patrickbowen53982 жыл бұрын

    I need the 36 x 18 x 18 for my Hog Island boa, but no one is reviewing this model. I have 2 tanks, both glass aquariums - all you have to do to modify the screen tops is use ALUMINUM HEAT TAPE, just put it over 3/4 of the mesh top to insure that you are then able to maintain the Heat and the Humidity that you need. It works.

  • @RichardHaywardMelbourne

    @RichardHaywardMelbourne

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks this solution will be useful to me as well.

  • @georgecastle18
    @georgecastle182 жыл бұрын

    I just got one and I literally just came to watch this so I could figure out how to get it open so thank you for actually showing it instead of just assuming people know exactly how to do it

  • @murilopommer2662
    @murilopommer26624 жыл бұрын

    Dude, your channel is one of the best!!

  • @carlakellie6674
    @carlakellie66743 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoyed the video. Thanks for all the info🙌🏽

  • @crystalratcliff7065
    @crystalratcliff70653 жыл бұрын

    Same here, thank you for the review, you're the only one that showed the emblem is a lock not just an emblem.

  • @ceez33167
    @ceez331673 жыл бұрын

    great vid.

  • @kenc9236
    @kenc92363 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. You have helped me a lot in my set up with my LG.

  • @terrariumchannel

    @terrariumchannel

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Glad it could be of use.

  • @chairchior1745
    @chairchior17453 жыл бұрын

    Gonna use this for my mouse and mesh out the top thanks m8

  • @pamhouweling7141
    @pamhouweling71413 жыл бұрын

    Hello from Ontario Canada. Great video. Agree with all your pros and cons. Especially needing more sizes reflecting expanding information on what our animals needs are. I have geckos and have all exo terra. But a 30 inch x 18 x 30 and up makes more sense for arboreal geckos to be able to move more latterly as well as horizontal. Also for housing the terrariums in stand set ups. Thank you for your video.

  • @dustinwade8601
    @dustinwade86013 жыл бұрын

    These would be great if they didnt have those ridiculous cross bars on the top. Limits the size and location of a ceramic heat emitter. Why can they not make them with just a normal mesh screen on top🤦‍♂️

  • @dundun8323
    @dundun83233 жыл бұрын

    This is perfect for a Leopard Gecko imo... The 36/18/12.. You don't need more than 12inches in height and the length is actually a bonus for them since most people keep them in 24s and the 18 is also a treat for them. I got $100 off of mine which was 33% off on sale. Couldn't be happier

  • @dawnmcfarland7011

    @dawnmcfarland7011

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have my baby leopard gecko in the 36/18/18 and he uses ALL of that height! He climbs around like crazy, all the way up to the screen and all along the top of the background so in my opinion the bigger the better for leopard geckos!!!

  • @ethanguidry312
    @ethanguidry3123 жыл бұрын

    How did you make that glass lid? Like turn it from screen to glass

  • @mallorimoreno4250
    @mallorimoreno42503 жыл бұрын

    I bought one of these for my ball python im scared he might escape is there a way to prevent that idk where to put the little black thing that came with it.

  • @rachaelrorrer6565
    @rachaelrorrer65653 жыл бұрын

    Just brought first one for geckos and and I also threw background out and away it’s going to be a bio set up other then that I as well love it 40G

  • @weareorigin
    @weareorigin4 жыл бұрын

    4:20 The things a KZreadr must do, to release the truth ! At lease this is safer than the KZreadr who ride his bike thru heavy city traffic for an hour, to have a 4k city walkthrough video.

  • @arthropo-reptiles3612
    @arthropo-reptiles36124 жыл бұрын

    Great ! Can you make more videos about Shinisaurus please ?

  • @terrariumchannel

    @terrariumchannel

    4 жыл бұрын

    For sure.

  • @briangoldstein3007
    @briangoldstein3007 Жыл бұрын

    informative video, thanks. I think your videos would be a lot more engaging if you added video footage of the different things you actually liked or disliked about the tank, or anything relevant that breaks up the monotony of watching you just talk about those things.

  • @Sarah-cg5vf
    @Sarah-cg5vf4 жыл бұрын

    Hi quick question do you know if you can get replacement semi circles to keep the top mesh screen secure. Thanks

  • @terrariumchannel

    @terrariumchannel

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Sarah. Honestly I dont know. But I am sure a local retailer who sells exo-terra can request some.

  • @Sarah-cg5vf

    @Sarah-cg5vf

    4 жыл бұрын

    I will have to email them, thanks for getting back to me.

  • @ilsabailey8195
    @ilsabailey81954 жыл бұрын

    Hello, Thanks for this really awesome information video for the Exo-Terrarium. Your first con I think sealed the deal. I want one. I was thinking about using the tank for a Hamster Habitat. I love it's design. The high bottom, double opening doors, and the screened-in roof is an added plus. It is constructed in the style of the cage I built for my hamster but definitely more secure, my DYI doesn't have locks like that on the doors ;~ )). You said "pro" yes ventilation. Ventilation IS very important for the hamster I want to house inside. I was worried that the tank would hold to much humidity. BUT then you brightened my day!! You said it was also a "con" because the heat escapes. That means the airflow in the design will keep my hamsters in the way of fresh air. Now I'm glad Ikea has been closed. Surfing the web I found the habitat of my very own design and with all the little insecurities and things having been worked out. And you, YOU were the man who answered all my questions but one. Just how deep is the bottom of the Exo-Terra Terrarium 36x18x18hight? All but that one you answered all my questions and concerns. Thanks

  • @terrariumchannel

    @terrariumchannel

    4 жыл бұрын

    haha glad I could help!. I will check in a bit. I believe about 12.5 cm till the vent. :) Thanks!

  • @RR-ty3mv

    @RR-ty3mv

    3 жыл бұрын

    With hamsters you must use lots of bedding for them to burrow in, however the Exo Terra tanks don’t really have much space to put the substrate without it falling out. The completely closed of part is not deep enough for hamsters.

  • @nevadarice1226
    @nevadarice12264 жыл бұрын

    another con on the larger sizes is most snakes can push up the rim above the doors

  • @terrariumchannel

    @terrariumchannel

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thats a good add. Never had that before but I can imagine it for sure.

  • @lazarahaynes791
    @lazarahaynes7912 жыл бұрын

    Great video but I was hoping you would cover something that I can’t find anywhere….😫 could you please please let me know how to clean the front vent?? They look like they could possibly pop off to clean the inside of it. I have a crested gecko and he wee’s down his glass and I think it’s building up in the front vent by the doors….I need to clean it but I don’t know how and I don’t want to break it. Please can you let me know if you have any idea on how to clean the vent. Thank you🦎😊

  • @shogun678

    @shogun678

    2 жыл бұрын

    Compressed air

  • @matthewtrigueros9450
    @matthewtrigueros94503 жыл бұрын

    It's true, I was thinking the same thing about the 20x20x20 Exo terra, it's just so small, and I have one and cant use it for any reptile.

  • @dawnmcfarland7011
    @dawnmcfarland70113 жыл бұрын

    I’ve seen people build structures for their terrarium using styrofoam covered in sanded grout and then sealed... since the background on the Exo Terras are just styrofoam couldn’t you do the same thing with it? Just coat it in layers of sanded grout and then seal it to keep insects from burrowing into it?

  • @terrariumchannel

    @terrariumchannel

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sure can! I looked at ut from the "why pay if you need to adjust it anyway" standpoint. But many use the background as a base to build upon.

  • @mosesp6200
    @mosesp62004 жыл бұрын

    What will be in the "empty" exoterra where you modified the top?

  • @terrariumchannel

    @terrariumchannel

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good question haha. I think a active daygecko sp. I have some setup ideas I want to try out. But will see.

  • @mosesp6200

    @mosesp6200

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@terrariumchannel nice! I thought you already know what it will be because of the modified top ;)

  • @Sean3D2Y
    @Sean3D2Y Жыл бұрын

    does the Background that they come with absorb water?

  • @terrariumchannel

    @terrariumchannel

    Жыл бұрын

    It is made from a very solid perspex like material. Eventually water will creep in but it wont soak of water like cork or many other materials

  • @sdqsdq6274
    @sdqsdq6274 Жыл бұрын

    it cost a lot to ship tanks , thats why it doesnt get huge , i prefer the euro style terrarium instead

  • @varanidguy
    @varanidguy4 жыл бұрын

    They're beautiful cages, and your set ups are gorgeous. My biggest gripe with these cages is I wish the manufacturer offered a factory-made solid lid modification. It hurts to spend the money on these cages then pay even more money to modify the lids so they're more suitable for the inhabitants.

  • @terrariumchannel

    @terrariumchannel

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah with the small sizes its oke. Bigger ones the lid is to movable.

  • @monicdavis6150
    @monicdavis61503 жыл бұрын

    They need to make a plastic one too.

  • @selenover2122
    @selenover21223 жыл бұрын

    We have the cage for our leopard gecko, but crickets keep escaping behind the faux wall.. am i the only one with this problem?!

  • @terrariumchannel

    @terrariumchannel

    3 жыл бұрын

    Probably not, this is a common thing with the Exo-Terra Backgrounds.

  • @witchone7800

    @witchone7800

    Жыл бұрын

    How about put background outside tank?

  • @Xaalona
    @Xaalona3 жыл бұрын

    I sadly had a heating pad malfunction and it destroyed the bottom panel of my exo-terra. I bought a new one online and it showed up completely shattered in the box. I just have bad luck I suppose.

  • @terrariumchannel

    @terrariumchannel

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thats a big bummer Moto.

  • @ravzir
    @ravzir Жыл бұрын

    The backgrounds are weird for these. I had a gecko and when feeding it mealworms, if they escape, they will burrow in the foam and nest there.

  • @terrariumchannel

    @terrariumchannel

    Жыл бұрын

    Good add. Insects like mealworms can do great damage to the backwalls for sure. Another reason to take them out.

  • @lazarahaynes791
    @lazarahaynes7912 жыл бұрын

    Hey can you please get back to me about my comment on cleaning the front vent on the tank please? I really need to know and I can’t find any information anywhere about how to clean it or even if I can clean it without breaking the tank. Please just let me know anything you can, many thanks.

  • @terrariumchannel

    @terrariumchannel

    2 жыл бұрын

    I wish I could help. But i always just use a fine brush and spray some natural vinegar in there. I have clicked them apart after taking the windows out. But non of that will improve the structure of your setup and would not advice haha

  • @witchone7800

    @witchone7800

    Жыл бұрын

    I clean my tank vents with hose outside spray water in there and go inside spray water out threw vents and in .Be careful when you wash tank so doors don't open they will break the hinges and crack Glass very easy

  • @Sub4CarClips
    @Sub4CarClips3 жыл бұрын

    Is a 36x18x18 good for and adult bearded dragon

  • @terrariumchannel

    @terrariumchannel

    3 жыл бұрын

    Noop. Way to small. Adult bearded needs 4x2x2ft.

  • @Sub4CarClips

    @Sub4CarClips

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@terrariumchannel wait...

  • @relevantreptiles7209
    @relevantreptiles72093 жыл бұрын

    are the doors secure i don’t want children being able to open it

  • @terrariumchannel

    @terrariumchannel

    3 жыл бұрын

    I assume they easily will open the lock ones they have seen any of the parents do it.

  • @mandykooistra5622

    @mandykooistra5622

    3 жыл бұрын

    They are easy to open. Exoterra does sell actual combination locks for their enclosures to keep the doors closed.

  • @Geoffrey454
    @Geoffrey4544 жыл бұрын

    yeah the depth is a con for me

  • @j.t.3378
    @j.t.33782 жыл бұрын

    All so true to everything. Stupid sizes. And lids.

  • @cristinasilva8185
    @cristinasilva8185 Жыл бұрын

    This is Cruelty. And What about reverse order 🤔...putting you inside those boxes 👉 24/7. For the rest of your life. Wish those beautiful criatures would be able to watch it satisfied from the other side. Rip to those poor beings that God has created.

  • @EmpressOfExile206
    @EmpressOfExile2067 ай бұрын

    You know this guy has too much $ when he's just casually destroying terrarium backgrounds‼️ Especially when there are literally _hundreds_ of ppl who would buy them from him if he's not gonna use them!! Or even better.. he could've just donated them to someone who would be super grateful 💯🤦‍♂️

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