LB's ***TEMPORARY*** Tank

[ViperJr]

I second Jenste's statement! The real, full-size enclosure is going to be amazing, considering this amount of work on a temp-tank.
LB sure came to the right home.

[UncleChester]

I'll third Jenste's statement. Nice work on the temporary tank, and can't wait to see the full size version!

[toxxxickitten]

Fantastic job on the temporary enclosure! I, too, can't wait to see her permanent home! LB was definitely one lucky Caiman to come into your hands.

As for what to house in the 125 gallon once LB is moved....you should do an AWESOME dart frog tank! XD

[LauraCox]

Morning update! I decided to give you guys an update while i'm thawing some raw steak for LB. The tank seemed to have held it's humidity really well over the night and temperatures dropped but just the appropriate amount. One of the thermometers I had sticking to the tank came free and was floating in the water... this wasn't completely unexpected since I used the super cheap ones I had laying around. I'm going to PetCo or PETsMART to get a new heat bulb (as mine is slightly cooler than I like) and I'll probably pick up an actually decent temp and humidity probe. Anyway, the real test to see how she likes her tank is how well she'll eat. *fingers crossed*



Chuck tries to figure out exactly what is in that tank.



Waiting for her breakfast.

[ViperJr]

You know what to do... Cat vs caiman, round one, FIGHT!

In all seriousness, what temperature do you keep it in (not trying to poke at you or correcting you, just curious (I know close to nothing about crocodillians))? And what size is that tank, dimension-wise? It looks huge.

[LauraCox]

You know what to do... Cat vs caiman, round one, FIGHT!

In all seriousness, what temperature do you keep it in (not trying to poke at you or correcting you, just curious (I know close to nothing about crocodillians))? And what size is that tank, dimension-wise? It looks huge.

I keep both the water and ambient air at right around 31-33 degrees Celsius with the basking spot no higher than 40. Humidity sits at nearly the same- about 80-90%. The tank is 2 meters long, half a meter back, and .6 meters tall. It's slightly over 492 litres. She's about 33 centimeters long so she has some space but I would still like to give her more.

[ViperJr]

You just won the Internet, talking in metric and celsius instead of that US gibberish. Faith in humanity? Restored!