Where can I get a big tank that won’t break the bank?

[Anna and finnegan]

I recently talked to my vet about what size Finnegan’s (My 24 inch long 1 1/2 year old bearded dragon) tank should be and she said up to 160 gallons. Now I know it doesn’t have to be that big and I don’t have the money nor the space to do that but I want about an 80 gallon tank up to a 100 gallon tank. I’ve been looking on Amazon and different reptile websites but the ones I’ve seen only get up to around 50-60 gallons. (His current tank is about 40 gallons by the way!) And they’re all thousands of dollars. Where is a sizable tank that won’t break the bank? I’m open to spending up to $1,500 because I’m only sixteen and I don’t have a job at the moment because of school. That will hopefully change this summer though. PLEASE HELP!!

 

[KarrieRee]

I recently talked to my vet about what size Finnegan’s (My 24 inch long 1 1/2 year old bearded dragon) tank should be and she said up to 160 gallons. Now I know it doesn’t have to be that big and I don’t have the money nor the space to do that but I want about an 80 gallon tank up to a 100 gallon tank. I’ve been looking on Amazon and different reptile websites but the ones I’ve seen only get up to around 50-60 gallons. (His current tank is about 40 gallons by the way!) And they’re all thousands of dollars. Where is a sizable tank that won’t break the bank? I’m open to spending up to $1,500 because I’m only sixteen and I don’t have a job at the moment because of school. That will hopefully change this summer though. PLEASE HELP!!

120 gallon is fine- try
www.dubiaroaches.com
www.symtonbsf.com
www.petsmart.com they are selling zen habitats
www.zenhabitats.com
You may need to borrow some money from mom and dad or try Facebook marketplace look for a tank w/ front doors or craigslist -- it has to be sanitized if you find one there

 

[Mollie the dragon]

I would say dubiaroaches.com im only 16 girl too LOL and I got hers for like 250 260 plus tax and its awesome!!

 

[xp29]

If you have local reptile stores, they can be a good place also. Reptiles and reefs here in vegas are selling 4x2x2 front opening for 299.00 they look pretty nice to.

 

[FiretheBeardie]

I recently talked to my vet about what size Finnegan’s (My 24 inch long 1 1/2 year old bearded dragon) tank should be and she said up to 160 gallons. Now I know it doesn’t have to be that big and I don’t have the money nor the space to do that but I want about an 80 gallon tank up to a 100 gallon tank. I’ve been looking on Amazon and different reptile websites but the ones I’ve seen only get up to around 50-60 gallons. (His current tank is about 40 gallons by the way!) And they’re all thousands of dollars. Where is a sizable tank that won’t break the bank? I’m open to spending up to $1,500 because I’m only sixteen and I don’t have a job at the moment because of school. That will hopefully change this summer though. PLEASE HELP!!

What are you using for substrate currently? Just curious.

 

[Mollie the dragon]

What are you using for substrate currently? Just curious.

kinda looks like organic soil, but i could be wrong

 

[Anna and finnegan]

What are you using for substrate currently? Just curious.

It’s 100% natural too soil mixed in with super fine aquarium sand

 

[Anna and finnegan]

120 gallon is fine- try
www.dubiaroaches.com
www.symtonbsf.com
www.petsmart.com they are selling zen habitats
www.zenhabitats.com
You may need to borrow some money from mom and dad or try Facebook marketplace look for a tank w/ front doors or craigslist -- it has to be sanitized if you find one there

Thank you!!! I’ll look at all of these!!!

 

[FiretheBeardie]

I LOVE the Zen Habitats tank! It's the one I use for Fire.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

With a $1,500 budget, you could probably have 3 very nice enclosures lol

If you really don’t want to break the bank but want a cool enclosure, keep an eye out for used display cases from stores. You can get them under $100 (often you can find em’ free) then build it up to what you want.


Or for a couple hundred bucks you can get the standard 2x2x4 enclosure which is just fine. I like my 40in tall tank because my little girl loves climbing. With the length at 56 and width 30 I have plenty of room for a big digging box, a small pool with sweet potato vines and lots of driftwood to explore.