Other Turtle Discussion :: Old tank = new herp?

[N4784N R4613]

Well, I have my old 29 gallon long tank, that is just sitting in my basement with a few feeder fish in it(to keep the BIO alive), and I was just wondering if there is any such herp that could spend its WHOLE LIFE in a tank thats that small? If every pet herp needs a bigger tank, I think I will try some eels.

Thanks for any suggestions,

Nathan Radle.

[DavidY]

Oooh, you've been bitten by the bug! This is how many of us have acquired more and more animals, he he.

Are you looking for strictly aquatic herps? If so, there are many amphibians that would be perfectly suited for such an environment, like newts and aquatic frogs. You could even keep a couple of them in that size tank. You could also actually keep live plants too without them getting destroyed!

Another really cool animal is the mudskipper, but they require brackish water...

[jenaero]

If you're looking for any land animals you could go for a few geckos (any really), a corn/rat/milk snake, pygmy chameleons. If you wanna go mammals you could keep some dwarf hamsters in there, or siamese rats are pretty cool.

If you're lookin for fish I can't really help ya. Can't keep them alive.

[DavidY]

Eels are very cool too! Just don't get any of the ones that will grow too large. I'm not sure what's available in the freshwater trade, but I have seen some cool ones before that stayed relatively small. But your rosy's probably won't survive with an eel.

[Rocky YBS]

Oooh, you've been bitten by the bug! This is how many of us have acquired more and more animals, he he.

Are you looking for strictly aquatic herps? If so, there are many amphibians that would be perfectly suited for such an environment, like newts and aquatic frogs. You could even keep a couple of them in that size tank. You could also actually keep live plants too without them getting destroyed!

Another really cool animal is the mudskipper, but they require brackish water...

ARENT THEY IN THAT BEER ADVERT LOL?

[N4784N R4613]

Ok, thanks for the suggestions, I think I might just hold off for awhile, and let my bank account fill back up before attempting another pet.