Tank Setup

This page lists the current cage setup for every reptile in the house, as well as future animals and empty tanks

Name: Charizard
Gender: Male
Species: 'Sunkist' Bearded Dragon
Reptile Size: 13.5 inches
Age: 7 months
Tank Size: 29g long*
Substrate: Zilla repti-carpet, desert sand colored
Decorations:  Water bowl, grapewood branch, purple slate slab
Lamps: Basking lamp, 10.0 UV lamp

Sandfire and Nugget
Gender: Both Female
Species: 'Fancy' Bearded Dragons
Reptile Size: 7.5 inches and 9 inches
Age: 3 maybe 4 months
Tank Size: 10g* (In the process of being upgraded to 20g)
Substrate: Zilla repti-carpet, desert sand colored
Decorations: Grapewood branch, rock\feeding bowl
Lamps: Basking lamp, 10.0 UV lamp

Name: Blackbeard
Gender: Male
Species: Dark morph Bearded Dragon
Reptile Size: 6.5 inches
Age: 2 months?
Tank Size: 10g*
Substrate: Zilla repti-carpet, desert sand colored
Decorations: Grapewood branch, rock\feeding bowl
Light Source: Basking lamp, 10.0 UV lamp
Heat Source: Low-light heat lamp

Name: Tai
Gender: Male

Species: Thai Water Dragon

Reptile Size: 12.5 inches, missing part of tail

Age: 4-5 months

Tank Size: 55g*, Shared with our other Water Dragon, as well as my pet fish
Substrate: Aquarium gravel, water
Decorations: African root basking perches, fake plants, some real plants
Lamps: Day basking lamp, UV 5.0 lamp, UV 2.0 Day Lamp

Name: Mushu

Gender: Male

Species: Thai Water Dragon

Reptile Size: 14.5 inches

Age: 5-6 months

Tank Size: 55g*, Shared with Tai and my pet fish

Substrate: Aquarium gravel, water

Decorations: Driftwood basking perches, fake plants, real plants

Lamps: Day basking lamp, UV 5.0 lamp, UV 2.0 Day Lamp

Name: Winston
Gender: Male

Species: Bearded Dragon

Reptile Size: 18 inches

Age: 2+ years

Tank Size: 20g long*
Substrate: Zilla repti-carpet, desert sand colored
Decorations: Mopani basking Branch
Lamps: Day basking lamp, UVB 10.0

 Name: Matches

Gender: Unkown

Species: Savanna monitor

Reptile Size: 20 inches

Age: few months

Tank Size: 40g breeder (long)
Substrate: Cypress mulch
Decorations: bowl, cardboard box hide
Lamps: Day basking lamp

 Name: Marble

Gender: Unknown

Species: Frilled dragon

Reptile Size: 9.5 inches

Age: few months

Tank Size: Exo-Terra Rainforest Habitat Kit (Small)
Substrate:very light layer of mulch
Decorations: Fake plants, 'rock' background, repti-vine, sandblasted basking perch.
Lamps: Day basking lamp, UV 10.0 UV removed due to health and behavior complications

~~Temporary guests~~

Name: Gandalf
Gender: Male

Species: Bearded Dragon

Reptile Size: 5.5 inchs

Age: 1 month or so

Tank Size: 10 g*
Substrate: Repti-carpet
Decorations: Mopani basking perch
Light Source: Day basking lamp, UV 
Heat Source: Basking lamp
Owner: My younger brother

~~Tank Setup~~

10g*- Blackbeard and Gandalf's setup
10g*- Sandfire and Nugget's setup
20gL*- Winston's setup
Exo-Terra Small *- Marbles' setup
29gL*- Charizard's setup
40gL**- Matches setup
55g- Tai and Mushu's setup
65g- EMPTY
20gL*- EMPTY

If you do out the math, that's about 26 square feet of floorspace for all the tanks combined, which translates to about 4% of my entire apartment being occupied by reptiles, or 9% of my living room. A single 10g tank takes up about a half a percent of my living room, by comparison.

~~In Progress or Wish-listed~~

Chacoan Extreme Giant Tegu: Paid for, arriving hopefully in June or July. Requires custom tank\enclosure.
Green Basilisk: In Progress. Might be housed in the 55g Water Dragon tank, or might be separated.
Leopard Gecko(s): Wish-listed. No tank space.Maybe next Repticon.

*Tanks that are starred are grow-out tanks. For those of you that don't know, a grow-out tank is not designed to hold the animal as an adult, merely to provide a less expensive and more economical way to house it until it reaches full size. No logical reason to house a 6 inch Tegu lizard in a 6ft by 3ft tank.*

**Savannah Monitors get 4-6 ft long and will require a custom tank for sleeping and eating in.**