Tank size
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In this forum all are welcome to ask blue tongue skink-related questions, share information, ideas, tips, experiences, and pictures with fellow BTS enthusiasts.
If you are wondering if your BTS is acting normally or might be sick, this is where you can get help with that.
This is also where you can have some FUN while sharing the enjoyment you get from your blueys!
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Eliott-the-lizard
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Tank size
Is a 2 foot by 1 foot tank big enough for a baby bluey
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mb606587
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Re: Tank size
For a baby yes. Babies grow quickly so don't expect to get any more than a few months of use before upgrading.
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Janella
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Re: Tank size
Couldn't agree more. The bigger the better.
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kingofnobbys
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Re: Tank size
I found a 100L tub was pretty good for my easterns until they were about 12 months old , at which time I build plywood 4ft x 2ft x 1.5ft tanks for them .
A 120L tub ( W:52cm H:44cm L:75cm) is a very good size for a bluetongue (or bearded dragon) rearing tub for 1 or 2 up to about 1 year old.
Prefect height to mount a nanohood for a 26W UVB200 under the lid and ensure good levels of UVA & UVB.
Perfect size for a 7W heat pad (( takes up about 1/5 to 1/4 the floor space ), and room for a larger hubbahut or a couple of small sized hubbahuts , a water dish and a food dish.
For the little skinks , you want a tank that allows for a good thermal gradient and good UV gradient , and isn't so big it overwhelms them or so big an area that their bugs can easily elute them and hide.
A 120L tub ( W:52cm H:44cm L:75cm) is a very good size for a bluetongue (or bearded dragon) rearing tub for 1 or 2 up to about 1 year old.
Prefect height to mount a nanohood for a 26W UVB200 under the lid and ensure good levels of UVA & UVB.
Perfect size for a 7W heat pad (( takes up about 1/5 to 1/4 the floor space ), and room for a larger hubbahut or a couple of small sized hubbahuts , a water dish and a food dish.
For the little skinks , you want a tank that allows for a good thermal gradient and good UV gradient , and isn't so big it overwhelms them or so big an area that their bugs can easily elute them and hide.
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Awero
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Re: Tank size
Janella wrote:Couldn't agree more. The bigger the better.
Yeap, this is the best advice when it comes to tank sizes. In my Phuket flat for sale here I have a big one. Of course it takes a lot of place considering my flat is not big but I love my little pet and will do everything so it will feel comfortable.
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