In this episode, Zach Porritt explains how he built a large tropical greenhouse in his backyard.
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 greenhouse's building process, the climate he deals with, temperature management and ventilation, and the overall investment in 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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00:00 Introducing Zach Porritt
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
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