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Amphibians

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Your reptile or ampbibian pet needs an appropriate habitat for physical and psychological health. The more room you provide your pet, the more natural its behavior will be--including swimming, exploring, thermoregulation, and feeding. The more natural the animal's behavior, the more fun you will have with your pet!

Before you apply to adopt, please review our recommended cage size for most of the animals in CoRHS's shelter.

Species	Recomended	Minimum	Notes	Area in Wild
Boa constrictor	10' x 12' bedroom	5' h x 4' l x 3' d	arboreal and land	many acres
Burmese python	10' x 12' bedroom	5' h x 4' l x 3' d		many acres
Ball python	125 gallons	55 gallons		1+ acre
CA king snake	75 gallons	55 gallons		1+ acre
Corn snake	75 gallons	55 gallons		1+ acre

Box turtle	10' x 10' and larger outdoors	6' x 6' outdoors		several square kilometers
Red eared slider	pond	pond		pond
Mud/musk turtles	100-150 gallons	55 gallons		shallow river bed
Russian tortoise	10' x 10' and larger	6' x 6' outdoors		several square kilometers
Sulcata tortoise	1/4 acre or more outdoors	fenced yard		several square kilometers

Green Iguana	10' x 12' bedroom	8' h x 8' l x 3' d	aboreal	1-2 acres
Bearded dragon	75 gallons and larger	55 gallons
Green anole	40 gallons tall	20 gallons tall		needs dense cover
Leopard gecko	55 gallons	30 gallons
Aboreal geckos	40 gallons tall	20 gallons tall

White's tree frog	40 gallons tall	20 gallons tall

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