I'm looking for a pet or pets I can put in a tank that is half land half water tank could be 220 gallon maybe some kind of tropical water loving lizard? I don't want a water dragon, I was looking into croc skinks or maybe poison dart frogs I would have either a water fall with a river and pond or a spray bar set up to go off daily as rain kinda want a rain forest type setup with a river ish area
Looking for a wet/dry pet
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Tiger SALAMANDER! A big one. Dart frogs hide too much of the time.
Oh, croc skinks are AWESOME. Have you seen the 'white eyed' ones?
If you're looking for a bigger lizard, chineese water dragons sound like they'd fit you. Not sure about their happy personalities though
If you're looking for a bigger lizard, chineese water dragons sound like they'd fit you. Not sure about their happy personalities though
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Tiger salamander would most likely not do well in that environment, they are mostly land dwelling as adults and they are NOT tropical. Think about their natural habitats, the Great Plains to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains There might be other types of newts and such that would be better suited. Sounds like a great amphibian habitat though. I am very partial to dart frogs. The ones I had were very "social" and almost never hid. They can be kinda hard to feed unless you get into making your own fruit fly cultures. What about a chameleon?
Australian water dragons are cool and different. Mangrove monitors can be pretty neat. Caiman lizard? My friend has one that is super cool.
You only want lizards....no turtles?
I just have to say it'd be quite awesome to have a blanding's turtle in an environment like that!
If you're looking at frogs, tomato frogs are pretty cute and get a little bit bigger... aren't really 'wet' pets, but do like a good soak!
You could do a Pac Man frog or Bull Frog. Be careful with water and Dart Frogs as they drown easily. A Chinese Water Dragon or Horned Mountain Dragon would work. Chinese Water Dragons are quite happy and I've found Horned Mountain Dragons to be more relaxed. You could do a Stink Pot Turtle or a Mata Mata? There is also a Saw Back turtle. Those guys are neat. You could do a paladarium with mudskippers, archer fish (they shoot streams of water to shoot bugs off stuff), various other fish and day geckos or tree frogs? Just throwin some out there. Here's a few pics I've managed to take over time of some. Mudskipper with leaf on head, Horned Mountain Dragon, Clawed Frogs
Malayan Box turtle ?
