Setup ideas
Setups worth copying, because they're right.
Every picture here was checked against its animal's guide: the size, the heat, the light, the furnishings. They are illustrations, so the numbers under each one are what to copy.
Terrarium & vivarium ideas
Reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates on land: a warm end and a cool end, hides on both, light where the animal basks.
Bearded dragon enclosure48×24×24 in · 105–115°F basking
Ball python enclosure48×24×24 in · 88–92°F basking
Leopard gecko enclosure36×18×18 in · 94–97°F basking
Corn snake enclosure48×24×24 in · 88–92°F basking
Crested gecko enclosure18×18×36 in · 82–85°F basking
Tarantula enclosure12×12×12 in
Veiled chameleon enclosure24×24×48 in · 85–90°F basking
Russian tortoise enclosure48×24×18 in · 95–105°F basking
Praying mantis enclosure8×8×12 in
Blue-tongue skink enclosure72×24×24 in · 100–115°F basking
Sulcata tortoise enclosure192×144×24 in · 95–105°F basking
Box turtle enclosure66×36×18 in · 84–88°F basking
Pacman frog enclosure24×18×18 in · 82–85°F basking
Green iguana enclosure120×60×72 in · 110–120°F basking
White's tree frog enclosure18×18×24 in · 82–84°F basking
Emperor scorpion enclosure20×10×12 in
Boa constrictor enclosure72×36×36 in
Gargoyle gecko enclosure18×18×36 in · 82–85°F basking
Dart frog enclosure25 gal
Argentine tegu enclosure96×48×48 in · 125–135°F basking
Hognose snake enclosure36×18×18 in · 90–95°F basking
Isopod colony enclosure12×7×6 in
Kingsnake enclosure48×24×24 in · 85–90°F basking
Milk snake enclosure48×24×24 in · 85–90°F basking
African fat-tailed gecko enclosure36×18×18 in · 90–94°F basking
Uromastyx enclosure48×24×24 in · 120–130°F basking
Fish tank & aquatic setup ideas
Tanks built around the water the animal needs: its temperature, its flow and its footprint.
Betta fish tank5 gal · 78–80°F water
Red-eared slider tank100 gal · 88–95°F basking
Hermit crab tank29 gal
Axolotl tank29 gal · 60–68°F water
Goldfish tank40 gal · 65–72°F water
Freshwater shrimp tank5 gal · 68–78°F water
Neon tetra tank20 gal · 72–78°F water
Guppy tank10 gal · 72–82°F water
Mystery snail tank5 gal · 70–78°F water
Angelfish tank29 gal · 76–82°F water
Musk turtle tank40 gal · 90–95°F basking
Bristlenose pleco tank20 gal · 73–80°F water
African dwarf frog tank10 gal · 72–78°F water
Cage & enclosure ideas for birds and small pets
Floor space first, then the things that make a cage a home: deep bedding, a solid wheel, perches of different widths.
Hamster cage40×20×20 in
Rabbit cage48×48×36 in
Budgie cage30×18×18 in
Guinea pig cage42×28×14 in
Lovebird cage36×24×24 in
Ferret cage36×24×48 in
Sugar glider cage24×24×36 in
Pet rat cage30×18×24 in
Chinchilla cage36×24×48 in
Green-cheeked conure cage30×24×36 in
Hedgehog cage36×24×18 in
Cockatiel cage24×24×30 in
Gerbil cage36×18×16 in
Pet mouse cage30×12×12 in
Zebra finch cage30×18×18 in
Parrotlet cage24×20×30 in
Canary cage30×18×18 in
Degu cage36×24×36 in
Brooder ideas
Chicks and ducklings in their first weeks: draft-free walls, a heat plate and room to move away from it.
