Just a question for curiousity...How big of a cage do others keep their basilisks in??? I currently have 3 of them in a 75 gal aquarium...what do others keep them in???
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Basilisk caging sizes???
cv768
Oct 19, 2003 12:08 AM
Replies (3)
ingo
Oct 21, 2003 10:02 AM
Thats way too small. 400 g would bne about the minimum for 1-2 adults. A good size would be 6 x 3 x 6 ft.
75 g is cruel!
Ci@o
Ingo
cv768
Oct 21, 2003 01:47 PM
All the books I've been readin say to keep a single basilisk in a 55 gal....then they say for a pair or trio to keep them in a 100 gal....I can probably get a 150 gal but 400 gal sounds a little outrageous.
ingo
Oct 22, 2003 01:31 AM
No,
please believe me. 400g is not outragoues but the bare minimum. I do not know which books you have, but they are clearly outdated. If I go to current literature (I do have mainly geran stuff). most recommend >400g. Maybe I convince you if I direct you to the probably most reputated herpetolgist in the iguanide field: Gunther Koehler. Read his book on basiliks (to which I did vcontribute a bit 
) or email him personally.
Also think twice: These are extremely agile jumpers and runners with a SVL of up to 10 " and a total length of up to 3 ft.
To live in a cage of 400g already is a severe restriction for these animals.
Maybe you should search the old forums for my caresheet on basilisk.
I do breed these beauties now in F5 and I really can´t understand how one may think, a 100g tank is OK for an adult.
Ci@o
Ingo
