williamk34":1svwbsnz said:
"Not trying to start a flame war in argument just giving a basic idea"
Then please don't make statements like:
it's just a simple myth that you can't have an arid reptiles in a bioactive setup
A difference of opinion is not a "simple myth"--it's a difference of opinion.
Your lengthy post is a prime example of why, IMO, bioactives are not a good idea for arid clime reptiles,
especially for first-timers.
Things
do have to be set up
exactly right, and maintained
exactly right. And they are
very unforgiving--not always, but often--requiring starting over from scratch if/when something isn't
exactly right.
One more thing you forgot to mention besides the additional time & effort: the
cost; more expensive to set up
properly, more expensive to maintain
properly, and more expensive to replace if/when something goes wrong.
Maybe I'm wacky ?, but I got a bearded dragon, and built a safe, easy to maintain enclosure to spend my time enjoying raising the little barstad--not spending as much or more of my time monitoring, maintaining, & futzing with the enclosure's ecosystem than with my dragon. YMMV, and obviously does. That doesn't make one of us right and the other a "myth". We're just into different aspects of the hobby.
I'll leave the rest of the cons for people to look into & decide for themselves.