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Moving Up
Transitioning Reptiles Out of the Nursery and Into Display Vivariums
Moving a young reptile out of its nursery shoebox is the last step of baby care, and the easiest one to rush. 20 modules on knowing your juvenile is ready, building a safe bioactive display vivarium, preventing spatial expansion shock, upgrading light and heat, airflow and moisture, helping your pet find food and water, quarantining plants, and tracking how it settles in.
About this course
For months your baby has lived in a tiny, controlled shoebox. Moving it into a permanent display tank feels like the finish line, but a move that comes too early, or too big, can leave a young animal hiding, panicked, and refusing food. This course shows you how to tell when your juvenile is truly ready: enough size and mass, solid bones, and thirty straight days of eating on its own. You will build a bioactive display vivarium with the right light, heat gradient, airflow, and moisture, fill it with hides so the space never feels overwhelming, and place the food and water where your pet can find them. You will also learn how to quarantine plants, watch your pet's first weeks, and bring it back to a recovery box if the move goes badly.
What you'll learn
- The three readiness milestones before a juvenile leaves the nursery
- How to avoid spatial expansion shock with intermediate steps and plenty of hides
- Upgrading UV light, heat gradients, airflow, and moisture for a bigger display tank
- Helping your pet find food and water in the first 14 days
- Quarantining plants and building a self-cleaning bioactive soil ecosystem
- Tracking behavior after the move and what to do if your pet is struggling
Who this is for
Keepers whose young reptiles, amphibians, or invertebrates are outgrowing their nursery shoeboxes, and anyone about to set up a first permanent display vivarium.
Course outline (20 modules)
Quiz & Certificate
Knowledge quiz
After completing all lessons, take a short quiz to test your understanding.
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Pass the quiz and earn a shareable certificate of completion.
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$9.99 · Lifetime access · 20 lessons