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those are my fav scorps
Any good terrarium pets?
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Cuddly Cobalt
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You crazy man? xD My parents are terrified of snakes--- what do you think they would think of a scorpion? they barely let me had that garter snake. xD
I was thinking about dart frogs. But I figured a few things=== fruit flies, fruit flies, fruit flies. Plus they're more delicate than alot of frog species I know. :x I guess it makes me fearful. I'm very weird like that. lol.
So far whats on my mind is:
Russian tortoise or something like that
Hermit crabs
Not really in order. There is no order for them. Though I think hermit crabs seem to sound suitable. Because I'm looking for something slightly "advanced" I guess. xD
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Not really...40b isn't that big, I have one planted with a pair of tincs in it, and it sometimes seems a bit on the small side to me, plus not a lot of ceiling height.
hmmm. I thought that was big. O: For a terrarium.
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It is, but when you start planting and doing a background and false bottom you use up floor space quickly, plus tincs need a good bit of room.
Which makes me think what will actually be suitable to put in this tank... I don't want a snake cause the only one I could keep is a garter snake but I let it go a while ago(same day I found it). My parents dislike large snakes with a passion. I could have gone for a beardie. But not a fan of them. They're too bland for me(personal opinion). They're not bad pets. infact they're terrific. but yeah. I do like uromastyx tooo but Idk if I can keep that in there happily. I basically like their face. It reminds me of two things: A dragon(myth), and a toad. xD I love both. Plus they're chunky. I like that. Other things I like are SOME skinks, ALL anoles. Little to no gecko species(basically cresteds and one of the sort I'd say a leopard gecko cause they're fat. But they're lazy. lol.).
I like box turtles and tortoises. But box turtles are skittish and same with tortoises not so sure I could keep one in a 40breeder.
I like hermit crabs-- but like its soo much stuff to remember. I mean I love crabs but yeah.
SO now I'm still thinking. I mean if I was to go through the insect route. I'd pretty much go for a large LONG lived beetle that is known to be active.
Or a jerusalem cricket(yet I don't think I would know where to get them or anything...).
My parent's still not approve spiders anymore. :x The wolf spider that laid eggs I let it go with the spiderlings. (it was from my yard to begin with).
I basically take stuff to study them upclose and personal that's why I don't mind catching wild insects because they're short lived. But if its a long term pet. I'd rather like its facial features, as well as its personality and such.
I'm very picky(ocd I think?) so it's hard to find something I can keep but that I like and will be able to be happy in what I keep it.
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I recommended these for Ember in her thread, but you easily keep a dwarf python in a 40b. They shouldn't offend your parents' size sensibilities and are subtly beautiful snakes.
They just don't want any pythons.
or snakes... It's hard because idk what I can keep in it. Though they maybe leniant to let me keep a bird cage. Though it would either be the tank or the bird cage.
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If you want hermit crabs, go for it. I have three in a twenty long. There where only two in there for a long time (probably 5-6 years) but afew months ago a woman dropped off a large hermit crab and I took it home. They all get along fine. They are about baseball sized.
I dont have mine set up with any aditional heat or light source. They have about six inches of a calci-sand/ crushed walnut shell mix.
They have two waterbowels big enough to soak in. One is fresh and the other is salt. Feed them vedgies and hermit crab food.
Mine LOVE to climb and are very active. I have the wire sides to an old hamster cage bent up in there and they climb all over it.
Mine dont have a lid (they probably would, but this is our old fish tank that never had a lid) and I only mist ocasionaly. I have never had a problem with humidity, but our avrage house humidity is about 60%.
They are very freindly and have only pinched me a handfull of times in all the years I have owned them.
Great pets IMO.
Also, Indonesion box turtles. They stay pretty small (between 6-8 inches I think) and are simi aquadic. They are always swimming around and are pretty easy to care for as long as you have a fliter running in the water.
I dont have mine set up with any aditional heat or light source. They have about six inches of a calci-sand/ crushed walnut shell mix.
They have two waterbowels big enough to soak in. One is fresh and the other is salt. Feed them vedgies and hermit crab food.
Mine LOVE to climb and are very active. I have the wire sides to an old hamster cage bent up in there and they climb all over it.
Mine dont have a lid (they probably would, but this is our old fish tank that never had a lid) and I only mist ocasionaly. I have never had a problem with humidity, but our avrage house humidity is about 60%.
They are very freindly and have only pinched me a handfull of times in all the years I have owned them.
Great pets IMO.
Also, Indonesion box turtles. They stay pretty small (between 6-8 inches I think) and are simi aquadic. They are always swimming around and are pretty easy to care for as long as you have a fliter running in the water.
They will out grow a 40 pretty quick. To be housed properly the need a height of 4ft+ and as much horizontal space as possible 4ft+ is a good starting point. They like to climb a 4x2 will work for a year or so. They are amazing lizards.
I figured as much. I'ved seen them. So I know they get big. xD I think I know what I maybe getting... But... I'm going to work harder on it.
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I think for now I'm going to skip on hermies. Maybe later on people will succesfully breed them in captivity better than now and will be easier to keep. I like them. But it's too much to remember in one sitting for some hermit crabs. They're pretty and nice. But for now I think I have a better option.