My Bearded Dragons Vivarium With Fake Rock Walls

[progainmaster]

is it 3ft in height or depth? thats an amazing viv you got there. im currently doing a rock wall project of my own. im using polestyrene and will coat it in pva and then some non toxic paint to give the rockies effect. is that what you used for your rock effect? p.s im looking to do an amazing setup and i couldnt help but notice your welsh butt. are you anywhere nere llantwit? coz i need some advice and your setup is clearly amazing. also, im completely lost as to what to do next

[1eldoche3]

WOW very impressive. its great that you spent the time and money to make your beardies happy. great job

[tacohero]

Do you know of a guide anywhere on how to make rock walls?

[reptileguyy]

dude that looks huge man....that is the best vivarium I have ever seen.....

[jill3944]

are you able to make a 10-15min video just of the bearded dragons with no commentary and send it too me please?

[roblees0125]

That is amazing :o best viv I have ever seen by far. How did u make the rock walls inside ?

[andy79yoda]

Very impressive! You could start a business for yourself there!!

[scrfishing]

That's brilliant man, get into building them full time, I bet it costs slot to run that, I got a 4ft x 2ft x2ft viv and that costs about £20-£30 a week in electric

[hannahlollylops]

@scrfishing why does it cost you £20 - £30?! how much do you pay per unit? i'm not paying more than £5 a month for my 4x2x2...

[1000RRboyJay]

wondering what I think? I think it looks stunning mate, must be the best viv I've seen.

[BAMLA12909]

Dude this is sweet as fuk cheers man

[hellsyeaas]

How do u clean and replace the substrate

[gatorfan2060]

what are the plant did u use... are they real or fake

[ImNoToKaY49210]

Man, I'd pay you to make something like that for my dragons. I'm gonna combine my two 40 gallon breeders and make one 80 gallon and I had something like this in mind. Super excited to start!

[9020nancy]

It looks really good man! you really taking care of those dragons...

[JMorgan110593]

can you post the website with the progression photos as you made it?

[Gabzyisace]

Sick Viv and bearded dragon Morph's FTW !!

[panzergorilla1]

best viv ever

[wezzy1983]

very nice wish i had the room for 5 beardies love them lol

[CarlHaggan88]

Lovin the viv that's what I call happy dragons

[oldschooldude2]

dude, I want, thats like what you'd see at a zoo or something.

[CptCthulhu95]

dude this is the best terrerium ive ever seen in my life



[BeardedDragonHelpr]

wow this looks amazing!!! 

[mcfakl2]

Nice job!!! What to do when they get bigger? But very nice

[doyourthang118]

This is Immense. Im looking to do something like this soon when i have the space! It looks awsome. =)

[theeunloved1]

Are they all female or areee some males? I want to get another one but I'm afraid of putting two mails together or a female getting pregnant.

[bigmaczado4]

could you sell me one of these?

[spiderek73DIY]

very impresive:-) well done

[monsterenergy5141]

wow nice setup man how many beardies are in there

[funnylizard5]

Awesome viv

[Draco12371]

nice viv mate cute dragons

[splotpit]

Top work  dude

[beastyboy369]

Aw dude that's sick

[secretduet]

very impressive

[secretduet]

Epic long term home for your lovely dragons!

[bluedragon1876]

That is great, I freakin Lov it

[centuian]

good work you are very dedicated to your animals awesome job !

[KABIKANO1]

2 thumbs up!!! Great job!!!

[Headrush54]

this is amazing i love it <3 :D

[spikerose99]

dude that is a great fucking cage. but don't use play sand as you'r substrate it is bad for them if they get it in their body

[WretchedRenee]

this is fucking epic

[willrep420]

What kind of paint should I use

[TheRoachHut]

@willrep420 all paint needs to be acrylics they are safe to use and then varnish it with a low voc varnish

[willrep420]

Wow great job man I get my new beardie soon love your viv

[knightreplica]

@willrep420 cheers mate

[arterialshadow]

Would you recommend this sort of a project for an amateur to build? I've very little experience in crafting these sorts of things, though I do plan to get another beardie soon and I want to give him a larger setup. Perhaps not as colossal as this, though. Anyone's reply would be greatly appreciated :)

[knightreplica]

@arterialshadow yes we would this was our first attempt, you just need to study how roacks look first

[arterialshadow]

@knightreplica thank you very much for the reply. I was worried about taking something upon myself that I simply couldn't finish. Thank you :D

[knightreplica]

@arterialshadow just think about what u want to achieve and picture it in your mind, then carve individual pieces with a bread knife and clue blocks together to make bigger rocks and so on, just keep adding them. it always looks crap until you add the grout and paint. but remember to carve anything deeper than normal as the grount fills up too much of the space otherwise. Good luck

[arterialshadow]

@knightreplica That's a very good tip, and thank you again for the reply. I'll definitely be giving this a go :)

[Halocartoonist117]

Beautiful i like the way you put clouds ontop of the tank;]

[turt13b0y]

Pound as in uk money or weight

[knightreplica]

@turt13b0y as in money

[DragoonDragonFan]

Awesome vivarium. Im planning to get one bearded dragon for christmas, with vivarium and all most important stuff. I want to have more of them some day, and here is my question. In shop they told me that it's the best to have one beardie. Aren't yours fighting etc? Are they mixed? Like male and female. Thank you for answer. Outstanding vivarium overall :) They are very lucky to be yours.

[HannahBarnesssx]

omg i love it! where did you get all your stuff from? ive been looking for stuff like that for months and still cant find anything like that

[kristyd5608]

wow this is so amazing! great job! :)

[DoItLikeTony14]

that shiot is dope i give you props :)

[xWezzzz]

any got any ideas on the perfect sized tank for each stage of the beardies life starting at baby all the way up to fully grown im thinking about 2 at the moment thanks :) 

[knightreplica]

@xWezzzz ideal size would be a 2ft viv until they get to around 9 months after that point they should be going into their 4ft min

[BluSpykz]

Your vivarium is a work of art. Fantastic stuff.

[talkingtomconvos]

AMAZING!

[knightreplica]

@talkingtomconvos thanks :)

[fiercejimbo]

an amazing vivarium good job

[knightreplica]

@fiercejimbo cheers

[Fishyboy1998]

Ok thanks I might get 2 bearded dragons, I got told they can live by there own but I think they r better in pairs or groups. How do I get my parents to get me 2 bearded dragons cause they said I might only be aloud one, have u got any ideas????

[Uhcount]

@Fishyboy1998 lie and say the shop had a sale and gave one for free

[knightreplica]

@Uhcount think i missed something lol

[Fishyboy1998]

Hi what size of tank would I need for 2 bearded dragons, could u also tell me please how big a tank I would need for 3 bearded dragons. Please help me ????

[TheRoachHut]

@Fishyboy1998 you would need a 4x2x2 for 2 dragons and a 5x2x2 + for 3 these are minimum sizes mind you

Tony

[TheDrakenZ]

@TheRoachHut awesome, thanks alot. Im currently building a room in my basement and i have a room within my room that has a hole in its wall to fit my terrarium, but i want to make a massive one behind the wall completely from scratch, Hopefully it comes to fruition. lol

[beastyboy369]

That's awesome dude

[directearnings]

how do you not lose like 30 crickets a day in there?! getting stuck in little places ect? or use a seperate feeding tank?

[knightreplica]

@directearnings i have many dragons in there i dont feed crix they smell and are noisy i only use roaches, much better for your animals and make no noise dont smell and die if they get out. on top of that if they do get away they always come out to feed on the veg, they are never missed a second time lol

[johnny0jon]

Wow... VERY impressive. My beardie would be SO jealous.

[knightreplica]

@johnny0jon thanks john

[JonandSheri]

coolest viv EVER!!!!!! building one now. thanks for the tips. saved me a fortune. tired of supporting the local over priced pet store. all the stuff i wasted money on. should have looked here sooner lol. lesson learned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[knightreplica]

@JonandSheri cheers

[lnkheartLMS]

wondering just how your ventalation works. you mention the bath exhaust fan pulling out the hot air, are you using another for the intake aswell or just letting the exhaust do all the pulling?or is that the vacume that you speak of? my next question is about your lights. what do you mean by the lights not being statted? i only ask because you have inspired me to build one. mine is only going to be 60"x30"x36" since it will be my first atempt at building one.

[knightreplica]

@lnkheartLMS yeah the intake is not powered as when air is drawn out by extraction this creates a negative pressure which pulls in fresh air. the lights are not run through habbistats and therefore they do not go out when it gets too hot. this is where the extraction kicks in. the extraction is run through a cool stat and once it hits 85 it kicks on and reduces the temp to just below that. thia allows the lights to be staged

[BIGBENN999]

that is the best ive ever seen,wish i had it.i am new to dragons getin one in about 2 months cant wait just gettin all the info i can

[youdontknowmewell]

You have made one amazing vivarium. I wishi was creative enough to design the fake rockwalls you've made, you could make and sell those!

[knightreplica]

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[EDDYtheBEARDIE]

Awesome viv, you said you spent approx £1000 on it? That's great, looks like you've spent more like £2000. I'm new to beardies, can you check my beardie set up on my videos and tell me what you think I could improve etc. Going to upload a video today. Thanks and well done on the setup!

[SJBoydY97]

Love the viv. Awesome! But I also love those beardies!! Especially the one sitting up on the sand stone ledge! Is there 6 of them yeh?

[pariii1000]

sunkissed1272000@yahoo.com I sent you a message, not sure if you received. I love this, what a Fantastic job you did creating! Can I commission you to build one maybe half this size?

[SqueedooLaDuh]

PLEASE COMMENT BACK: Where did you get that viv at?!?!?!?!?!? its AWESOME!!!

[knightreplica]

@SqueedooLaDuh hi I built the viv and all the rock walls myself from scratch

[SqueedooLaDuh]

@knightreplica You should have made a video of you building it!! Thats awesome!!!!! Haha

[SqueedooLaDuh]

@knightreplica Hi again. I will Pay you if you build one of these for me and ship it to my House. I seriuosly Will. I can even call you on the phone or e-mail you. Can you tell me how much it would cost if you would build one for me? It does'nt have to be as big as this one if you can't make another this big if you do. Please consider thinking about it. I won't be getting a Beardie for about 5-6 Months. Please please Consider it! Thank you!!!

[btcc11]

@knightreplica Why did you make it? Because you wanted them to have a natural like home?

[knightreplica]

@SqueedooLaDuh I built the entire thing iuncluding the backround. thanks

[MrFavouriteVideos]

WOW! :O That is the best Vivarium I have ever seen! Well done, you must have one very happy bearded dragon;)

[knightreplica]

rocks are built from poystirene grout paint and varnish. some stuff came from b&q there is no uvb tube as it is integral in the megaray in the center. the megaray is what zoo's use it puts out around 30 times the amount of a normal tube. u must use acrylic paint this has no toxic problems for ur reps, and a low voc varnish i used polyvine matt floor varnish. i used no nails in order to stick junks of poly together and then carved it all with a bread knife. no mould stuff in grout either. tony

[knightreplica]

they made from polystirene grout paint and varnish most of it came from b and q

[EchoGeneral1]

What are your rock walls made of? and where did you get the supplies from?

I plan to make a vivarium like this, and I'm willing to splash out a reasonable amount of cash. I'd also like to know where your UVA (long blue bar) light is, because I can't see it here. and How do you monitor the temperatures of your tank? and should I be wary of toxics in the paints? How do you compile lots of these rocks together, with glue or just piling them, if glue, which is safe?

[Brodie4305]

This is amazing!

[MrTeamTactical]

why would this have dislikes its simply amazing

[trellemania]

AMAIZING!!!!

[pmichaelh2000]

Dude that's awesome. I wish I had mad skills like that. And nice beardies

[StubzHere]

That's badass

[Codster1241997]

Sofa king cool. I wish that was mine!

[JamAndJelly1234]

ive had my beardie 4 about 3 months now and i wanted 2 try and upgrade his cage his cage, its about a 50 gallon tank but at the top its just a screen and the heat from the lights is starting 2 melt it a little, what do u think would be the cheapest way to upgrade it ?

[Jelly1567]

nice cage wow im speechless

[tacohero]

What kind of substrate are you using?

[knightreplica]

@tacohero it is play pit sand

[tacohero]

Where and how did you get/setup the rock background.

[knightreplica]

@tacohero i built it all myself including the backround

[00redshadow]

Awsome

[roramonjr]

who installed this for you? this is simply amazing

[knightreplica]

@roramonjr i built it myself

[203keemy]

How much that cost you

[knightreplica]

@203keemy around 1200 quid

[knightreplica]

@203keemy about 1200 pounds

[MrLethalwizard]

holy hell m8 that is a awesome vivarium, and the background is intense

[knightreplica]

@MrLethalwizard thanks m8

[Zookimer]

Those beardies must be the happiest on earth.

[knightreplica]

@Zookimer cheers

[deearchenemy]

great setup mate, very impressive

[knightreplica]

@deearchenemy cheers

[uhGenocide]

I'm guessing you live in wales also? I get my supplies from WILDSIDE in newport but want to get supplies like this to make a cage like this, but none of the B&Qs have foam, where can i get materials you have from? and any tips? Thanks in advance

[knightreplica]

@uhGenocide look for space boards from b and q culver house cross in the insulation isle visit my thread on rfuk it explains it all b ut ul have to siv through comments to find it all

reptileforums.co.uk/forums/hab­itat/247228-my-8ft-x-4ft-x.htm­l

[uhGenocide]

@knightreplica

Thanks mate, at the moment i have one beardie and his viv is 4 X 2 X 2 which i think is time to upgrade

[uhGenocide]

@knightreplica thanks

[gymnocalysium]

Very nice. Good work. I love it and so does your dragons it seems.

[knightreplica]

@gymnocalysium yeah they love it

[wagner03mustang]

kick ass viv.

[stickshiftsonly93]

dude i love how u made that i think it shows the love u have for them instead of buying one from a store u built it with your own 2 hands good job man

[15tylerm]

I LOVE it!

[destoyer400]

Epic.

[mareptilesrock]

its lush!!!

[LawwllyPop]

EPIC TANK!

[mikeinthe951]

That is amazing! dragons have a great spread there

[DRrandomman22]

man that a cool tank and the size of the tank is 718.1

[DRrandomman22]

@DRrandomman22  718.1 gallons

[THEDUNBAR100]

Amazing but is it just me or are that lizards fat

[classclown96]

beutiful



[kushysmokee420]

this is the most amaZING viv i ever did see.

[blasphemerguy]

I want to live there lol nice setup

[elreco36]

off the head mate looks sweet wat kind of rock did u use 4 the backround is it actual rock from like a garden or summin or just a plastic look u buy in shops? cheers

[knightreplica]

@elreco36 lol neither mate those rocks were made by my own hands from polystirene grout varnish and paint. i designed and built everything u see including the backround

[elreco36]

@knightreplica o isit lol fair enough buddy looks good

[TheEmster51]

dude what a cool tank!

[dragonfliesftw555]

that cage must be a real hassle to clean. worth it though lol awesome video awesome beardies and awesome vivarium!!!

[NathyB1000]

sweet setup mate

[AlexMEllett]

holy crap that is awesome

[RespectTheFight]

How much did that cost? I would guess alot of money?

[mrfishkeeper101]

awesome tank !!!!!

[TheCKGamer]

@knightreplica please make a tut please that is so f*cking awesome please its lizard heaven ive subbed a rated 5* PleSE :)

[T0mmmmi]

Mate, thats really impressive. Thumbs up.

[rickys162]

Damn even i would like to live their

[marpin25]

a very cool terarium



[MDFMONITOR]

Great job!!

[Bmorris1220]

That is an awesome Viv!!!!

[BranFlakes7st]

Thats AMAZING!!!!

[surfing4life96]

Excellent, Amazing just breath taking!! What did you make the rock wall out of??

[dutchcrazyidiot]

Please someone respond: If the dragon takes a dump or several, well you get where I´m going. How do you clean it ? Do you just scoop it out or do you have to replace the entire sand ?

[haloandgearsofwar]

@dutchcrazyidiot I think you just scoop it out.

[RuledByMars65]

Simply AMAZING!!! I am envious! 

Great job, brother.

Cheers from NJ usa

[diablogtrwill]

how did you make the background and color?

[ozzylizz1919]

thats sick what do you make the back rock out of please leave a coment on my channel

[Siwulam]

What an awesome setup. I thought my dragons enclosure was cool but this beats it. What did you make the rock wall out of? Did you use cement and foam?

[jaysonlfc]

your cage is awsome

[knightreplica]

@MrWhiteboy7thst thanks

[knightreplica]

@d0low0life Funny you should say that, I recently been contacted by Bristol Zoo asking if i was design their new enclosures and add my ventilation system

[NINPHMTDS]

looks great!!!!! how much would all that cost in u.s. funds? did u buy the viv or make that also?

[knightreplica]

@NINPHMTDS I made everything you see including the viv. the plants are fake and bought though. The entire build cost me around $1950 thats using the converter at todays prices.

[marktsavage]

Wow that is amazing!! You have the coolest set up ever

[knightreplica]

@marktsavage Thanks mate

[DEANO12ism]

I wish that was my fucking home!!!

[knightreplica]

@DEANO12ism lol sometimes so do i

[TomDavers]

Thats an amazing vivarium!

[knightreplica]

@TomDavers thanks Tom

[MrGman0909]

that would be the best for leapard geckos and u could have more