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Okay heres the debate... Me and my husband seem to disagree/slightly agree?? on the size of housing for one leo... We currently have a ten gallon long, and a small almost one year old leo... Monty was very mal nurished and had a parasite when we got him/her. I think Monty will always be small just becuase he/she was so sick when we got him/her. We do want to get a bigger cage but were wondering what is reasonable. Also is it smart to even change out the whole setting, dosen't that stress them out? Currently we have a large humid hide made out of a pencil box with a hole in it that we keep damp paper towel in, a small coconut house and a water dish. We keep Monty on paper towel just because thats what the vet said to do while we were treating Monty for his aliments. Monty is very active and eats a dozen crickets every day to every other day (small crickets that is. His/Her tail is pretty much bigger than his/her body...lol...i don't know how Monty can even pick it up and wag it when he/she hunts the crickets down.... well anyways and ideas on the housing??? thanks in advance
Heidi and Chad

If you want to give Monty more room, a 20 gal long is a great size for a single Leo. To help keep moving to a new tank less stressful just set it up the same way you have the smaller one to start with. Once you see that Monty isn't stressed by it then you can add stuff or move things around if you like
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