Help! Dissimiliar sized ackies.

[smy_749]

Pirarucu covered pretty much everything. I would still keep them seperate even if they 'got along' until the smaller one caught up in size. Also, the setup your describing is not adequate. 29, 40, 55, and 75 gallon terrariums are too small for a single ackie, nevermind a pair. 29 Gallon aquarium is not even large enough to be nesting box for a female, never mind a full enclosure. You need to get that situated fairly quickly, and if you weren't able to get it setup you probably should have delayed shipping on both. I would go to a tractor supply co. or something similar and pick up a large 4x2x2 or 5x2x2 trough, through a giant piece of plexi or a glass window over the entire top with a 65 watt halogen flood. 12-18 inches of sandy soil , not cypress. You want high humidity but dry surface.

[Pirarucu]

Originally Posted by smy_749

Pirarucu covered pretty much everything. I would still keep them seperate even if they 'got along' until the smaller one caught up in size. Also, the setup your describing is not adequate. 29, 40, 55, and 75 gallon terrariums are too small for a single ackie, nevermind a pair. 29 Gallon aquarium is not even large enough to be nesting box for a female, never mind a full enclosure. You need to get that situated fairly quickly, and if you weren't able to get it setup you probably should have delayed shipping on both. I would go to a tractor supply co. or something similar and pick up a large 4x2x2 or 5x2x2 trough, through a giant piece of plexi or a glass window over the entire top with a 65 watt halogen flood. 12-18 inches of sandy soil , not cypress. You want high humidity but dry surface.

This. Get them a trough, some loamy soil, and a proper basking area. Keeping them in such a small cage will encourage fighting as well.

Here is an example of what we're talking about: