A temporary boarder
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, November 23rd, 2012 at 10:58 PM (2784 Views)
A few weeks ago I noticed that I had a guest living in a upside down christmas tree stand.
I turned out to be this little girl.
She is very young and she was pretty thin.
This photo was taken while I was transferring her from
a small 2 gallon tank (what I had on hand.)
The temperatures out doors ware dipping into the mid 30's
And she wouldn't have survived the winter.
So I went to the drawing board and figured to make a 60/40
Terrarium/Aquarium.
Heres the setup so far.
20 gallon long tank with a wire mesh top.
1/4in thick plexi glass for the divider.
Heater and repti-filter
Large gravel substrate
a ramp to get out of the water side. ( Next time I do a build I will mount the divider at a 72 deg angle)
and a water fall from the filter so the water wont make so much noise.
(the tank is located in my bedroom.)
I plan on using a seed culture from my 46gal bow front aquarium that I have set up and running for the
last 4 years. and after a week or so put in some feeder guppies.
I found a repti-fogger and a HT-10 controller for sale and a under tank heater.
Love the ease of setup.
I have it set for 78F and 70%RH
A LED light that I modified to have a day and night mode and a timer.
She is very timid and jumps and hides when ever some one walks into the room.
So today I bought some reflective window film and put it on the sides and the front of the tank.
I have a little log hideaway for her.
and tomorrow I will add some repti-carpet to keep her from accidentally eating any of the
gravel when she feeds. (thanks Heather for that tip. and many others.)
I added a plexi glass cover(with a few holes) in addition to the screen mesh top to keep in the
moisture and heat.
I will post picts later.
Caio