I'm about to go buy a new terrarium for my Red tailed boa, so I'm going to have an empty 25 gal. glass terrarium, I want to get another reptile, prefferably a lizard because i already have a snake, I would like to get something small, i dont not want anoles, had them before they were not very interesting, I'm thinking about either leopard gecko or maybe someother type of gecko,or a bearded dragon. Input please!!!
2006-11-18 10:34:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
would you guys please just tell me if a leopard gecko or bearded dragon can live in a 25 gal. terrarium, i know some lizards require more room than others thats why I'm asking? and thank you mruniverse for giving me some good advice i'll look into blue tounged skinks as well
2006-11-18 11:13:00 · update #1
Maybe a baby beardy however he will grow fast and need atleast a 75 gallon tank.
Beardy caresheet - http://www.repticzone.com/caresheets/48.html
A leopard gecko will be fine or african fat tail geckos or crested geckos, or day geckos, or collard lizards.
Thoroughly read the caresheets i provided to make sure you can provide everything the lizard you choose needs.
leopard gecko care sheet- http://www.pythons.com/lg-care.html
fat tail gecko care sheet- http://www.paulfirlotte.com/fattail.html
crested gecko care sheet- http://www.pangeareptile.com/id52.htm
Day geckos- http://www.daygecko.com/
collard lizards- http://coloherp.org/careshts/lizards/collaredliz.php
2006-11-18 15:08:34 · answer #1 · answered by lady_crotalus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the basking spot should be about 100 degrees at one end. The other end should be about 85- 80 degrees (the higher one for babies). At night the ambient temperature should be 75-80 degrees (again the higher end for the smaller ones). You should also have a full spectrum light bulb like repti-sun 10.0 or something like that. Since it's a pretty big tank I recommend at least a 100 watt basking lamp. If you don't have enough calium and vitamins they can get metabolic bone disease. About the spinach, don't feed them that! They contain high oxalates which can bind calcium. Collard greens, Kale (only sometimes), cabbage, spring greens, escarole, turnip greens,dandelion greens, parsley, carrot tops, and mustard greens are a good veggie source. Some strawberry can be given as a treat I've heard. Try feeding them a mixture of these for a good nutrition. As for the small crickets, you should put lots of them in there and wait about 10 minutes. After that remove almost all of them leaving two or three. Don't feed them mealworms for they have a hard exoskeleton which can cause impaction. As for substrate, yes, sand can get bacteria easily. And it can also cause impaction. Try using something called Excavator or something like that, which is burrowing clay. You simply mix it with water then mold it the way you want it. I say you leave a hole under the cave you should have creating more space for them. Hope this helped!
2016-05-22 01:38:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any can, any iguana wouldn't be best for it but you can try a blue tounged skink.
2006-11-18 10:45:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
make the tank like a forest environment and get a couplr of lizards to have in it..
2006-11-18 10:37:16 · answer #4 · answered by LIL Shady 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Any small reptile can. Ex frog
2006-11-18 11:50:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
a lizard.... a baby iguana
2006-11-18 10:37:02 · answer #6 · answered by Kirstin Marie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Buy a crocodile or turtles.
2006-11-18 10:41:52 · answer #7 · answered by Google P 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
you should totally get a komodo dragon! just watch your hands around him...
2006-11-18 11:34:30 · answer #8 · answered by ♠ MJ ♠ 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋