Tiles for a 40 gallon breeder?

[Hotnickles96]

First of all thank you for reading this post. I haven't been active on this forum in a very long time but, now I'm back!
I was given a free 5 year old dragon by my uncles friend. The kids grew tired of him .... Welp, I now need to make a few changes to his setup. I am currently at work and would like to grab some kind of tile on my way home but I can't find out the exact dimensions of the inside of a 40 gallon breeder. I know it is 18 inches in width but, if I purchase an 18 inch tile it probably would be to big because of the actual floor dimensions. Does anyone have an exact measurement?

Thanks again!
Josh

 

[Hotnickles96]

I would like to have some one at home depot cut it for me so I can just drop it in his tank.

 

[ClydesGirl]

Wish I could help you out, but I don't know the answer. Hopefully someone else will chime in before you have to leave work.

 

[CollinP]

I have a 20 gallon long for my baby the dimensions are 30 x 12 x 12 and I got 12 x 12 tiles just put it in side ways and then lay it flat it will work.

 

[kjinxx2]

12" X 12" tiles never actually are truely 12", they're generally 11-11/16" or so. You'll need to purchase 5 tiles to cover the floor, 3 tiles you will leave uncut, the other tiles you will cut into 3 5.5" wide sections.

And the interior dimentions are roughly 35.5" X 17.5"

 

[CollinP]

This was not the case for me as I had correct tiles

 

[kjinxx2]

This was not the case for me as I had correct tiles

Then they weren't advertised as 12" tiles, more than likely you got 12.5" tiles. The rule of thumb is that actual tile width + grout = advertised tile size.

 

[CollinP]

Ok, sorry about that I just know that my tank its 12 inches and I had some tiles they fit so I thought they would be 12.5 inch tiles. my bad

 

[kjinxx2]

Ok, sorry about that I just know that my tank its 12 inches and I had some tiles they fit so I thought they would be 12.5 inch tiles. my bad

Hah no big deal At least you had tiles that already fit!

 

[CollinP]

Hahaha I know I had them left over from when we did some remodeling

 

[KDK241]

I have 2 18" porcelain tiles in Emerson's 40 breeder and they fit perfectly width wise, it was the length that was a problem. Its about 1/4" too long on one tile but I just left it sit on top of the other tile. I feed with tongs so I don't have to worry about anything getting under there and it gives me a little edge to pull up the tiles when cleaning. One of these days I might cut it to fit but it works for now.

 

[Hotnickles96]

I did post a reply to this the other night but apparently it didn't post from my iPhone. Thank you every one for your input! I just ended up grabbing two 17 inch tiles for the moment. I layed those down on some sand. Before anyone goes nuts on me, I know the risks of sand and what not but, this dragon is over 5 years old and had been on sand his entire life. I have dramatically decreased the chances of impaction by taking up almost all of the floor space with the tiles. I really don't foresee there being any problems.
On another note I cleaned out his cage today because my room was starting to smell. I washed the tiles down and the mopani wood that is in there. Does anyone have a problem with wood absorbing poop smells? I might need to look for some other type of basking platform. Something that will be easier to clean regularly.
I will upload some pics if they are needed.
Thanks everyone! Sure is great to be back on such a great forum!
Josh.

 

[CollinP]

I could be the mopani but I would think it would be the sand. i personally do not use wood or sand. Its just preference. How did the tiles fit in?

 

[kjinxx2]

The sand just smells so bad, I find. Without sand I NEVER have ANY odor.

 

[Hotnickles96]

I'm Cleaning some old Repti-carpet to replace the sand later and see how that works. For now here is a picture of the current setup.

I would really like to get a nice Critter condo but it seems like the website is down. Anyone one know of a good website to order one from?