"Critter Cages"

[invadertoast]

Does anybody know if Critter Cages by All Glass Aquarium (the tanks with built in sliding screens) will hold water? I have two African clawed frogs and I want to move them into their own tank, but the only spare tank I have is a 10 gallon Critter Cage. For whatever reason I always thought they weren't meant to hold water, but I'm not sure where that came from! Their website has turtles listed as an appropriate animal for this type of cage, but who knows what that means. I just don't want to have another leaking aquarium disaster

[JLC]

I THINK you should be able to put a few inches of water in it. That shouldn't be too heavy to stress the seams. They're not designed to hold a full tank of water like a fish-tank, though.


Best thing to do, since you already have it...is set it someplace where a leak won't matter...and test it with the amount of water you would need for the frogs.

[MedusasOwl]

Yeah, they're not really built to hold water... like Judy said, maybe a little, but it's not an aquarium. They're much lighter built because they're meant as a viv. So I'd be kinda wary about putting a lot of water in.

[invadertoast]

Ok, thanks guys. I thought they were built lighter but I couldn't remember if I read that somewhere or dreamed it up on my own. Figures I just get rid of like, five aquariums and now I need one! Poor planning on my part, oh well. I'll figure something out.

[JLC]

Ok, thanks guys. I thought they were built lighter but I couldn't remember if I read that somewhere or dreamed it up on my own. Figures I just get rid of like, five aquariums and now I need one! Poor planning on my part, oh well. I'll figure something out.

Which is why I never get rid of anything. Ever.

[invadertoast]

Which is why I never get rid of anything. Ever.

That was my philosophy until mom decided to put our house on the market, lol. It felt great to get rid of all this stuff we'd all been hanging on to, but I didn't really want to get rid of the aquariums. Too bad they take up so much space! Oh well, lol

[JLC]

That was my philosophy until mom decided to put our house on the market, lol. It felt great to get rid of all this stuff we'd all been hanging on to, but I didn't really want to get rid of the aquariums. Too bad they take up so much space! Oh well, lol

Hehe...I hear ya. We do actually get rid of lots of stuff each time we move...but somehow seem to accumulate even more the instant we settle into a new home. I swear it's as bad as trying to lose weight!

[Grim91Z]

Which is why I never get rid of anything. Ever.

I hear ya! I have two un-used tanks (20 gal, 10 gal) that aren't going anywhere. I'm sure in my future I'll be getting lizards or amphibians.

If you're gonna test the Critter thing, do it in a plastic tub.

[invadertoast]

We've never moved before, my parents have lived here since the seventies and I've been in this house all my life... during all that time we never really got rid of ANYTHING! It was time... lol. I might be able to steal back a tank from a friend or something, if I can remember who has what!

[elevatethis]

Don't the "critter" cages actually have a hole on the bottom? I know the 40 breeder sized critter cages do.