New pet ideas (help wanted)

hi guys so i have the old tank that i originally had my bp in when she was only a baby.
its a glass viv with a mesh top and sliding doors behind the sliding doors is another bit of glass about 3 inch tall ( to hold back the sub straight or even water as its fully water tight below that 3 inch mark.
the tank diameters are 2 foot long one foot high and a foot deep. it may even be a touch smaller than that.

So my question is without having to buy another viv later on is there any reptiles or amphibians that could live in it for there whole lifes? money isnt the issue (eg thermostats heat source etc) its just i have this viv and would like to use it. im a big fan of bioactive i have my ball set up in that an would love to do a mini version. as its water tight i was thinking terrapins but i do think they would grow out of it (tbh not really looked fully into anything yet as hping you guys will give me a direction to go in and from there ill do further research)

i also like the idea of dart frogs but i dont think this viv would suit them. any suggestions would be great

thanks guys

I think you need a tarantula...it goes with your 'name' :D

My two cents: choose an animal you like and get a suitable enclosure. Don't choose an enclosure first and buy an animal because you have a $20 tank sitting around.

Not wasting something you already have is not an awful thing, but definitely don't get something to fill an open tank "just because".

Although, I can see the appeal of finding out what could be housed there and then deciding if any of those are ones you have enough interest in to go ahead and research/keep.

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Originally Posted by pretends2bnormal

Not wasting something you already have is not an awful thing, but definitely don't get something to fill an open tank "just because".

Although, I can see the appeal of finding out what could be housed there and then deciding if any of those are ones you have enough interest in to go ahead and research/keep.

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Thats it i just want to know what is appropriate for that tank I know i could house a tarantula but i dont want one of them. if anyone suggest anything i will look into it but i wont go and buy anything just to fill it.

I may just do a mini bio active set up and not have a pet in there as there something about the tank i like

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

My two cents: choose an animal you like and get a suitable enclosure. Don't choose an enclosure first and buy an animal because you have a $20 tank sitting around.

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I understand that but i have the enclosure and just looking for suggestions. if anyone suggest anything im not going to just go out and buy one ill research it, look up pros and cons then i still might not get that. its a nice small enclosure thats gathering dust. ill most likley just put aload of small live plants in it for the visual aspect

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

I think you need a tarantula...it goes with your 'name' :D

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Haha Ive got a spider BP hence the name. i have thought alot about tarantulas, but thats the one pet my landlord has said no to when i moved in and im weary of them. one day i will get one but thats a few years from now i think.

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Originally Posted by spiderfreddie

I understand that but i have the enclosure and just looking for suggestions. if anyone suggest anything im not going to just go out and buy one ill research it, look up pros and cons then i still might not get that. its a nice small enclosure thats gathering dust. ill most likley just put aload of small live plants in it for the visual aspect

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Do you plan on adding any new snakes in the future? It might be worth keeping the enclosure handy as a quarantine tank

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

Do you plan on adding any new snakes in the future? It might be worth keeping the enclosure handy as a quarantine tank

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that had crossed my mind but the only snake i see myself getting will be in about a years time and would be a green tree python. with its small height i don't think it would be an appropriate tank even for a baby. I do want to get dart frogs and will be looking more into them. if the tank isnt suitable for them ill just buy another viv for them. Like i said money isnt the issue it would just be nice to use the tank

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Originally Posted by spiderfreddie

that had crossed my mind but the only snake i see myself getting will be in about a years time and would be a green tree python. with its small height i don't think it would be an appropriate tank even for a baby. I do want to get dart frogs and will be looking more into them. if the tank isnt suitable for them ill just buy another viv for them. Like i said money isnt the issue it would just be nice to use the tank

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Gotcha! I was gonna say maybe a hognose, but it seems you're looking for something else.
Anyway, I hope you get some ideas that interest you. Sorry I couldn't be any help. Good luck!! :gj:

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Originally Posted by spiderfreddie

Haha Ive got a spider BP hence the name. i have thought alot about tarantulas, but thats the one pet my landlord has said no to when i moved in and im weary of them. one day i will get one but thats a few years from now i think.

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I thought about suggesting either a hognose or sand boa, but even using it for plants would be cool.

I sorta figured why you use the 'name' you do but I "went there" anyway. ;) When I lived in the desert southwest (many years) I kept a local (harmless) tarantula,
a large female, out of curiosity for about 6 months, then re-homed her, as I had a house-full of snakes that interested me far more. But they're easy enough, even
if you don't want to handle them. (I didn't go out & capture her, btw.) I've kept local (also harmless) scorpions in the past too...never had a hermit crab though...
I've thought about a preying mantis before but haven't kept any...yet?

Anyway, you don't want to run afoul of your landlord. I assume she/he is spider-phobic (?) as they're not escape artists (unless you bred or receive "babies", yikes!)

Years ago a co-worker brought me a golden-huntsman spider because they "figured I must like spiders if I liked snakes so much?" She lived about 2 years* & during
that time gave me babies that I released; I offered her release & she declined, lol: I mostly fed her small mealworms that cluelessly crawled thru the screen on top
of her cage...& right into her mouth, lol. (*natural lifespan)

Oops, didn't mean to double post. Weird quirk just now, my post (above) went invisible until I tried re-posting it. Guess that's the
kind of day it's gonna be...:confusd:

I have hermit crabs and really like them. They're not difficult to take care of, even done properly- it's just a lot of small maintenance. They get up to all sorts of high jinks that are fun to watch. They're definitely not a simple throw-away pet and do need love and attention just like anything else. I would say they're roughly equivalent, maybe slightly higher maintenance than a python.

hermitcrabparadise.com OR myself are good resources for research ^_^

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I have hermit crabs and really like them. They're not difficult to take care of, even done properly- it's just a lot of small maintenance. They get up to all sorts of high jinks that are fun to watch. They're definitely not a simple throw-away pet and do need love and attention just like anything else. I would say they're roughly equivalent, maybe slightly higher maintenance than a python.

hermitcrabparadise.com OR myself are good resources for research ^_^

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they do sound interesting i will do some more research on them later. i assume you need to get bigger shells for them as they grow (or am i thinking of a different crab?) if so where would you get empty shells?

a halloween crab or crab paludarium would be cool.

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Originally Posted by spiderfreddie

they do sound interesting i will do some more research on them later. i assume you need to get bigger shells for them as they grow (or am i thinking of a different crab?) if so where would you get empty shells?

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For starters, I've seen them in Petco, Fosters & Smith online, & Chewy has this: https://www.chewy.com/flukers-medium...owth/dp/129155

But the 'best' way is a trip to the islands, with hours of beachcombing...sand in the toes, swimming & playing in the warm surf....:D (don't forget the shells)