Keep hearing about Bio Active enclosures and vivariums? Looking to create a living ecosystem for your much loved pets? Not sure where to start or what you will need? Well look no further as our bioactive vivarium kits contain everything you need to take a standard glass terrarium and turn it into a miniature living ecosystem. With a bit of careful waterproofing you can even convert melamine and wooden enclosures bioactive.

Looking to ensure those plants have enough light? Don’t forget to select the lighting booster which contains top of the range plant lighting to give that extra zing to your enclosure.

All the essentials are in there along with a handy “How To” guide for setting up your enclosure and the 3 different sizes of Arid bio active vivarium kit mean that selecting a kit suitable for the size enclosure you have couldn’t be easier. 

The 3 kit sizes we offer are:

Small – Suitable for enclosures 60 x 45cm at the base up to 60cm high ideal for an individual leopard gecko, smaller arid species such as knobtails, viper geckos, dune geckos etc) * Saving £6.00 off RRP

Medium – suitable for enclosures 90x 45cm or 90 x 60cm at the base and up to 60cm high (this one is perfect for larger leopard gecko enclosures and equally suitable for smaller agamids such as earless dragons) *Saving £17 off RRP

Large – Suitable for enclosures 120 x 60 at the base and up to 60cm high (for larger enclosures more substrate will be needed). Suitable for bearded dragons, ridge tailed monitors etc. * Saving £20 off RRP

Kit Contents Small:

10L Arcadia Earth Mix Arid – Specially formulated reptile safe soil, perfect for growing live arid plants

10L Pro Rep Bio Life Desert – Suitable sandy soil to top your earth mix with to provide a free draining surface substrate.

1 pack Orange woodlice, the most drought tolerant species we offer, 1 bulk pack springtails, this miniature clean-up crew (often referred to as custodians, or simply CUC) are there to help break down waste organic matter

Custodian refuge substrate – without a refuge area with a slightly more humid microclimate the custodians will not fair well in an arid enclosure, this pack allows you to create a safe haven for your custodians away from the heat.

Live plant selection including 2 medium and 4 small plants perfect to get your eco system going

Instructions on how to set up your bio active vivarium

*You will still need to provide décor like branches, logs waterbowl etc to truly complete your set up and these can be found elsewhere in our store.

Don’t forget to truly boost that plant growth you will want to select the lighting upgrade which includes an Arcadia LED bar 15w.