The Rainforest Habitat Kit is a complete tropical setup in one carton — glass terrarium, canopy light fixture, background, substrate, plants, water dish and both gauges — for someone starting a first rainforest enclosure who would rather not price up a dozen separate parts. It suits small tropical species such as geckos, tree frogs and small arboreal snakes, and works as temporary housing for juveniles of larger species. The one thing it does not contain is bulbs: the Compact Top is a fixture only, and you choose the UVB and heat lamps to suit your animal.
Two sizes, 30 x 30 x 45cm and 45 x 45 x 60cm, both taller than they are wide, which is what climbing species need. Add a Reptile UVB100 compact bulb for tropical species, and see the Bamboo Forest Terrarium Kit if you would rather have a moss mat and a bamboo hide than soil and plants. The rest of the range is in our Exo Terra collection.
What's in the Box
- Glass terrarium — front-opening double doors and a full metal screen top.
- Compact Top canopy — reflector fixture made for Exo Terra Repti Glo compact fluorescent bulbs. Bulbs are not included.
- Rock background — foam panel sized to the back wall.
- Plantation Soil — coconut fibre substrate.
- Water dish — small in the 30cm kit, medium in the 45cm kit.
- Jungle Plant Croton and Jungle Plant Amapallo — two artificial plants.
- Jungle vine — one medium vine in the 30cm kit; one small and one large in the 45cm kit.
- Jungle fern — small in the 30cm kit, large in the 45cm kit.
- Analogue thermometer and hygrometer — plus the instruction manual.
Features
- Front-opening doors — feeding and cleaning happen at the animal's own level rather than as a hand descending from above, which most species find less alarming.
- Full screen top — metal mesh ventilation that lets UVB from an overhead fixture through to the animal.
- Compact Top with reflector — an easy-to-install canopy built for the Exo Terra Repti Glo compact fluorescent range.
- Components matched to the terrarium — background, substrate, dish, vine and fern are all supplied in the size that fits the enclosure you have bought.
Specifications
Sizes (width x depth x height): 30 x 30 x 45cm (item PT2660) and 45 x 45 x 60cm (item PT2662). Shipping weights 9.56kg and 24.5kg respectively — the 45cm kit is a two-person lift and arrives as one large carton, so clear a path before it turns up. Bulbs, heating and a stand are not part of the kit.