Two small apps for keeping reptiles, amphibians, and inverts — one watches the climate, one tracks the care — plus a combined display for the whole room. They run on a Raspberry Pi in your house, not on someone else's server.
No subscription · no account · no cloud · your data exports whenever you want
These started as tools for one household's collection — a wall display that shows whether every enclosure is where it should be, and a shared care list so nothing gets fed twice or missed entirely. They're free because husbandry software shouldn't be a subscription.
Install only what you need. They work on their own, and they work better together.
Good care shows.
A shared husbandry tracker for the whole household. Today's care list on everyone's phone, and a record you can actually look back on.
Know the room is okay, at a glance.
Turns cheap Bluetooth sensors into a calm, room-scale climate dashboard you can read from across the room.
The whole room, one view.
Not a third app — the combined installer and the read-only room display that Bask and Shed produce together.
Everything lives on a Raspberry Pi or other home server. No cloud account is required to use any of it.
Full JSON and CSV exports at any time, plus dated local backups. Nothing is locked in.
Fix a mistaken entry without erasing the record. Corrections stay visible and auditable.
MIT licensed and open source. Tips are welcome, but nothing is behind them.
Run this on a 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS or Debian machine. It prepares Docker, installs your selection, and keeps your data safe across updates.
The installer asks what you want. Pick one now and add the others later — your existing records are preserved.
curl -fsSL https://animalroom.app/install.sh | bash
Prefer to read it first? View the script — it's plain bash, and worth skimming before you pipe anything to a shell.
A 64-bit Raspberry Pi running Raspberry Pi OS is the easiest path, though any 64-bit Debian machine works. Bask additionally needs compatible Bluetooth temperature and humidity sensors. Any browser on your home network can open the apps — phones included.
No. Every app stands on its own, and the installer lets you choose. You can add another later without disturbing the data you already have.
Installing and updating does. Day-to-day monitoring, care records, and the room display all run on your home network. Optional phone notifications use whichever provider you choose.
No. There is no telemetry and no account. Records live in a database on your own machine, and you can export or back up the whole thing whenever you like.
No. These tools help you monitor, plan, and record care. Species targets and schedules should come from trusted husbandry sources, and health concerns belong with a qualified exotics veterinarian.
One keeper with a bioactive-heavy animal room, scratching their own itch. The code is open on GitHub — issues and pull requests are welcome, and so is a note about what you'd find useful.