water dragons, questions

NavyNate06 · #1 (**permalink**) 06-30-2008, 11:13 AM

i have a spare ten gallon tank that i'd like to use and i was wondering if infant water dragons would have a problem with that little amount of space. i know as they get larger they need a pretty good amount of room. how fast do CWD's grow? whats the smallest tank i can get away with while maintaining good health for the dragons. i've read around and its really hard to find anything about baby dragons. everythings about juvenile or adults.

Spazizz · #2 (**permalink**) 06-30-2008, 01:15 PM

For a baby id recommend a 20 gallon long. Ten is just way to small.

froggsong · #3 (**permalink**) 06-30-2008, 03:22 PM

I agree with Spazizz, ten is way to small. You could probably get away with it for a month with a baby, but I would recommend just getting a larger tank first. The tank needs to be twice the length of the body long, once the length wide, and ideally twice the length tall. If there is a baby at a pet store that you want to buy and you think it wont be there long, you could put it in the ten gallon while you ready a larger tank. It is better to go with the largest you can get right now so you wont have to upgrade so many times. Be prepared to have to build a 6'x3'x6' enclosure.