Re: pic of a "terrible" ig enclosure

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Posted by cirsisue on March 05, 1999 at 22:20:35:

In Reply to: pic of a "terrible" ig enclosure posted by Yvette on March 05, 1999 at 11:26:46:

: This is Gwaners (my igs) first house. My roomate
bought gwaners for me as a valentines gift. We
didnt know much about them, only that they got
really big. The petstore sold him the ig, 10gal
tank, hot rock, pine shavings for substrate, told
him to use "regular aquarium lighting" which they
also sold him, some branches for climbing, a food
and water dish. He told my roomate that we should
feed Gwaners green leaf lettuce, and sprinkle it
with some calcium supplement. He also told my
roomate that the 10gal would be good for a while,
that she wouldnt grow very fast in it.You can see
Gwaners tank is sitting on the floor in my apt.
Poor Gwaners, everything was done WRONG =( About a
week after I got her, I bought a book, I learned
we would kill her by keeping her in this tank,
with all the wrong stuff. That week I went out,
bought her a new tank, (30gal) was all I could
afford at the time, uva/uvb lighting, basking
light, thermometers, astroturf, a big water bowl,
and some cage furniture (something to climb on,
and hide under. I also bought a ceramic heat
emitter and the fixture for it, also, a reptile
undertank heating pad. I took the hot rock out. I
also changed her diet, for that would have also
killed her. Gwaners was really small as you can
tell from the pic, the 30gal was fine, for about
3mos, then, I got her a 60gal, and added a basking
extension. She wasnt in that for long, she grows
way fast. Now shes a free roamer with a
basking/reptisun 5.0 station. She loves it. I have
only had her for 1 year. They grow so fast. You
also end up spending lots of money in the process,
unless you know what you are doing from the start.
But she was well worth it. I am glad I learned
more about her, she is my baby =) Just wanted to
share. Yvette

Now she has a good home and a better Mom to love her.She knew you'd figure it out.It's hard o believe how tiny they are when young.Cirsis is 5ft,and 8pds of beauty(just ask her how beautiful she is)4yrs old and I got her as an iglet.Glad shegot you and you have her.

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: : : This is Gwaners (my igs) first house. My roomate : bought gwaners for me as a valentines gift. We : didnt know much about them, only that they got : really big. The petstore sold him the ig, 10gal : tank, hot rock, pine shavings for substrate, told : him to use "regular aquarium lighting" which they : also sold him, some branches for climbing, a food : and water dish. He told my roomate that we should : feed Gwaners green leaf lettuce, and sprinkle it : with some calcium supplement. He also told my : roomate that the 10gal would be good for a while, : that she wouldnt grow very fast in it.You can see : Gwaners tank is sitting on the floor in my apt. : Poor Gwaners, everything was done WRONG =( About a : week after I got her, I bought a book, I learned : we would kill her by keeping her in this tank, : with all the wrong stuff. That week I went out, : bought her a new tank, (30gal) was all I could : afford at the time, uva/uvb lighting, basking : light, thermometers, astroturf, a big water bowl, : and some cage furniture (something to climb on, : and hide under. I also bought a ceramic heat : emitter and the fixture for it, also, a reptile : undertank heating pad. I took the hot rock out. I : also changed her diet, for that would have also : killed her. Gwaners was really small as you can : tell from the pic, the 30gal was fine, for about : 3mos, then, I got her a 60gal, and added a basking : extension. She wasnt in that for long, she grows : way fast. Now shes a free roamer with a : basking/reptisun 5.0 station. She loves it. I have : only had her for 1 year. They grow so fast. You : also end up spending lots of money in the process, : unless you know what you are doing from the start. : But she was well worth it. I am glad I learned : more about her, she is my baby =) Just wanted to : share. Yvette : Now she has a good home and a better Mom to love her.She knew you'd figure it out.It's hard o believe how tiny they are when young.Cirsis is 5ft,and 8pds of beauty(just ask her how beautiful she is)4yrs old and I got her as an iglet.Glad shegot you and you have her.

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