Things to do with a spare aquarium

[hunterk997]

I have an extra reptile aquarium from when I stupidly bought it for my tortoise, and I was wondering if anyone has any neat ideas to do with it. I was thinking of making it a terrarium for plants, but i don't really have any plants that need it. Then I was thinking of a hamster, but that's a big no. I will also have a spare ten gallon soon, so if anyone has a thought of what I could do with them, that'd be great, I've been looking for a project to do.

 

[wellington]

Hermit crabs or a moon crab, Anoles lizards, frogs.

 

[Millerlite]

How big is it? Terrarium or aquarium? I liked planted tanks... Like aquarium planted tanks...

 

[mike taylor]

Put a small snake in it . Like a common grass snake or a garder snake .

 

[BeeBee*BeeLeaves]

Hmmm, is this a trick question? Why, you get a hatchling or three and turn it into a closed chamber, of course! Halo! : )

 

[lisa127]

leopard gecko. I love those guys.

 

[theresal]

I like the idea of a planted terrarium and not just getting another pet to fill an empty tank. When you do decide to get a new critter, get one you really want.

 

[hunterk997]

I considered a lizard or new reptile, but sadly I'm not allowed to care for any more living things except maybe plants. My parents say I have too many "pets." I like the planted aquarium idea. And I really wish I could turn it into a closed chamber for a hatchling, but maybe some other day in the far away future.

 

[mike taylor]

You can donate it to a rescue near you . Or you can make a worm bed out of it.

 

[theresal]

Ok, perfect idea. Plant it with humidity loving tortoise edible plants and when you can get a hatchling one day you can put it into a nice planted enclosure for a couple of months depending on the kind of tort.

I considered a lizard or new reptile, but sadly I'm not allowed to care for any more living things except maybe plants. My parents say I have too many "pets." I like the planted aquarium idea. And I really wish I could turn it into a closed chamber for a hatchling, but maybe some other day in the far away future.

 

[compassrose26]

Put another animal in it, that's what I always do

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I considered a lizard or new reptile, but sadly I'm not allowed to care for any more living things except maybe plants. My parents say I have too many "pets." I like the planted aquarium idea. And I really wish I could turn it into a closed chamber for a hatchling, but maybe some other day in the far away future.

My parents say the same thing...

 

[hunterk997]

My parents say the same thing...

You have two tortoises right? You're so lucky... I had to beg for 6 months just to get one. And now my parents are trying to say I'm not allowed to get anymore plants! Although I have at least 25...
I think I'll start turning it into a plant aquarium tomorrow. I can grow some seed mix for my tort in it, rehabilitate attacked plants, and more. Thanks for the ideas!

 

[compassrose26]

Re: RE: Things to do with a spare aquarium

My parents say the same thing...

You have two tortoises right? You're so lucky... I had to beg for 6 months just to get one. And now my parents are trying to say I'm not allowed to get anymore plants! Although I have at least 25...
I think I'll start turning it into a plant aquarium tomorrow. I can grow some seed mix for my tort in it, rehabilitate attacked plants, and more. Thanks for the ideas!

Yep two torts and a leopard gecko. My parents said I wasn't allowed to get a tortoise, but then I got one anyways and they loved it so I just kept getting more!

 

[BeeBee*BeeLeaves]

Like a mini greenhouse, or terrarium. Perfect idea! Actually, you can decorate it to be a fairy garden. Those are kinda cool to look at.
Here are some pictures for inspiration:
http://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=fairy garden aquarium
http://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=terrarium aquarium

 

[hunterk997]

Like a mini greenhouse, or terrarium. Perfect idea! Actually, you can decorate it to be a fairy garden. Those are kinda cool to look at.
Here are some pictures for inspiration:
http://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=fairy garden aquarium
http://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=terrarium aquarium

That looks cool. It reminds me of decorating a tortoise enclosure, only it wouldn't have to be fixed every day XD