@herptime: My favorite @Zoo Med Laboratories, Inc. enclosure is definitely the 36x18x36 paludarium, and it’s pretty obvious why… it’s the biggest canvas to work with! Though a fairly simple design, this enclosure turned out great, and viewable from 3 sides. This is generally how I keep all my Chinese crocodile lizards (Shinisaurus crocodilurus): with a full water bottom and lots of branch options of diffident sizes (baby care is a bit different but not far off). It’s also a fairly low maintenance paludarium since the filter is doing most of the work, some occasional water changes and top offs is really all the maintenance necessary. I may add some more fish (for my own enjoyment). But I do have 9 more paludarium to redo, so plenty of opportunities to experiment. Let me know what if you think I should do anything different on the next one, I will be trying different hardscape, substrate, plants, botanicals, and more. Thanks for watching!

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