My young red foot is rapidly outgrowing her 40 gallon and I've been planning on making her a larger (indoor) enclosure. Though I know it will be years and years before she's full grown, I want to save time and money and just make the adult size 8'x4' enclosure now. No sense in making a lot of incremental sizes, right?
But my parents argue that the enclosure wouldn't even last that long due to humidity, and I would need to replace it long before she was full grown anyway.
I think if I sealed it properly and kept up on maintenance it should be fine... but what are people's experiences with this?
Should I go with the 8x4, or make something smaller like a 4x2 or 6x3 in the interim?
But my parents argue that the enclosure wouldn't even last that long due to humidity, and I would need to replace it long before she was full grown anyway.
I think if I sealed it properly and kept up on maintenance it should be fine... but what are people's experiences with this?
Should I go with the 8x4, or make something smaller like a 4x2 or 6x3 in the interim?