Go out or go up?

[Emma66]

My little beardie (not so little any more) has outgrown her viv. I am just wondering is it better to add length or height? I am going to keep the one she is in now and place it on top with a cut through to climb. It’s just do I get the next one up get two the same size.
Also will I need to put lighting in both?

 

[MarlowAndMe]

What size is your current one? If it’s 18” height then I would just go longer in length as 18” gives enough height to add climbing areas and different gradients as well as provides enough room to have the basking spot 12” from basking bulb and from a t5 12% or 10% for uvb. Once you go taller than 24” I would assume you don’t get as much uvb at the floor- especially if your stacking the vivs as the division middle floor would mean zero uvb on the bottom floor.
So I would go longer not up provided your current one is 18” or 24” tall

 

[kingofnobbys]

18 inches tall is a good viv height , I'd increase the viv's footprint to 4ft x 2ft.

 

[Emma66]

It’s 16inch tall. It’s the Vivexotic reptile house medium.

 

[kingofnobbys]

It’s 16inch tall. It’s the Vivexotic reptile house medium.

16" will work just fine height wise.

Is a good height and the t5ho 10%UVB and t5ho 12%UVB tubes are perfect for it.

 

[Emma66]

That’s everyone. I’ll just double up and put a cut through x