Pet for a 10 gallon tank?

lets see.

Rats: require at least two cubic feet per rat. the closed environment of a fish tank traps ammonia from their urine, they breathe in the fumes, and it causes resperitory problems. also, rats should be kept in same sex pairs or groups. they are very social and will get lonely and depressed if kept alone.

Hermit crabs: would be fine in a 10g tank, but require a lot more care than people think. they need 80% humidity, which means a SOLID lid, not a screen one. without this humidity, their gills will dry out and they suffocate. if you want hermit crabs, please visit www.hermitcrabassociation.com and www.hermit-crabs.com

all other rodents: same as rats. too small and a fish tank traps the ammonia and causes resperitory problems. fish tanks are NOT designed for rodents. rodents should be kept in a cage that has air flow and circulation.

most small frogs and insects can be kept in a 10g tank, and there may even be some small snakes that could live happily in there, but you'd have to research what kinds.
 
Thanks for the info Rock. I had no idea about the hermit crabs. I also didnt know about the rats and mice. I did keep a rat in a 10g with a screen lid for a time, but was soon moved to a giant, and I mean 2 people could get in it, ferret cage and was also provided with 2 friends. One I had to have euthanized b/c she had breast cancer(yes, rats can get it too) One died of old age, and the last one I gave to a friend per advice of my veterinarian. He told me I should stick to animals that live longer bc of my emotional attachments lol. I cried like a little baby when I had to put that rat to sleep. I'm glad you popped in with that information. It's good to know.
 
A pac-man/horned frog would be an interesting display and much easier to keep than most people think. I think they are interesting beautiful animals, and theylive relatively long.
 
Ruben Tolon said:
A pac-man/horned frog would be an interesting display and much easier to keep than most people think. I think they are interesting beautiful animals, and theylive relatively long.
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Yeah they are great pets, you gotta keep them moist with daily constant misting. But they are great pets that will eat anything alive. :)
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I like using a screen lid with my hermit crabs, but with a dishtowel draped over the top. I can spray the towel itself if the humidity goes down. Its a compromise between humidity and ventilation.
 
i use a sheet of plexiglass on my 20g hermit crab tank with 2 water dishes and damp sand and my humidity stays 85% constantly without misting. i mist maybe once every 2 months. when i take off the lid every day to feed and water them, that allows enough air exchange for the crabs. also the lid isn't air tight.
 
Small geckos (Stenodactylus, house geckos, etc), Dendrobatid or Mantella frogs, reed frogs, firebelly toads, small newts (Cynops, etc) or salamanders, smaller tarantulas or scorpions, terrestrial snails, fiddler crabs.
 
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