Looking for something neat,

[Gravelanche]

Hey, i just aranged to buy a good sized vertical exo terra tank from a friend of mine for cheap. The trick is i havent decided what to put in it yet.

The only limitations i have is i dont want to bother with a desert setup, i already have a kenyan sand boa and some leopard gecko's and if i want more i'd rather use a flatter tank, so something that will make at least moderate use of the height of the tank.

im open to snakes, lizards, just about anything, doesnt have to be handling friendly if it's a cool showpiece. im also willing to spend the money to set up rain features if nescessary.

DISCLAIMER*
whatever it is i chose be assured i will do plenty of research before i get it.

[fuzzhc]

Chameleon maybe one that doesnt require as much ventilation?

[jarich]

What do you mean by 'good size'? Do you have measurements?

[Gravelanche]

no i wont be getting the tank until friday, it was large enough for a 2 foot ball with room to grow.

if i had to guess its at least 30 to 36 inches tall, and 24x24 with a screen top and the front glass doors

[-MARWOLAETH-]

Diones rat or Garter snake.

[Corey209]

Install a dart frog set up with live plants and a water fall!

[bcr226]

Depending on the size, I'd look at a BRB, Brazillian Rainbow Boa.

Very cool to look at, very curious animals and stunning rainbow effect on their skin.

[Gravelanche]

Depending on the size, I'd look at a BRB, Brazillian Rainbow Boa.

Very cool to look at, very curious animals and stunning rainbow effect on their skin.

ok, i am now saving up for a BRB, however it is not the best suited for this enclosure, i want to make better use of the verticality of the tank, something that enjoys the trees a bit more. if emerald tree boa's werent so freaking expensive i would get a juvenile and it would be happy for a few years

[bcr226]

Our BRB loves to climb. Give them the opportunity and they'll do it.

http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Snakes/Rainbow%20Boa/IMG_1475_zpsbe27306e.jpg

http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Snakes/Rainbow%20Boa/IMG_1473_zpsac2477b0.jpg

http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Snakes/Rainbow%20Boa/IMG_1451_zps8335ad61.jpg

[Aaron_S]

Just plants would be cool. You could allow for some really tall plants in that thing.

[lady_bug87]

Just plants would be cool. You could allow for some really tall plants in that thing.

Hahaha nice one.

I have my yearling gtp in one that size and she has plenty of room

[Gravelanche]

heh, it looks like im getting the tank today after all, when i double check the dimensions i might just go for the BRB, but a GTB is in my 5 year list.

so at the moment its down to a race between a breeding family of crested geckos or a BRB if the tank is big enough, but still taking suggestions.

also, i am going to try to get at least 1 live plant in there, keeping it watered will be great for keeping the humidity up

[Gravelanche]

ok the tank is 24(h)x18x18, feel like that is too small for a boa, or at least anything more than a yearling.

either way i can get a more suitable tank for the boa later

[lady_bug87]

I would go with some kind of amphibian. Like a white throat or tree frogs or something

[Gravelanche]

Our BRB loves to climb. Give them the opportunity and they'll do it.

http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Snakes/Rainbow%20Boa/IMG_1475_zpsbe27306e.jpg

http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Snakes/Rainbow%20Boa/IMG_1473_zpsac2477b0.jpg

http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Snakes/Rainbow%20Boa/IMG_1451_zps8335ad61.jpg

how big is that enclosure and how old is that BRB?

[NBLADE]

Personally i'd go for geckos, cresteds or gargoyles in something that size, too small for a brb, could always look at pygmy chameleons, they would love a cage that size, or if you wanted a snake species, a male amazon tree boa.

[Gravelanche]

i think im going to look into a BRB, it all depends on a few things, mainly finances, but i know it's not going to be her forever home, im going to look for a yearling she should be happy in there for at least a year before it's time to move up

[SnakeyJay]

I wouldn't put a yearling in a 2ft myself as I don't feel you get a good gradient in a viv that size but that's just my personal opinion mate. :)

[Gravelanche]

ok so it seems i've scored a few more tanks, i have the one from this thread, then i have a 24Lx16Hx12W and the other one looks to be a 18x18x18 exo terra

[bcr226]

Put the BRB in the 18x18x18 for now. Then as it grows, you can upgrade to a larger tank and start again with something new in this one.

[Gravelanche]

Put the BRB in the 18x18x18 for now. Then as it grows, you can upgrade to a larger tank and start again with something new in this one.

thats the plan, going to look for a young one at the toronto reptile expo, and have already started researching materials to build a proper enclosure this summer for her forever home.

[medicinhed]

24x18x18 would be ok for a hatchling BRB to a 1-2 yo. Depending on size. The humidity fluctuations would be less than with a screen top 10g-20g

Pretty Rainbow BCR226! Love the ocelli.

here's my big fella

[KORBIN5895]

ok the tank is 24(h)x18x18, feel like that is too small for a boa, or at least anything more than a yearling.

either way i can get a more suitable tank for the boa later

You could get a red eye tree frog in that. They're pretty neat.

[Gravelanche]

nah im making this official, 24x18x18 is going to be my BRB, the 18hx12wx24l will be a pair of crested gecko's and the other one at this point im going to leave empty and look around at the expo. seems big enough for a mid range skink or something, maybe a red eye crocodile skink

[medicinhed]

nah im making this official, 24x18x18 is going to be my BRB, the 18hx12wx24l will be a pair of crested gecko's and the other one at this point im going to leave empty and look around at the expo. seems big enough for a mid range skink or something, maybe a red eye crocodile skink


Grats! You won't regret a rainbow.