150 For Life?

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Tylervsmith

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Well one of my good friends has a 150 gallon he wants to get a lizard for. And he is a good keeper, with plenty of experience.


Ok From this stock page( link is below) what type of those lizards can he keep for life in a 150 gallon.


On this stock list, the lizards are down a little bit, but not far.
http://tailsnscales.com/InstockNow2.html



So what could he keep for life from this list in the 150, and it has to be a lizard.
 
Any lizards that get to be under 18". If I am not mistaken a 150 gallon is 72" x 18" x 28".

Just research them and find out what he like the best that is under the adult length of 18".
 
water dragons are really cool, Mine was in a 100 gal. but it was a tight fit. I'm pretty sure one of those will fit a 150 though. I now have a yellow plated lizzard they are fun and easey to keep. I know one of thease will fit!
 
With all honesty, a 100 or 150 gallon is better as a swimming pool for a water dragon than an enclosure. The problem is that just because it has a higher gallonage, it doesn't means it is bigger. A lot of manufactors don't care about the footprint and just make them taller by a couple of inches.
 
Depends on what he want. People tend to take better care of herps they are interested in. Does he want to handle them or display them only?
 
Anoles and Tokay Geckos are out of the question since they don't like to be handled.

There is nothing wrong with a few Crested Geckos...

Trying to think of a few lizards that can stand being together in a 150 gallons.
 
A colony of Ackie Monitors, hands down.

You could easily house a trio 1.2 in there for life, and have enough space to make it look very cool as well. They are also very tame as well.

As adults, think of it as baby nile monitor with a spiky tail and the temperment of a bearded dragon.
 
There is no Ackies on the shipment list, and most of the monitor keepers don't like how open-top glass aquariums lose humidity, so there is that to address. If it wasn't for the fact that the 150 gallon is 8" too short, he could have a few Timors in there as well. Too bad they also need a lot of climbing space as well.

Definately enough room for a pair of them though if it a better form of enclosure. Maybe if he flip it over and use the 28" and use it to ventilate horizontally to retain the heat and the humidity.

elevatheis, you just gave me an idea for him... if he flip the 150 gallons over and use it for horizintal venitilation and install sliding doors in it, he can have that Blue Tongue Skink and a couple of other bigger herps. Blue Tongue Skinks rock! :headbang2
 
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