LeahK
Active Member
Hey! I am back again, still preparing for my incoming hatchling. I have been fussing over the housing, and I want some help on deciding the best enclosure for a 3 month old Hermann's hatchling.
1. His juvenile enclosure - It's a 3'x6' wooden enclosure, and I could use half of it to start.
2. A 3'x1.5' glass tank. I have heard very mixed things about glass tanks, so this is the one I am most skeptical about.
3. A rubbermaid plastic storage bin, with base dimensions of 1.5'x1'.
In all three enclosure, I should be able to get the temperature and humidity right (I have done some temperature tests, but I don't have the substrate yet, so they're not finished).
I doubt either enclosure would make much of a difference, but I want everything to be perfect! I have hides, water and food dishes, a basking rock, and about 15 pounds of coco coir on the way (lol). I am also growing like 10 different plants and mixes, so this hatchling will be well fed!
Do you have any advice based on your experience? Right now I am thinking I will just put him straight into the big wooden enclosure, with him only having access to half of it. But if it would be better for him to be in a smaller one for now, I am good with that too.
And as an aside, my plan is to take him outside in a smaller enclosure, probably the rubbermaid bin for the first few months. Just for confirmation, the glass tank would be bad outside, since it overheats?
Thank you so much for looking through all my questions!
1. His juvenile enclosure - It's a 3'x6' wooden enclosure, and I could use half of it to start.
2. A 3'x1.5' glass tank. I have heard very mixed things about glass tanks, so this is the one I am most skeptical about.
3. A rubbermaid plastic storage bin, with base dimensions of 1.5'x1'.
In all three enclosure, I should be able to get the temperature and humidity right (I have done some temperature tests, but I don't have the substrate yet, so they're not finished).
I doubt either enclosure would make much of a difference, but I want everything to be perfect! I have hides, water and food dishes, a basking rock, and about 15 pounds of coco coir on the way (lol). I am also growing like 10 different plants and mixes, so this hatchling will be well fed!
Do you have any advice based on your experience? Right now I am thinking I will just put him straight into the big wooden enclosure, with him only having access to half of it. But if it would be better for him to be in a smaller one for now, I am good with that too.
And as an aside, my plan is to take him outside in a smaller enclosure, probably the rubbermaid bin for the first few months. Just for confirmation, the glass tank would be bad outside, since it overheats?
Thank you so much for looking through all my questions!