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Tuesday 12pm - 7pm Wednesday 12pm - 7pm Thursday 12pm - 7pm Friday 12pm - 7pm Saturday 12pm - 7pm Sunday 12pm - 5pm

The Viv

Montana’s premier exotics and aquatics shop.🦎
Locally owned and operated. 🐟
📍81305 Gallatin Road
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09/05/2024

Sorry for any inconvenience and we appreciate our customers so much! We will reopen as soon as we can!
Thank you.

09/04/2024

New fish available Thursday! Here’s what’s new:

German Blue Ram, Bolivian Ram, Rummynose Tetra, Leopard Bush Fish, Guppies, Endler’s Guppies, Roundtail Startail Bettas, Celestial Pearl Danio, Chili Rasbora, Norman’s Lampeye, Dwarf Gourami

09/03/2024

The contrast of these two is STUNNING!
African Fat Tailed Geckos available now!!

09/01/2024

Today is the LAST DAY of our exclusive Labor Day weekend sales! Stop by and take advantage of 10% off all product and 20% off select animals!

09/01/2024

We will be CLOSED on Monday for Labor Day! We hope everyone has a fantastic day!

08/31/2024

5 new species of Bucephalandra available now! Stop in today to get yours before they’re gone! Plus, discounts all weekend long on products, fish and reptiles!

08/30/2024

Sales starting TODAY until Sunday! Hop, slither, swim, whatever your mode, come on in and take advantage of 10% off all inventory, 20% off select animals, plus’s additional discounts on select fish species!
Open 12-7 Monday-Saturday and 12-5 Sunday

08/27/2024

Let’s talk: Building Trust and Hand Taming
LIZARD EDITION!

It’s important to note that reptiles won’t bond with you in the same way as a cat or dog so building a healthy, positive and trust based relationship is key!
For lizards and geckos, food is going to be your best motivator to help them learn to associate you with their favorite treats! Food you offer during hand taming or hand feeding can be high reward like a silk worms, horn worms or wax worms or simply a dietary favorite of theirs! Initially utilizing feeding tongs instead of your hand and working up to just feeding out of your fingers or palm.
Once you work up to your animal willingly eating or sitting in your hand, it’s time to slowly start moving them from hand to hand. Keep in mind, this step will take TIME! Create positive experiences and always place the animal back into their habitat once they’ve calmed down or sat still for a moment to create that positive experience. Some species, like Duckweed, take a lot more work from a very young age than some other species. But even so, I find he’ll readily come see my hand for food instead of running away and once in a while he’ll climb into my hand and on my arm!
If you have more questions about this topic, please consult us in store! We have lots of tips and tricks!

08/27/2024

Beautiful High Red Ultra Granite Mex Mex King Snake available now!
/Lampropeltis mexicana mexicana/

08/24/2024

08/23/2024

In light of tailoring our educational animals, we’ve decided to put Sam, our Suriname Red Tailed boa up for sale. We feel she is not a good fit for our programs, but she would make a fantastic pet for the right person! Inquire in store or feel free to give us a call if you have any questions!

08/23/2024

Only one little African Fire Skink available! This young and spunky individual is already very handleable, active and enjoys hanging out on your head while you clean his/her enclosure! A unique personality for this species!

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08/22/2024

REMINDER! New fish are available today!!
Open 12-7 Monday-Saturday and 12-5 Sundays
📍81305 Gallatin Rd in Four Corners

08/21/2024

Won’t thine join us for a splendid gathering on this day, the 24th of August! Our company will host beautiful creatures and terrestrial creations. With your own eyes, witness colossal slithering snakes and even a shell-dwelling tortoise!

08/20/2024

There are two different types of people in the morning…

08/19/2024

New fish coming available Thursday, 8/22!

- Female guppies
- Male fancy and endler guppies
- Cardinal tetras
- Ember tetras
- Reg. Emperor tetras
- Powder blue dwarf gourami
- Emerald eye rasbora
- Harlequin Rasbora
- Midnight and Orange sparkle medaka rice fish
- German blue and German gold ram cichlids
- Blue eye gertrudae Rainbowfish
- Featherfin Rainbowfish
- Forktail Rainbowfish
- Paskai Rainbowfish
- Neon dwarf rainbowfish
- Banded kuhlii loaches
- Green aeneus, Panda, Albino, Sterbai, and Peppered Corydoras
- L-134 Leopard Frog Plecos
- Assassin snails
- Blonde African dwarf frogs

08/17/2024

We need your input!

We are considering adjusting our hours during the winter months. If you were to change our open hours in any way, what would you change?

Do you want us open earlier? Or perhaps later? Let us know in the comments down below! Your thoughts are greatly appreciated!

08/17/2024

Such an incredible shout out from one of our favorite companies in this amazing hobby of ours!

08/16/2024

New aquatic plants are in! Stop by and stock up on some new plants for your aquarium! We’ve got some good stuff this shipment!

08/15/2024

Sneak peek at some of the African fat tailed geckos that will be coming available in a few weeks! These beautiful babies came from . We are so lucky to be able to carry such high quality animals in our shop!

08/15/2024

Help! My aquarium is cloudy!

Clouding is common—and expected—with freshly started aquariums. This aquarium had been set up the day prior to the “day one” picture.

Why is my tank cloudy?
White cloudiness like this is caused by a few different things.

1) Dusty decor/substrate.
When placing new substrate or new decor (especially rocks!), it’s a good idea to rinse them thoroughly before putting them in your tank. Rinsing will ensure that no dust or dirt they have on them will cloud your water.

2) Bacterial bloom.
The first few days a tank is cycling, there is a whole lot going on! Nitrifying bacteria in the tank is blooming as it begins colonizing the new environment. Bacterial blooms are completely normal and totally harmless! It’s a sign your bacteria is doing its job, and the cloudiness will fade on its own as the cycling process continues. Bacterial blooms can also occur in established tanks when the bacterial balance within the tank is disrupted. Disruptions include water changes, adding new residents, sudden temperature changes, etc.! The clouding seen in this tank is due to a bacterial bloom.

Regardless of the cause, clouding is an easy fix. A quick water change will help reduce the amount of clouding in the water. After a water change, let your tank sit and let your filters do their job! Your water should be clear within a few days.

If water changes don’t do the trick, you can try adding Clarity. Clarity will bond to the large particles in your water and cause them to sink to the bottom of your tank, where they can be easily removed with a gravel vacuum! Your water will be clear in no time.

08/13/2024

‼️BUG RESTOCK‼️

Crickets and mealworms are back in stock! Stop by and stock up on all your critter food needs!

08/13/2024

Want a bull snake but don’t want their notorious attitude? This little girl is the sweetest bull snake out there. She’s quite the unicorn, and we can’t believe nobody has snatched her up yet! Be quick, pick her up before anyone else realizes how much of a gem she is!

08/10/2024

Fire skinks and whites tree frogs are available!! Stop in and take home your new scaley or slimey friend!!

08/08/2024

Hang in there, it’s nearly Friday!

08/07/2024

Some new tanks available at the shop! Looking got that perfect size to upgrade your critter! We have what you need!
Open 12-7 Monday through Saturday and 12-5 Sundays
📍81305 Gallatin Road in Four Corners

Address

81305 Gallatin Road
Bozeman, MT
59718

Opening Hours

Tuesday	12pm - 7pm
Wednesday	12pm - 7pm
Thursday	12pm - 7pm
Friday	12pm - 7pm
Saturday	12pm - 7pm
Sunday	12pm - 5pm

Website

http://thevivbioactive.com/

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Snake Rescue

A gentleman recently contacted us about a collection of snakes that was owned by his friend. His friend was unfortunately found deceased in his home that morning, and he wasn’t sure what to do with his collection. All of his family lived out of state, and no one else was able to take them, so we stepped in to help. All of these guys will be available for adoption after they have a clean bill of health and they are eating regularly for us! Keep an eye out on our socials and in store for when that time comes

Before you tuck away for the week, be sure to stop by and take advantage of our Memorial Day sale today! 10% off store wide with 20% off select items! Today is the LAST day of the sale, so take advantage of it while you can! (P.S. this beautiful adult female Socotra Island Blue Baboon tarantula is still available! She’s 10% off this weekend, too!)

Don’t forget! Today starts our new summer hours! We are now open 12-7 Monday-Saturday and 12-5 Sunday!

We just got some new bearded dragons in! These beautiful dragons were bred by Amy with @upscalzclassicdragons! They are all so beautiful and healthy, and they will be available in about a week after they go through quarantine! Do you want to be notified when they come available? Give us a call and we can write you down on our request list, so you don’t miss out on one of these beautiful dragons!

Help! My snake didn’t get all of their shed off!

Help! My snake didn’t get all of their shed off! Don’t worry! Stuck shed is an easy fix. A quick bath will do the trick! Watch how we help our scaleless rat snake get his stuck shed off after a poor shed attempt. Scaleless reptiles in general have a harder time shedding, and we do this semi frequently with him. Sometimes he sheds great, sometimes he sheds poorly (like in the video). Making sure your reptile doesn’t have any stuck shed is super important (especially for lizards!). Stuck shed, if left to build up, can cut off circulation to body parts (tail tips and toes are especially susceptible to this), resulting in necrosis, and even loss of limbs. It’s important to check your reptile after every shed to make sure they have successfully removed all of their old skin.

Motel Fish Rescue!

Join us on a fish rescue mission! We were contacted by a local motel about some fish tanks that had been abandoned in one of their rooms. It turned out to be a many hour ordeal, but luckily all of the fish seem to be doing great! They will be available for sale in about a week after they go through quarantine!

Book your party today!

We are excited to now be offering interactive reptile experiences for your next party or event right here at our shop! You can now rent the entire event space and get a chance to have one on one fascinating educational experience with reptiles of all sizes! Hold, pet and learn about all these wonderful creatures with us! Call us at (406) 580-9681 for more information or to book your event today!

CLEARANCE!

Various aquatic and reptile supplies at deeply discounted prices! We are open 12-7 M-Sat, 12-5 Sun. Closed December 24-26 so make sure to come in by the 23rd for all your gift and feeder needs! 81305 Gallatin Road, Bozeman

Toys, stickers, key chains, earning, and more!

Deeply discounted for Christmas. Perfect for last minute gifts and stocking stuffers! We are open 12-7 M-Sat, 12-5 Sun. Closed December 24-26 so make sure to come in by the 23rd for all your gift and feeder needs! 81305 Gallatin Road, Bozeman

Insect mounts are 25% off through the rest of a December! They’d make a gorgeous gift for someone special in your life 🎁 We are open 12-7 M-Sat, 12-5 Sun. Closed December 24-26 so make sure to come in by the 23rd for all your gift and feeder needs! 81305 Gallatin Road, Bozeman

WE NEED YOUR HELP! In a complete violation of space and privacy, these two individuals stole our employee’s entire wallet out of her purse. Please help us identify these individuals. After stealing her wallet they quickly went to Target and tried to use her company card to spend $800 which is how we were alerted to this issue. The Bozeman police department is working with us to get the footage from the target check out cameras on Monday. If you recognize these people please let us know so we can advise the authorities and get the stolen items returned.

Breakfast time! Did you know that Australian blue-tongued skinks will open their mouths wide and flash their blue tongue to avoid predation! 📸 @reptiles.anonymous