Reptarium help

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I picked up a 175 gal reptarium for a cheap price :-) So I know I can not put frogs in it, my cresteds are all settled into their tanks so no need to move them.

What do you all think would work in it? I was thinking of making it heavily planted with potted plants/ trees to I can move it easier ( take plants out, water bowl out, etc).

I want something that I can keep in pairs/ trios/ groups. Preferably something that I can breed down the road. Also something that will use the height.

No snakes. As much as I love snakes, I just can not do it right now.

I was thinking helmeted iguana but they seem to be imposssble to find. Something along that lines I think would be cool.

It gets picked up/ delivered next week.
 
maybe look into some red eyed croc skinks. I have always thought that they were super cool and they are one of the only things that I can think of that would not totally destroy the plants and stuff if you decide to put them in.

Also perhaps some arachnids would be cool I know many people have had success with Avicularia in community set ups.

Frilled dragons are also awesome but they would need more of an arid environment.

Just trying to throw some off the wall suggestions before the inevitable water dragon suggestions...
 
Chameleons maybe? that's plenty of space for a pair of good sized chams and they are generally kept in screen enclosures (reptariums are screen if i recall...)
 
Chameleon(s) would be your best bet. I wouldn't try any high-humidity animals in there because it's mesh...also remember you can set it up on its side if you want something more terrestrial in there. I actually used the big one (260G I think) as a temp cage for a sav once while I built his cage. Of course he eventually ripped through it but it worked for a good 6 months.
 
Yes reptariums are screen.

I am not too worried about it being all screen. It will be planted, downstairs where it stays more humid and in a room I can mist the hell out of it and not worry about the floor ( drains). So I think I can keep the humidity up. I think. hell it may end up being a disaster. I should be able to monitor it for a few weeks to see what i am able to keep it at before I get anything.

Ok no spiders. And I dont really have a desire to own water dragons again.

I thought of chams but then I run into that issue of not being able to keep a pair together. ..... Hell i dont know.

Keep up with the ideas. Something with catch my eye.

Frilled dragons might be a possibility but would it be big enough.
 
I think it would be, what are the dimensions? My frilled is in a 55 and is doing fine.
 
If you needed to, you could always cover the sides and back with either glass, acrylic, or even plastic wrapped around a pvc support, to help increase humidity inside the enclosure.

How about a group of large geckos, like leachies??
 
Conner;4418892; said:
If you needed to, you could always cover the sides and back with either glass, acrylic, or even plastic wrapped around a pvc support, to help increase humidity inside the enclosure.

How about a group of large geckos, like leachies??
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leachies are awesome but they are $400 for a cheap one. Also, I am not sure how geckos would do in a screen cage. I guess it could work but wouldn't glass be better for them?
 
It is 29X29X48.


OMG leechies would be awesome. I would have plenty of time to work on their tank as I would have to save a while to get them.

Would a pair of frilleds work? Are they even remotely close to being easy to sex?
 
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