What reptile for 12g?

[probassfisher010]

Just had a 12 gallon 24x12x14 or something open up and was wondering if anything neat would live happily for life in this size tank


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[Wiggles92]

First off, can it accommodate a screen lid?

 

[probassfisher010]

Not sure If the standard 10g would fit it, I'll check tomorrow. Otherwise I could probably make one


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[Wiggles92]

Not sure If the standard 10g would fit it, I'll check tomorrow. Otherwise I could probably make one.

Okay, cool. Those dimensions are for an 18 gallon by the way.

 

[probassfisher010]

Not sure on the exact dims, just guessed, I am sure it's 12gtho. So any suggestions?


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[Experiment397]

Lots of stuff would fit, you just have to think non-monster. There's small geckos like knobtails or the African velvet species that would be more than happy with that, or a large tarantula like a Chaco or salmon birdeater. Also maybe a garter snake. Mine is going in my 12 gallon once he outgrows the 5. Then there's things like scorpions such as flat rocks or emperors that would make great displays. Also if it is a 12 finding a screen lid shouldn't be a problem. A 12 is roughly 24x12x12 I got a lid for mine at the lfs and it has locks and light clips there's tons of stuff that will fit. Pm me if you want more ideas


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[probassfisher010]

Lots of stuff would fit, you just have to think non-monster. There's small geckos like knobtails or the African velvet species that would be more than happy with that, or a large tarantula like a Chaco or salmon birdeater. Also maybe a garter snake. Mine is going in my 12 gallon once he outgrows the 5. Then there's things like scorpions such as flat rocks or emperors that would make great displays. Also if it is a 12 finding a screen lid shouldn't be a problem. A 12 is roughly 24x12x12 I got a lid for mine at the lfs and it has locks and light clips there's tons of stuff that will fit. Pm me if you want more ideas


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I'd love more ideas, go ahead and pm or post here so others may benefit. At the lfs I work at there's a bright blue poison dart frog that I have my eye on... Would that fit happily, and if so any special light needed?


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[Wiggles92]

Dart drogs are pretty cool, but they can be a chore to care for, mainly due to them needing to be fed fruit flies multiple times a day. You can easily keep a dart frog in there, and you will only need a dim fluorescent light that can support plants; you'll want to do a planted setup as it makes long-term maintenance a bit easier while provided a pleasant & naturalistic environment for the frog. Just be sure to not use a screen lid in this case as dart frogs need very high humidity.

 

[probassfisher010]

Hmm don't like the idea of the fruit flies then... You sure they don't eat baby crickets? That's what we feed them at work. Oh and also we have red eyed tree frogs, would they work?


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[Wiggles92]

Hmm don't like the idea of the fruit flies then... You sure they don't eat baby crickets? That's what we feed them at work. Oh and also we have red eyed tree frogs, would they work?

Flightless fruit flies are preferred as the staple food if I remember correctly; crickets supposedly are just something to mix up their diet from time time. Fruit flies can be purchased as cultures that are pretty much self-sustaining; you just need to make sure that they still have enough media as it's their food & water source as well as where the larvae develop.

A red eyed tree frog would work well if you make the aquarium vertically-oriented and use something like this (they do custom sizes, too) for accessing the enclosure.