an enclosure made of black metal and glass sitting next to a cookbook on a table

goodwill terrarium build

I picked up a few potential terrarium enclosures from the local Goodwill while shopping for more storage containers. Recently I’ve mostly just been using aquariums, because I already have so many lying around, but I want something that fits my sun room’s aesthetic a bit better. ...

July 28, 2025 · 1 min · seednode
various orange isopods feeding on a carrot slice, egg shells, and a log

isopods

One of my various hobbies is designing and building terrariums. It lets me bring a bit of nature inside my home, while minimizing the number of mosquito and tick bites. While I have plans to expand into vivariums (anoles, perhaps?) in the future, right now I’m focusing primarily on recreating aspects of Minnesota’s woodlands. In my office, I have a 55-gallon enclosure containing a portion of a tree trunk which fell in my yard last summer. ...

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · seednode