01 · Living essential
Top Tier Feeder Red Runners
Active, quiet staple feeders raised on the VTI Vitality Source nutrition system.
From $18.50
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Our approach
More than decoration
We Design Ecosystems,
Not Decorations.
Every Vivarium environment is built to function as a living system—supporting the organisms within it while bringing the complexity and serenity of nature indoors.
Discover our approach ↗LivingSystem
InsectsRecycle waste into new life
Select a living layer
Habitats, thoughtfully alive
Living worlds.
Made with intention.
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Tropical Vivariums
A warm, humid, planted habitat designed around tropical reptiles or amphibians—with carefully balanced light, moisture, temperature, shelter, and space for natural behavior.
Guided careExplore ↗
Bioactive Terrariums
A living enclosure where plants, beneficial microorganisms, substrate, and a clean-up crew work together to break down organic material and return nutrients to the system.
Beginner friendlyExplore ↗
Living Installations
A custom ecosystem planned for a particular home, workplace, or public setting—uniting habitat engineering, planting, biological function, and continuing stewardship.
Fully supportedExplore ↗
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Biological essentials
The life beneath the leaves
Small organisms.
Essential work.
Healthy habitats begin with healthy inputs. Our insects and supplies are selected to support the whole system—not just one part.
02 · Living essential
Top Tier Feeder Crickets
Premium feeder crickets raised on a varied, nutrient-dense diet.
From $9.00
03 · Living essential
Pinhead Crickets
Tiny premium feeders suited to hatchlings, dart frogs, mantis nymphs, and other small insectivores.
From $16.50
04 · Living essential
Grasshoppers
Nutritious feeder grasshoppers for reptiles and amphibians.
$4.00
05 · Living essential
Top Tier Premium Frass
A dual-source cricket and Red Runner frass blend for living soils and healthy plant growth.
From $14.99
06 · Living essential
Free Vitality Source
A complimentary hydration source offered only with selected qualifying purchases.
Free with selected purchase
07 · Living essential
Unique Dual Blend for Crickets and Feeders
A transparent, nutrient-rich feed blend developed for crickets and other feeder insects.
From $7.99
08 · Living essential
Powder Orange Isopods
Bright orange detritivores that help break down leaf litter and support a healthy bioactive habitat.
$10.00
09 · Living essential
Springtails
Moisture-loving decomposers that help control mold and recycle organic matter.
$18.00Sold out
10 · Living essential
Earthworms
Burrowing decomposers that aerate substrate and return organic matter to the soil.
$16.00Sold out
11 · Living essential
Brown Millipedes
Gentle detritivores that break down leaf litter and decaying wood.
$22.00Sold out
12 · Living essential
Black and Gold Flat Millipedes
Distinctive forest-floor detritivores with bold black-and-gold coloration.
$28.00Sold out
13 · Living essential
House Centipedes
Fast-moving predatory arthropods that help control small pest insects.
$22.00
14 · Living essential
VTI Signature Logo Tee Launch Special
Official Vivarium and Terrariums Inc. apparel for keepers, growers, educators, and nature lovers.
From $24.99
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Shop living essentialsA bioactive system
Every Living System
Is Connected.
A resilient habitat is a continuous exchange between light, water, plants, soil, microorganisms, insects, animals—and careful stewardship.
01Leaf litter
02Clean-up crew
03Nutrients
04Living soil
05Plant roots
06Animal life
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Built around life
Custom habitat commissions
A Habitat Built
Around Life.
From intimate desktop ecosystems to statement installations, every commission begins with the needs of its living inhabitants.
- 01Discover↓
- 02Design↓
- 03Build↓
- 04SupportContinuing care
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Education & community
Curiosity grows here
Knowledge should feel
as alive as nature.
Build your first living habitat.
A tactile introduction to layers, life, and long-term care for curious beginners.
Explore beginner classes ↗What guides us
Nature sets
the standard.
Five principles shape every habitat, product, and lesson we create.
Living Design
We design ecosystems, not decorations.
Biological Integrity
Every habitat supports genuine biological function.
Craft Without Compromise
Every organism, material, and detail matters.
Innovation Rooted in Nature
Our creativity begins with biology.
Leadership Through Stewardship
We care for our habitats, customers, and mission.
Knowledge & guidance
Grow With Confidence.
Our purpose
“We cultivate life, one habitat at a time.”
Bringing the beauty, complexity, and serenity of nature indoors through sustainable, artfully engineered living systems.
Your ecosystem begins here
Cultivate
Something Living.
Build an environment that inspires curiosity, supports biological function, and brings nature closer to everyday life.