Terrarium Upgrade Question

Hey All!

I need your opinion on a terrarium. She is currently in a ten gallon terrarium, and I'm pretty sure she's going to need an upgrade soon.

I'm definitely going to be getting an ExoTerra terrarium( 36X18X12) and I was wondering if I should have her next terrarium upgrade be a 20 gallon, and then when she gets even bigger get her the 36x18x12 or, is it fine to just upgrade her to her full-size terrarium and add a ton of foliage, and that way save money?

Yesterday I measured Olive, and she is one inch under 2 feet.

Thank you all!

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Originally Posted by AnnieHeart

Hey All!

I need your opinion on a terrarium. She is currently in a ten gallon terrarium, and I'm pretty sure she's going to need an upgrade soon.

I'm definitely going to be getting an ExoTerra terrarium( 36X18X12) and I was wondering if I should have her next terrarium upgrade be a 20 gallon, and then when she gets even bigger get her the 36x18x12 or, is it fine to just upgrade her to her full-size terrarium and add a ton of foliage, and that way save money?

Yesterday I measured Olive, and she is one inch under 2 feet.

Thank you all!

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What's the current weight ?

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Originally Posted by bmwood

What's the current weight ?

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174 Grams

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Originally Posted by AnnieHeart

174 Grams

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When you upgrade I would go 20 gallon and you should be good for a long time

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Originally Posted by bmwood

When you upgrade I would go 20 gallon and you should be good for a long time

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Why do you think a 20 would be better than just fully upgrading?

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Why do you think a 20 would be better than just fully upgrading?

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Keep the stress down, small changes made will have less impact and may be easier for him or her to adjust, to biv of a change by jumping to a much bigger enclosure might cause extra stress and lead to not eating. Really it's how you feel, but that's my opinion and my suggestion.

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Originally Posted by bmwood

Keep the stress down, small changes made will have less impact and may be easier for him or her to adjust, to biv of a change by jumping to a much bigger enclosure might cause extra stress and lead to not eating. Really it's how you feel, but that's my opinion and my suggestion.

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Ahh, makes sense. Thank you for explaining!

I would buy a T8 from Animal Plastics, and get the divider. Put Olive in one side with the divider until he's big enough to get the whole cage.
A T8 is $165 right now, just a little more money than an Exo Terra 36x18x12... but with the T8 you won't have to buy another terrarium. The T8 can be Olive's forever home.

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Originally Posted by RickyNY

I would buy a T8 from Animal Plastics, and get the divider. Put Olive in one side with the divider until he's big enough to get the whole cage.
A T8 is $165 right now, just a little more money than an Exo Terra 36x18x12... but with the T8 you won't have to buy another terrarium. The T8 can be Olive's forever home.

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I like the divider idea!