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Posted 8/20/2008 5:34:58 AM
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I have a 20 gallon long tank, and I am looking for a pair of amphibians that will be perfectly comfortable and mabey even have extra room in this tank size. My two requirements are that these amphibians are mainly terrestrial (dont need to buy a water filter for cage) and do not require to be fed daily.

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Posted 8/20/2008 5:38:21 AM


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Well pac-man are not that hard to feed. You could put a divider in the tank and have two.

1.0 bearded dragon (Drake)
1.0.1 leopard gecko (Athena and Apollo)
0.0.1 occelated skink (Zahara)
0.0.2 wood frogs (Cloak and Dagger)



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Posted 8/20/2008 2:01:50 PM


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Pac Man Frog, Fire Bellied Toads (5-6), Couch's Spadefoot Toad, and Tomato Frog.  That's all that I can think of that fits your requirements.

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Posted 8/20/2008 3:04:03 PM


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If you are willing to spend a good amount of money, a large group of dart frogs or mantellas would be a beautiful addition to any collection. If you want, you could get a good amount in a twenty gallon tank. But like I mentioned, they are pretty expensive (i've seen a type of frog offered on the internet for $170 each!!!), but they are worth the money if you can spare it.

This pretains to FastForward5k's signture, sorry that this is really off topic, but I just have to put it out there. When you say "Reptiles, taste the addiction", I hope you don't eat reptiles

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?.? Savannah Monitor  (Dino)
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0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko  (Juanita)
0.1 African Fat-Tailed Gecko  (No Name)
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If I hit the lottery, the first "investment" I would get is a breeding pair or trio of green or blue tree monitors, with cage, lighting, plants, etc.
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Posted 8/22/2008 1:04:09 PM


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When you say "Reptiles, taste the addiction", I hope you don't eat reptiles

Ha ha very funny.

I would recamend one or 2 Fowler's toads.Or a pac-man frog.

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Posted 8/22/2008 2:10:19 PM


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I recomend green tree frogs.


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Posted 8/22/2008 2:20:05 PM


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Well, asuming that its your first time keeping amphibians, or you don't have much expeirience with them, dart frogs, tomato frogs,  and mantelles would not be a good choice (special care). Also, tree frogs need vertical space so if its a "normal" 20 gallon they wouldn't work in it, and fire-bellied toads need a large water area (filter required).

A Pac-Man frog would be my best bet.

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Posted 8/22/2008 11:17:24 PM


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how hard are carribbean frogs to take care of?

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Posted 9/23/2008 1:49:02 PM