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LeapinLizard
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Hey All!
So, I have a small dilemma that I'm trying to figure out. My leo lives on my computer desk. This way, he gets lots of love and attention, mainly involving me wiggling my fingers in the direction of the glass, and keeping him amused as to "what the heck is that fool girl doing?" He actually doesn't get as much handling as he could because of the way his tank is placed, and it can be a real pain and hassle to get his stuff taken care of each morning because I have to move his tank.
Allow me to demonstrate with a simple Photoshop line drawing. Observe:
As you all can see, 'Dony's tank is on the second shelf, and there's about 2" of space between the shelf above it and the screen. The desk is the only really flat surface in my room (unless he wanted to spend his entire time in the closet thing in my room) so he's staying where he is.
Ideally I would like to get a front-opening tank. There still would be 2" of space between the top shelf and the tank screen, but at least with a front opening tank, I would not have to move the tank several inches forward to be able to take the top off to change his water dish. Plus, 'Dony likes to make things extra sparkly fun by pooping behind his moist hide, and that's loads of fun to clean up.
I think a front-opening tank would really make things easier for me. Right now, I'm looking at a visionarium (mainly because I've found several website -- LLLReptile among them -- that have them, so they seem more readily available) the ventilation on the side seems like it might be a good thing for my rather ventilation-lacking room overall.
Any idea what kind of UTH is best for that kind of bottom though? I'd probably end up getting reptile carpet and just cutting the edges to fit the rounded bottom.
So, I have a small dilemma that I'm trying to figure out. My leo lives on my computer desk. This way, he gets lots of love and attention, mainly involving me wiggling my fingers in the direction of the glass, and keeping him amused as to "what the heck is that fool girl doing?" He actually doesn't get as much handling as he could because of the way his tank is placed, and it can be a real pain and hassle to get his stuff taken care of each morning because I have to move his tank.
Allow me to demonstrate with a simple Photoshop line drawing. Observe:
As you all can see, 'Dony's tank is on the second shelf, and there's about 2" of space between the shelf above it and the screen. The desk is the only really flat surface in my room (unless he wanted to spend his entire time in the closet thing in my room) so he's staying where he is.
Ideally I would like to get a front-opening tank. There still would be 2" of space between the top shelf and the tank screen, but at least with a front opening tank, I would not have to move the tank several inches forward to be able to take the top off to change his water dish. Plus, 'Dony likes to make things extra sparkly fun by pooping behind his moist hide, and that's loads of fun to clean up.
I think a front-opening tank would really make things easier for me. Right now, I'm looking at a visionarium (mainly because I've found several website -- LLLReptile among them -- that have them, so they seem more readily available) the ventilation on the side seems like it might be a good thing for my rather ventilation-lacking room overall.
Any idea what kind of UTH is best for that kind of bottom though? I'd probably end up getting reptile carpet and just cutting the edges to fit the rounded bottom.
