225: How to Build a Tropical Greenhouse in a Cold Climate | A Life Exotic - AAH

Zach Porritt of @a.life.exotic discusses his large, tropical greenhouse that houses multiple animal species cohabitating in a beautifully constructed environment. He dives into all of the details of the building process of the greenhouse, the climate he deals with, temperature management and ventilation, as well as the overall investment of the greenhouse. Zach also goes over all of the species that he keeps in the greenhouse and the logistics of keeping them all together in the same space. This episode is an incredibly in depth description of such a well thought out structure, filled with information on how this can be replicated and how he has made this project a huge success. Zach also discusses his recent trip to Suriname, a vast country filled with tropical rainforest and various interesting animal species.

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1:25 Zoo Med Reptisun LED

1:45 Welcome Zach - What Sparked This Idea?

6:14 The Building Process of The Greenhouse

8:50 The Climate Zach Deals With + Temp Management

17:13 Humidity Management

19:36 Ventilation in The Greenhouse

21:10 Lighting Used

23:07 The View of The Greenhouse

24:40 The Investment

26:09 Replication on a Smaller Scale?27:29 What Climate Is He Replicating?

29:27 Creating The Pond + Soil

31:54 Can Species Escape?

32:49 Species in Greenhouse

34:07 ZooMed Reptisun LED + UVB

35:32 Dart Frogs and Microfauna in Greenhouse

42:12 Tropical Plant Species + Pests

50:30 Monthly Maintenance Costs

52:17 Animals Added To Ecosystem

59:00 Cohabitation in The Greenhouse

1:06:18 Tree Frog Noise

1:07:31 Thoughts About Birds?

1:10:17 Addition of Puffing Snakes

1:10:37 Patreon Animals At Home

1:10:58 Addition of Puffing Snakes

1:18:00 Logistics to Keeping the Snake

1:22:30 Zach’s Trip to Suriname

1:32:44 Closing Thoughts