What to Buy ???? HHMMMMM 2

[PolishPython]

Over the weekend I purchased a 40 gallon tank off of a man in my area who rescues unwanted reptiles and finds good homes for them. I bought the tank for 20 bucks mint condition couldnt pass it up . Now the real question is what to put in it Now it is a big tank but im not sure and ideas ???

[CoolioTiffany]

Well, what type of animal do you want to keep in the cage? Are you looking into getting a reptile, amphibian, insect, bug, etc.? I can post a few ideas up for the things I listed above, but if you do not know how to care for any of the ones I list below, then you best be researching on the one that interests you the most

SNAKES:
Corn snake
Kingsnake
Milksnake
Garter snake
Hognose snake
Ribbon snake
Ball python
Spotted python
Children's python
Blood python
Green Tree python
Jungle Carpet python
Sand boa
Rosy boa
Dumeril's boa
Red Tail boa
Brazilian Rainbow boa

Some of the ones I listed are intermediate snakes to own, so doing research would be the best thing to do just to see how difficult it is to care for that animal, also as well as how big it gets because some of the species I listed get over 6 feet long.

LIZARDS:
Uromastyx
Bearded dragon
Leopard gecko
Crested gecko
Fat Tailed gecko
Giant Green Day gecko
Chinese Water dragon
Green Iguana
Savannah Monitor
Tegu
Black Throat monitor
Rough neck monitor
Vield Chameleon
Sengal Chameleon

Some of the lizards I listed are intermediate lizards to care for, so researching would be the best to do to find out how hard it is to care for them and how large they can get.

AMPHIBIANS:
Pacman frog
Bull frog
Tree frog
Red-Eye Tree frog
White's Tree frog
Tomato frog
Burrowing toad
Fire Belly newt

I don't really know of many amphibians since they do not catch my interest, but I did name a few.

TURTLES & TORTOISES:
Red Eared Slider
Box turtle
Mud turtle
Map turtle
Soft Shelled turtle
Snake Necked turtle
Snapping turtle
Sulcata tortoise
Desert tortoise

I believe some of the turtles and tortoises I listed you would need a license to own. I know for sure you would need a license to own a Desert tortoise, though.

BUGS & INSECTS:
Tarantula
Spider
Emporer scorpion
Praying Mantis
Butterflies
Beetles
Flies

Don't really know too much about the bugs either lol.

OTHER:
Mice
Rats
Bunnies
Rodents
Birds

Well there is some animals for ideas of what you may want to house in a 40 gallon enclosure.

[imbillkamal]

I would put a boa in there just because its a pretty good size, and they are definitely sturdy animals.

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

You're on bp.net & you're asking us? lol I know I know.. Its a place for ALL herps lovers. But in my opinion i would get either a Ball, Blood, any true dwarf locality boa, or a pair of lizards that get meduim sized. Like a beardie, basilisk, blue tounge skink, uromastyxs etc.. And make a nice display terrarium. My opinion since they are some of my favorites. But its really up to you. Just make sure you research whatever you decide to get so you know everything you can about it.

[seclark]

Get a Ball they ROCK! Seriously though what ever you decide to get do a lot of research on it first and make sure you have the tank completely setup with everything you need BEFORE bringing home the animal! It's totally worth taking the time to do the research!

[LadyOhh]

I would put a boa in there just because its a pretty good size, and they are definitely sturdy animals.

40 Gallon tank isn't big enough for a full grown boa.