Help me pick a herp...

[TheBloodyIrish]

Most 55 gallons should be fine.

If you need a dimension, most herp keepers recommend a minimum 4 feet by 18 inches. I like to go 4 feet by 2 feet as a minimum. The bigger, the better. I am not worried about height... if you want a higher enclosure you can make a plywood extension.

Am I the only one who thinks a fullgrown BTS or beardie is going to have trouble turning around in a 55 gallon tank? Its only 12" wide.

He does have a pickerel in his tank. Those guys need a big turning radius.

 

[Chad55]

Well I will eventually upgrade. Most likely build my own 4x2 one of these days. The 55 is only 13" wide and the pickerel is 8". But how long would the 55 be good for? Year maybe more?

Chad

 

[TheBloodyIrish]

I just thought of a problem... how are you going to get a lizard out of the tank? Most don't like to be picked up from above and will become aggressive.

Maybe flip the tank on its side and make a sliding door with GOOD ventiliation? How tall is the aquarium?

 

[Chad55]

Yea I have been thinking about that too. I think if anything I could make due while it is small. The 4' length gives me some room to work with so I can scoop it up. I could just start on my custom cage asap...

Chad

 

[TheBloodyIrish]

Yea I have been thinking about that too. I think if anything I could make due while it is small. The 4' length gives me some room to work with so I can scoop it up. I could just start on my custom cage asap...

I have used tall narrow aquariums flipped on its side bolted to a wooden frame and a sliding door before.

If you decide to make your own, it only took me about 3 hours to assemble one together with some hollow-bore doors and couple sheet of pegboard -- which are cheaper than playwood.

 

[Vicious_Fish]

Hey, you should get a nile monitor!

 

[Honda12]

I have a BTS, one of my favorites. Mine is still just a baby, but getting used to being handled more.

Don't know how far away you are from Kalamazoo chad, but at the last few reptiles shows we have had there has been some baby BTS at the shows for $150.

BloodyIrish, how come you say don't feed them cat food? I have heard on different sites, from other owners, and from a breeder that it is fine when used sparingly.

 

[TheBloodyIrish]

BloodyIrish, how come you say don't feed them cat food? I have heard on different sites, from other owners, and from a breeder that it is fine when used sparingly.

If you note my list, I didn't really make a list for treats. When used sparingly, it is fine... but I find them to be more expensive than some of the stuff at the butcher shop though.

 

[Honda12]

If you note my list, I didn't really make a list for treats. When used sparingly, it is fine... but I find them to be more expensive than some of the stuff at the butcher shop though.

Ok, just wondering, cause in order for me to get mine to eat his veggies, I have to put a little on them. That or some turkey baby food.

 

[TheBloodyIrish]

Ok, just wondering, cause in order for me to get mine to eat his veggies, I have to put a little on them. That or some turkey baby food.

Tried seperating the two? Sometimes putting the meat visually outside of the enclosure, with the veggie on the feeding dish will help. They are trainable in that aspect. How about mushy fruits like banana?