ElectricPaladin
Member
Hey all.
After only five years, my beloved Jabberwock passed away. I've done a lot of soul searching, consulted with my local reptile store folks, and taken care of my grieving, and I've come to two realizations: I'm ready for a new beardie, and I didn't do anything wrong.
So, I'm getting started. The only trouble is that the only tank I've got is a great big two by two by four vivarium. I'd really like to raise my new beardie in the same house without having to spend money on a new, smaller tank.The folks at the reptile store were dubious, but suggested that maybe I could get by if I used a piece of untreated wood to partition my tank and a lower wattage heat bulb. Maybe.
Here are my questions:
1) Do you agree with the reptile store folks that this is a valid concern? The original tank that I raised my first beardie in wasn't that much smaller, and as far as I could tell he seemed pretty happy in it, even when he was a little guy.
2) Is it worth it to try to partition my tank to create a smaller area for a baby beardie to live in while he gets bigger? Or should I give up and cough up the money for a smaller tank?
3) If I can partition the tank, what tips do you have for making this work? Or, alternately, if I use a smaller tank, do you think I could put the smaller tank... inside the larger tank... would that work, so at least I could save money on heating and lighting equipment (my current large tank has built-in fixtures, and the temps in there are definitely all right).
Thanks in advance, folks.
After only five years, my beloved Jabberwock passed away. I've done a lot of soul searching, consulted with my local reptile store folks, and taken care of my grieving, and I've come to two realizations: I'm ready for a new beardie, and I didn't do anything wrong.
So, I'm getting started. The only trouble is that the only tank I've got is a great big two by two by four vivarium. I'd really like to raise my new beardie in the same house without having to spend money on a new, smaller tank.The folks at the reptile store were dubious, but suggested that maybe I could get by if I used a piece of untreated wood to partition my tank and a lower wattage heat bulb. Maybe.
Here are my questions:
1) Do you agree with the reptile store folks that this is a valid concern? The original tank that I raised my first beardie in wasn't that much smaller, and as far as I could tell he seemed pretty happy in it, even when he was a little guy.
2) Is it worth it to try to partition my tank to create a smaller area for a baby beardie to live in while he gets bigger? Or should I give up and cough up the money for a smaller tank?
3) If I can partition the tank, what tips do you have for making this work? Or, alternately, if I use a smaller tank, do you think I could put the smaller tank... inside the larger tank... would that work, so at least I could save money on heating and lighting equipment (my current large tank has built-in fixtures, and the temps in there are definitely all right).
Thanks in advance, folks.