90 qt Rubbermaid

Hey all-


I am toying with the idea of getting a BD. I have a quick question. I have a rubbermaid container that is very long and deep. It comes with it's lid and if I cut out the center and put chicken wire or another type of wired mesh over place of the hole, could I use the rubbermaid as a habitat?

It could easily hold half a bag of play sand and the lights and heat source could sit on the mesh. For feeding I'd feed in a seprete tub.

What do you all think? I just ran and looked at it and it is a 90qt container. I'd only have one BD in there.

Thanks!

I've seen a lot of people that keep BD's that way...cheap, easier to clean that a glass enclosure of the similar dimensions for sure.

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Originally Posted by elevatethis

I've seen a lot of people that keep BD's that way...cheap, easier to clean that a glass enclosure of the similar dimensions for sure.

:rockon:

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Cool thanks, I just wasn't quite sure.

I'm not sure about the play sand?

I would pass on the playsand and the tub.

Putting ball pythons in a tub is one thing....but putting a very active and interactive animal like a bearded in one is something entirely different. I used a tub to house beardies before to test it out, and I would recommend getting something that a bearded can clearly see out of. They will interact with you much more and it will be a much better keeping experience.

Playsand is dangerous for young beardeds and can lead to impactions. Some sands have even been know to cause complication in adult beardeds as well. I would recommend using papertowls or newspaper for babies, and a substrate such as reptile carpet or Yesterday's News Original Unscented Cat litter.

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Originally Posted by daniel1983

I would pass on the playsand and the tub.

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With the tub thing, that makes sense with them being so active and social. I'll consider that.

Now with the Yesterday's News litter, are they able to burrow in that? A friend of mine had two BD and they love to burrow in their substrate.

Thanks all for your imput.