10 gallon tank terrarium option

Sooo I was cleaning out my house today, came across an old 10g tank in the garage and i'm having the empty tank symptom lol. Since I keep my snakes in a rack there isn't really much to look at when i'm chilling in my room. I would like to turn the 10g tank into a terrarium with some type of herb, amphibian or insect that would be fun to watch. I'm lending towards a arid environment as I really don't want to deal with humidity issue. A species that doesn't hide itself all the time by borrowing all the time (sand boa, burrowing insect etc) and something that can live out its life in the 10g tank. I'm actually gonna spend a bit of time to make this look nice so any suggestion would be awesome :)

edit: how feasible is having live plants in there, am i asking for trouble?

A baby crested gecko. They can live in room temps without extra heating elements. They don't need insects. They can eat a powder-water mixed diet. You may have to mist every few days depending on your location, but definitely not an everyday thing like balls. And they come in a variety of morphs and make nice display animals. I just suggest getting a conversion kit for your 10 gallon to make it sit sideways so there's more height if you go this route. The kit is really cheap.
Though, I'm not too sure how an adult will do in a 10 g. It can thrive, but more room will be optimal.


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A smaller terrestrial dart frog species, like leucomelas, is also a possibility. Live plants and room temp below 80 degrees. You culture your own flightless fruit flies for them. They are diurnal and are generally very bold.

I agree with nikkis suggestion of crested gecko; however, in my experience they dont make good display animals at all.

I'd get a tarantula!

Dart frogs need little to no ventilation, so if you get a glass top you won't have to fight humidity. They are diurnal. They hop around and explore all day and they're very pretty. I'd get dart frogs.

My crested geckos are a blast to walk in on when they're playing in the dark... then they freeze and don't move until the lights are off like the rest of the time. Definitely not a great display animal.

I'm not big on spiders. I'm not scare of it or anything but my better half is. But I will play around with that idea in my head. are they pretty active? needs alot of maintaince? how about scorpions? I'm thinking about the emperor scorpion, big enough so it doesn't get lost in the environment but i read that they burrow? are they also inactive unless in hunting mode?

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Dart frogs need little to no ventilation, so if you get a glass top you won't have to fight humidity. They are diurnal. They hop around and explore all day and they're very pretty. I'd get dart frogs.

My crested geckos are a blast to walk in on when they're playing in the dark... then they freeze and don't move until the lights are off like the rest of the time. Definitely not a great display animal.

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Yup pdf's are a good choice too. Be sure to research what species are diurnal though. My friend has dart frogs and some love to hide all the time while other species are much more visible and you can see them usually.

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I'm not big on spiders. I'm not scare of it or anything but my better half is. But I will play around with that idea in my head. are they pretty active? needs alot of maintaince? how about scorpions? I'm thinking about the emperor scorpion, big enough so it doesn't get lost in the environment but i read that they burrow? are they also inactive unless in hunting mode?

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An arboreal T is the way to go for display. An Avicularia sp. is a good starter arboreal. They require about as much care as a snake. Though depending on the size animal you get, a 10gal will be too big for a sling. Scorps hide a lot.

All dart species are diurnal, some are just bolder than others.

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An arboreal T is the way to go for display. An Avicularia sp. is a good starter arboreal. They require about as much care as a snake. Though depending on the size animal you get, a 10gal will be too big for a sling. Scorps hide a lot.

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I'm seriously thinking about getting a T, I like my animals with a bit of size to it. Although I'm still a little creep out by it:weirdface. Do they web alot? Spider webs creeps me out big time, i don't think i can clean a tank full of spider webs

Some dont web a lot. Others do

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I'm seriously thinking about getting a T, I like my animals with a bit of size to it. Although I'm still a little creep out by it:weirdface. Do they web alot? Spider webs creeps me out big time, i don't think i can clean a tank full of spider webs

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In my personal exp. which is very little, it depends on the individual spider. I have on avic (A.avicularia)that only webs when it is going into molt, another avic (A.versicolor) that has webs everywhere. If you don't want a webber you could go with a G.rosea (Chilean rose hair) they don't seem to web as much.