Im new quick question

jamesjw · #1 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 09:17 PM

i have a tank 40 long ,17 depth ,20 high (inches) 48us gallons, and just wanted to know what a good lizards / geko would be good too keep in it.

thanks

acpart · #2 (**permalink**) 02-23-2008, 11:36 PM

First you might want to think about what kind of environment you want to set up --desert, aquatic, rainforest, etc. Also, if your main interest is in the reptile and you want to set up a good environment for it, or if you're primarily interested in the terrarium aspect and want to include a living creature. Many of the geckos that like wet environments are arboreal, and unless you turn your tank on its side and construct some kind of door, it's too short. I'd be happy to brainstorm with you if you can be a bit more specific. I breed leopard geckos which have a desert environment (and for which I don't have a planted terrarium) and also have enclosures for a crested gecko, a gold dust day gecko and a neon headed gecko (p. klemmeri).

Aliza

jamesjw · #3 (**permalink**) 02-24-2008, 07:32 AM

i was thinkin of a more rainforest enviroment, something with more greens and a little colourful.

acpart · #4 (**permalink**) 02-24-2008, 10:21 AM

I don't have knowledge of all the lizards that could possibly be a match, but the two types to look into in my opinion would be day geckos, which mostly need a warm tropical rainforest environment and crested geckos which need a planted humid but not too warm environment. Of the two types, crested geckos are easier to keep. There should be a lot of info about care on-line. Both types are arboreal and in general it's better to have an enclosure that's got more height than length, but I think a 20" height is adequate. I think when housing animals and plants, it's important to find out as much as possible about appropriate habitat design for the animals and then let the plants fit. Good luck.

Aliza

Rainfrog · #5 (**permalink**) 02-26-2008, 05:28 AM

I have a pair of Leopard geckos in a tank that size. but dont know what to recommend for tropical. maybe cresties id want more vertical space for day geckos.

jamesjw · #6 (**permalink**) 02-26-2008, 06:16 PM

ive decided that im going to extend the hight of my tank so it will be around 3 feet high

Rainfrog · #7 (**permalink**) 02-28-2008, 05:58 AM

Interesting. Post some pics.

Jason · #8 (**permalink**) 05-02-2008, 10:16 PM

i may be confused here seeing im canadian but your tank is closer to 58 gallons. I got my calculator and entered 40 x 17 x 20 = 13600 cubic inches. Then multiply that number by 0.00433 to convert from cubic inches to gallons. I got 58.888 gallons. i didnt think there was that big a diff. did i calculate wrong?

Waterkeeper · #9 (**permalink**) 05-03-2008, 01:43 AM

yup, that's 58.9 gallons... Who manufactures a tank with those dimentions??? Is it a custom tank?

never even seen a 40" tank before.

anyways to answer your question, most dart frogs do well in longer tanks but they may not be the best choice for a beginner hobbyist. My red eye treefrog is pretty easy to deal with, but will require you to turn that tank up on end to give them some height... browse the gallery here, and do some searches on google for "terrarium" vivarium" and "paludarium" and research what goes into them. that should help you make your decision.

Green Ghost · #10 (**permalink**) 05-03-2008, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Waterkeeper

.......anyways to answer your question, most dart frogs do well in longer tanks but they may not be the best choice for a beginner hobbyist. My red eye treefrog is pretty easy to deal with, but will require you to turn that tank up on end to give them some height...

Didn't he say he was looking for lizards? What were you smoking at 1am, bud? And can I have some too?