Terrarium Upgrade Question

[AnnieHeart]

Hey All!

I need your opinion on a terrarium. She is currently in a ten gallon terrarium, and I'm pretty sure she's going to need an upgrade soon.

I'm definitely going to be getting an ExoTerra terrarium( 36X18X12) and I was wondering if I should have her next terrarium upgrade be a 20 gallon, and then when she gets even bigger get her the 36x18x12 or, is it fine to just upgrade her to her full-size terrarium and add a ton of foliage, and that way save money?

Yesterday I measured Olive, and she is one inch under 2 feet.

Thank you all!

[bmwood]

Hey All!

I need your opinion on a terrarium. She is currently in a ten gallon terrarium, and I'm pretty sure she's going to need an upgrade soon.

I'm definitely going to be getting an ExoTerra terrarium( 36X18X12) and I was wondering if I should have her next terrarium upgrade be a 20 gallon, and then when she gets even bigger get her the 36x18x12 or, is it fine to just upgrade her to her full-size terrarium and add a ton of foliage, and that way save money?

Yesterday I measured Olive, and she is one inch under 2 feet.

Thank you all!

What's the current weight ?

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[AnnieHeart]

What's the current weight ?

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174 Grams

[bmwood]

174 Grams

When you upgrade I would go 20 gallon and you should be good for a long time

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[AnnieHeart]

When you upgrade I would go 20 gallon and you should be good for a long time

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Why do you think a 20 would be better than just fully upgrading?

[bmwood]

Why do you think a 20 would be better than just fully upgrading?

Keep the stress down, small changes made will have less impact and may be easier for him or her to adjust, to biv of a change by jumping to a much bigger enclosure might cause extra stress and lead to not eating. Really it's how you feel, but that's my opinion and my suggestion.

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[AnnieHeart]

Keep the stress down, small changes made will have less impact and may be easier for him or her to adjust, to biv of a change by jumping to a much bigger enclosure might cause extra stress and lead to not eating. Really it's how you feel, but that's my opinion and my suggestion.

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Ahh, makes sense. Thank you for explaining!

[RickyNY]

I would buy a T8 from Animal Plastics, and get the divider. Put Olive in one side with the divider until he's big enough to get the whole cage.
A T8 is $165 right now, just a little more money than an Exo Terra 36x18x12... but with the T8 you won't have to buy another terrarium. The T8 can be Olive's forever home.

[AnnieHeart]

I would buy a T8 from Animal Plastics, and get the divider. Put Olive in one side with the divider until he's big enough to get the whole cage.
A T8 is $165 right now, just a little more money than an Exo Terra 36x18x12... but with the T8 you won't have to buy another terrarium. The T8 can be Olive's forever home.

I like the divider idea!