Green Water Dragon viv

[patrickking04]

hi,
im new to building vivs, so thats why i thought i would ask you guys/guls.

i thinking of getting a green water dragon, but i want to build my own viv as i don't like these vivs you can buy for the store. so i was wondering how would i start to build a viv for my dragon. does it need certain terrain. how much water supply does it need. The dragon will be about 7inch when i get it so how big should the tank be to start off with.

any infomation and link would be good,

many thanks
patrick

[Gone_Fishin]

Welcome to the forums.

Never kept one of these myself, but when we had them come into the store the setup was usually about 3'l x 18''w x 18''h with lots of stuff to climb over and under for a couple of juvenilles. They liked it pretty humid and would come sit in front of the sprayer at misting time; having a nice absorbant substrate helps alot like some of the tropical bark mixes and sphagnum moss. A large water dish and sometimes a waterfall were also used. While much of their body length is tail, they still get fairly large so planning for a large enclosure is key I think.

There's a couple caresheets on this link:
http://www.reptilekeeper.co.uk/waterdragcare.php

One other thing that I'll always remember: they're wicked fast, even as youngsters, so take care if you're going to handle em outside the enclosure (had to make a diving slide on the fish room floor to catch one once )

[Mossy]

I've got 2 water dragons, both are quite small, about 10-11 inches each. I'm nearly finished my viv. Went for the naturalistic approach and put in rock backgrounds and a waterfall. The height of the acual viv is 5'10" but 1' of this is for storage and the main pool, oh ya they have 2 :-). Its 3'5" wide and 2' deep.

Here's a few pics of what I've done so far. I have more but my internet at home isnt working so can't upload any new pics. Heres what I have.











And heres the boys