40g tall

[froggyman]

i have a forty gallon tall aquarium and need some suggestions on what to put in it...i would prefferably like a snake or lizard

 

[Mushroom Spore]

Obviously in a tall tank you'd be wasting space buying ground-dwellers, which throws out most of the snake and lizard species I'm familiar with. You could house 2-3 crested geckos (not more than one male) maybe, or if you don't mind something nastier there's always tokay geckos.

The only arboreal snakes I know of are things like Green Tree Pythons and Brazilian Rainbow Boas, but those are fragile, expensive, and have very specific care needs or bite a lot and generally aren't the best starter snakes if you haven't had a snake before.

 

[froggyman]

i do have experiance in dealing with herps...i was personally thinking about maybe a ball python or even a blood python..i would need a bigger cage later obviously..

thanks for the input.. i didnt even think about cresteds

 

[Mushroom Spore]

maybe a ball python

Not in this tank you're not. Ball pythons are ground-dwellers, burrow-dwellers even, and tend to fall off of things repeatedly if given climbing options. A tall tank is just a waste with them - they need floor space, not height.

EDIT: Also unless you'd be buying an adult, it's just plain too BIG. It's generally advised not to house babies in anything over 10-15 gallons, 20 if you're pushing it, to keep down stress as this is a very easily stressed species.

EDIT EDIT: Although if you put an adult in there with HUGE amounts of aspen shavings, I'm talking like 70% of the tank, I bet they'd have a blast burrowing. It'd be impossible to adequately heat through all that substrate though, so don't actually do this.

 

[froggyman]

i also have a 29 gallon that i can use if the height is going to be a real deal breaker

 

[Mushroom Spore]

A 29 (long?) is definitely better for a ball, if you want one. They're awesome snakes, I've had mine about three years. If you get a male, it probably won't outgrow that 29...mine is only just now *almost* too big for his 20L.

Just whatever you do, DO NOT get a ball python from a petstore, doubly so if it's a big one like PetCo or Petsmart. They're going to be wildcaught, you're going to be overcharged for them, and they'll be horrible eaters in horrible health and will probably die on you. Captive-bred babies from a breeder with a good rep is the only way to get a good friend that should be around for many years to come.

 

[froggyman]

its just a regular 29 i think its about 30'' long..

i know all about the horrible conditions of petstore herps..and even at shows more selection at a fraction of the price

 

[Rochelle]

...a 40gal tall sounds perfect for a beardie.....

 

[froggyman]

really? i was under the impression that they needed way bigger tanks...

curse you rochelle you just made this interesting

 

[Rochelle]

They need at least twice their length to turn around comfortably.
They L.O.V.E. to climb; and that gives more per. foot space to the tank if they are allowed to go "up".....

After 3+ years; Baby Huey is doing just fine and thriving.
This is the formula that I follow, personally.
Have fun!!
(Did I mention that they come in "colors", tooooo?...and learn their names...and come when you call them?
Nope. Not kidding....

 

[froggyman]

i was aware of a few morphs such as a orangish colored one called sunfire or some thing else