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Recently rescued a baby Sav and wondering what I am getting into in terms of cage size. Any photos or ifo would be appreciated.

thanks in advance,

Chris

For a full size sav your gonna be looking at a pretty large enclosure. Mine's 6x3x3. They dont need a very tall cage but its good to make them a little taller to take in account for about a 1' to 1.5' of soil. If its just a baby right now about a 30 or 40 gal tank is fine. But they grow fast. Sorry the pics are kind of dark. Good luck
-Nick-

Nice setup! what's the humidity like in that bad boy?

Thanks for the pics. Does the rectangle in the left front lead to a burrow or is it for a water bowl perhaps?

Well it opens from the top and its screen top but I inlayed 1/4" plexiglass and calked the edges to keep air in. And those 3 little black dots along the back are a home made misting system. So the humidiy is always 60-70% and I dont mist it very often. As for the front left, its a soaking pool I had a local metal fabricating shop make up for me. It slopes from 1 in to 6 inches. And its got a drain in the bottom and a shut off valve so I can empty it underneath.
-Nick-

Is that hill a large piece of bark?
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Tom
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yea its two pieces of large cork bark with a hide under it.

This if for my 3 foot adult sav. Substrate is 70% top soil and 30% decomposed granite. The plant is a stump that I cut off a tree from outside that just started growing again