Greetings all. My name is jason p, I'm the owner of Protean Terrarium Design, a small glass terrarium and vivarium manufacturing company located in Los Angeles, California.
I've been a long time orchid enthusiast but have not had the time or space with my reptile business and terrarium business. I've kept many different species of orchids but have always settled back on loving oncidiums and masdevalias.
Currently, I spend nearly all my friend time designing terrariums for the pet trade but have shifted some to accomodate the horticultural field since there are many people who enjoy plants but need a microclimate due to their living situation, i.e. keeping cloud forest ferns or orchids but residing in Phoenix, Arizona.
My passions though are focused in reptiles. I'm an avid gecko breeder who works with Uroplatus geckos and Goniurosaurus geckos. I keep a few snakes and other species but generally I work with one country, Madagascar. I had to limit myself otherwise I would end up with too many animals and too little time for a life - although with the businesses I dont have much of one as it is but i would have even less if i had more animals.
But before I digress into too many details of my passions I'll show some photos of enclosures I've manufactured (I cant take credit for the landscaping of each enclosure but I certainly can state they are manufactured by PTD).
Display enclosure for a expo in Seattle, WA. 60" l x 28" d x 48" t
same enclosure - unplanted
One poorly planted gecko tank (yes its mine, I can make fun of it....)
15" w x 17" d x 24" t
custom chambered cage for a specific breeding colony of geckos
same enclosure, different angle
Hope you liked the photos. I look forward to picking everyone's horticulturally enhanced brains over the next few years as to what makes a great terrarium for orchids.
Best Regards
Jason P
Protean Terrarium Design
Los Angeles, CA 90013