Quote Originally Posted by jasonm96 View Post
No worries, at least it's the minimum size and a decent amount of space, I'd imagine some would keep them in 10-gallons long term! I heard in America you get some sort of gallon sale, so that's something to look out for or second hand tanks. I really wouldn't put any glass on top, or if you do only cover a small bit. When you do this, you trap heat and so your basking spot might overheat the entire tank and you don't want that. If you can get the basking area and still have a cooler area with the glass then there wouldn't be a problem. If you do a sloped pebble substrate for land (use cork bark to hold in place) and topped with sphagnum moss then humidity is usually not a problem since theres water throughout the tank and the sphagnum holds a tun of moisture, but don't get the cheap green moss, it's dangerous. This is what I have for my yellow-bellies and I rarely ever mist.
I was more thinking if I did, it would be a small area over where my water filter (pretty simple one that is more for mechanical filtration) would be to keep any small drops of water from splashing up onto the heat lamps so at most 1/3-1/4 of the aquatic side would be covered. I would probably put a basking area in the other end.
The aquarium price itself is not the issue, as the sale at work going on now is a dollar a gallon for basic aquariums. Its more getting materials, lid, lighting, and a stand for a larger aquarium where the cost would come in. I have odds and ends from other aquariums as well as any thing I bought for the frog is rated for up to a max of 20 gallons; I had intended that to be the size he would end up in after I got done recovering from surgery/be most feasible for space I have available, ect.

Using the gravel in the way you described, would that cause any problems with unwanted or harmful bacteria/mold/algae?
I can always look at set ups when I get home from a cricket run

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