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A reptile will only grow as big as it's enclosure.
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Keeping an iguana in a 10 gallon cage will keep it small.
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Keeping an iguana in a 10 gallon aquarium will cause the following:
- Fragile Bones
- Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD)
- Death
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Semi aquatic turtle don't need a lot of water to be happy.
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Keeping an aquatic turtle in a few inches of water will keep it happy.
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Most aquatic turtles are found in rivers, streams, and ponds. These habitats are naturally deep ranging from a
few feet on up. Keeping a 6inch turtle in 3 inches of water doesn't give it room to do what it naturally does.
Swim. The guideline is 10 gallons per 1 inch of shell. That means if you have a turtle with a shell lenght of
6 inches it would need 60 gallons of water minium.
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My lizard does perfectly fine without special lighting.
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Having no UV lighting for certain species of reptiles.
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The vast majority of reptiles need UV lighting. UV lighting helps with mood, bone growth, digestion (so does heat),
appitate, and coloring.
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