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.SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/225-a-life-exotic/#225 #animalsathomepodcastJOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/animalsathomeSPONSOR: https://zoomed.com/LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:https://www.youtube.com/alifeexotichttps://www.instagram.com/a.life.exotic/Video Clips and Photos Used in Episode:https://www.youtube.com/alifeexotichttps://www.instagram.com/a.life.exotic/00:00 Introducing Zach Porritt1:25 Zoo Med Reptisun LED1:45 Welcome Zach - What Sparked This Idea?6:14 The Building Process of The Greenhouse8:50 The Climate Zach Deals With + Temp Management17:13 Humidity Management19:36 Ventilation in The Greenhouse21:10 Lighting Used23:07 The View of The Greenhouse24:40 The Investment26:09 Replication on a Smaller Scale?27:29 What Climate Is He Replicating?29:27 Creating The Pond + Soil31:54 Can Species Escape?32:49 Species in Greenhouse34:07 ZooMed Reptisun LED + UVB35:32 Dart Frogs and Microfauna in Greenhouse42:12 Tropical Plant Species + Pests50:30 Monthly Maintenance Costs52:17 Animals Added To Ecosystem59:00 Cohabitation in The Greenhouse1:06:18 Tree Frog Noise1:07:31 Thoughts About Birds?1:10:17 Addition of Puffing Snakes1:10:37 Patreon Animals At Home1:10:58 Addition of Puffing Snakes1:18:00 Logistics to Keeping the Snake1:22:30 Zach’s Trip to Suriname1:32:44 Closing Thoughts

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