RecoveryCare guides
Reptile species care guides
109 species, each with the numbers that actually matter: adult and hatchling enclosure footprints, basking and cool-side temperatures, UVB output, humidity targets, substrate depth, furnishing tips and a species FAQ. Every guide uses the same husbandry data as the in-app enclosure builder.
Snakes
Ball python
Python regius
A heavy-bodied ambush snake that needs floor space and heavy cover. Ball pythons will use every inch given, and cluttered large enclosures reduce stress rather than cause it.
Adult: 72" L × 24" W × 24" H
Corn snake
Pantherophis guttatus
An active, curious colubrid that both climbs and burrows. Height is genuinely used, so don't treat a corn snake as a pure floor-dweller.
Adult: 60" L × 24" W × 30" H
Boa imperator
Boa imperator
A large, powerful boa. Young animals are strongly arboreal; adults need serious floor space and structural climbing.
Adult: 96" L × 36" W × 36" H
Western hognose
Heterodon nasicus
A small, diurnal digging snake. Floor space and substrate depth matter far more than height — they spend much of the day buried.
Adult: 48" L × 24" W × 16" H
King / milk snake
Lampropeltis spp.
Restless, muscular colubrids that roam constantly. They must be housed alone — kingsnakes eat other snakes.
Adult: 60" L × 24" W × 24" H
Kenyan sand boa
Eryx colubrinus
A small burrowing boa that spends most of its life under the substrate. Depth matters far more than height.
Adult: 48" L × 24" W × 16" H
Rosy boa
Lichanura trivirgata
A slow-moving desert boa from the American southwest. Dry, warm and easy — overfeeding and wet substrate are the two real risks.
Adult: 48" L × 24" W × 18" H
Brazilian rainbow boa
Epicrates cenchria
An iridescent humidity-dependent boa. Their care stands or falls on holding 75–90% humidity without soaking the enclosure.
Adult: 72" L × 24" W × 24" H
Carpet python
Morelia spilota
An active Australasian python that genuinely uses branches. Jungle, coastal and jag lines vary in adult size — build for the subspecies you keep.
Adult: 96" L × 24" W × 36" H
Green tree python
Morelia viridis
A fully arboreal display python that perches all day. Perch placement and stable humidity matter more than floor area — an advanced-keeper species.
Adult: 36" L × 24" W × 36" H
Blood / short-tailed python
Python brongersmai
A short, extremely heavy-bodied python from humid Southeast Asian lowlands. They need floor space, high humidity and cooler temps than most pythons.
Adult: 72" L × 30" W × 24" H
Reticulated python
Malayopython reticulatus
A giant, highly intelligent python for experienced keepers only. Many states, counties and cities restrict or ban large constrictors — check your local law before acquiring one.
Adult: 144" L × 60" W × 48" H
Burmese python
Python bivittatus
A massive, generally placid python that outgrows almost every commercial enclosure. Federally restricted from interstate transport in the US and banned or permitted in many states — verify your local law first.
Adult: 144" L × 60" W × 48" H
Garter snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
A diurnal, active North American snake that is awake and visible all day. They want a bright, planted, semi-humid setup and a water area.
Adult: 48" L × 24" W × 24" H
Geckos
Crested gecko
Correlophus ciliatus
A nocturnal, fully arboreal gecko. Height and dense planting matter more than floor area, and they need a cool room — heat above 82°F is dangerous.
Adult: 24" L × 18" W × 36" H
Gargoyle gecko
Rhacodactylus auriculatus
Similar to crested geckos but heavier bodied and more terrestrial in habit — give both height and some usable floor.
Adult: 24" L × 18" W × 36" H
Leopard gecko
Eublepharis macularius
A ground-dwelling, crepuscular gecko from arid grassland. The old 10-gallon recommendation is obsolete — they need floor space, a real gradient and enrichment.
Adult: 48" L × 24" W × 18" H
Giant day gecko
Phelsuma grandis
A brightly diurnal, high-UVB arboreal gecko. Planted vertical space and strong lighting are non-negotiable.
Adult: 24" L × 24" W × 48" H
Tokay gecko
Gekko gecko
Large, nocturnal, and defensive. Plenty of vertical cover reduces the stress that drives their reputation for biting.
Adult: 36" L × 24" W × 48" H
Chahoua gecko
Mniarogekko chahoua
A heavy-bodied New Caledonian arboreal gecko. They want girthy cork to grip, high humidity at night and cool room temperatures — never a basking lamp.
Adult: 24" L × 24" W × 36" H
Leachianus gecko
Rhacodactylus leachianus
The largest living gecko. Adults need a tall, heavily furnished enclosure with a hollow cork retreat, and are usually kept singly — they can be territorial.
Adult: 36" L × 24" W × 48" H
African fat-tailed gecko
Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
A ground-dwelling West African gecko — like a leopard gecko but wanting more humidity and a permanently damp hide.
Adult: 48" L × 24" W × 18" H
Mourning gecko
Lepidodactylus lugubris
A tiny parthenogenetic gecko — all females, and any group will reproduce without a male. Kept in colonies in a planted vertical tank.
Adult: 18" L × 18" W × 24" H
Pictus gecko
Paroedura pictus
A small, fast Madagascan ground gecko. Simple arid-ish setup with a humid hide, but they are quick — open the enclosure low and slow.
Adult: 36" L × 18" W × 18" H
Chinese cave gecko
Goniurosaurus luii
A cool, humid, low-light gecko. The single biggest mistake is keeping them too warm — they need no basking lamp and a room that stays below 80°F.
Adult: 36" L × 18" W × 18" H
Lizards
Bearded dragon
Pogona vitticeps
A large, highly active desert lizard with one of the highest UVB requirements in the hobby. 40-gallon tanks are a starting point, not an adult home.
Adult: 96" L × 24" W × 24" H
Blue-tongue skink
Tiliqua spp.
A heavy, ground-hugging omnivore that burrows. Floor space and deep substrate matter; height is largely wasted on them.
Adult: 96" L × 36" W × 24" H
Uromastyx
Uromastyx spp.
An extreme-desert herbivore needing the hottest basking surface and driest air of any common pet lizard, plus a deep burrow.
Adult: 96" L × 36" W × 24" H
Veiled chameleon
Chamaeleo calyptratus
Needs airflow above all — screen or hybrid enclosures only, densely planted, with a strong vertical thermal gradient.
Adult: 36" L × 24" W × 48" H
Panther chameleon
Furcifer pardalis
Like the veiled but slightly cooler and more humid, and just as intolerant of stagnant air or cohabitation.
Adult: 36" L × 24" W × 48" H
Green anole
Anolis carolinensis
Small, fast and diurnal. Cheap to buy but not cheap to keep well — they need real UVB and a densely planted vertical space.
Adult: 24" L × 18" W × 36" H
Ackie monitor
Varanus acanthurus
A dwarf monitor with big-monitor intelligence. Deep diggable substrate and a very hot, tight basking surface are non-negotiable.
Adult: 96" L × 48" W × 36" H
Savannah monitor
Varanus exanthematicus
Cheap to buy, expensive to keep properly. Adults need a room-scale cage, deep humid soil and a very hot basking surface; obesity and metabolic disease come from getting this wrong.
Adult: 144" L × 72" W × 48" H
Argentine black & white tegu
Salvator merianae
A large, dog-tame lizard that brumates and digs. Plan for a custom 8x4 ft enclosure from day one; some states restrict tegus, so check your local law.
Adult: 144" L × 72" W × 48" H
Chinese water dragon
Physignathus cocincinus
A tall, humid, planted setup with a big water feature. Their classic problem is snout rubbing on glass — height, cover and visual barriers prevent it.
Adult: 72" L × 36" W × 72" H
Red-eyed crocodile skink
Tribolonotus gracilis
A small, shy, semi-aquatic skink from New Guinea. Cool, very humid, heavily cluttered bioactive setups with a water dish they can sit in.
Adult: 36" L × 18" W × 18" H
Frilled dragon
Chlamydosaurus kingii
A tall-cage arboreal agamid that perches vertically on trunks. Height, hot basking and seasonal humidity swings define their care.
Adult: 72" L × 36" W × 72" H
Tortoises
Russian tortoise
Testudo horsfieldii
A dry-grassland tortoise that walks miles and digs deep. Tortoise tables or large open enclosures beat any glass tank.
Adult: 120" L × 60" W × 18" H
Red-footed tortoise
Chelonoidis carbonarius
A tropical forest-floor tortoise: humid, shaded and much larger than most first-time keepers expect.
Adult: 144" L × 72" W × 24" H
Sulcata tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata
The third-largest tortoise in the world and a 70+ year commitment. Adults live outdoors in a heated, escape-proof pen — no indoor enclosure is big enough long term.
Adult: 480" L × 480" W × 30" H
Hermann's tortoise
Testudo hermanni
A hardy Mediterranean tortoise and one of the best first tortoises — a dry, grassy, bright enclosure with outdoor time in warm weather.
Adult: 120" L × 60" W × 18" H
Leopard tortoise
Stigmochelys pardalis
A large African grazing tortoise. Warm, bright and grass-fed, with more humidity than most keepers expect for hatchlings.
Adult: 240" L × 120" W × 24" H
Turtles
Eastern box turtle
Terrapene carolina
A humid woodland turtle, not an aquatic one. They need deep damp soil, heavy leaf litter, a shallow soaking pool and, ideally, an outdoor pen.
Adult: 96" L × 48" W × 24" H
Red-eared slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
An aquatic turtle that needs a filtered pond-sized volume, not a tank with a rock. Adults commonly reach 10–12 in — plan for 100+ gallons.
Adult: 96" L × 30" W × 30" H
Invertebrates
Brazilian Black tarantula
Grammostola pulchra
Floor space first. Adults want roughly three leg spans of length and no more than about 1.5 leg spans of fall height — a heavy-bodied terrestrial that falls can rupture its abdomen.
Adult: 18" L × 12" W × 9" H
Chaco Golden Knee
Grammostola pulchripes
Floor space first. Adults want roughly three leg spans of length and no more than about 1.5 leg spans of fall height — a heavy-bodied terrestrial that falls can rupture its abdomen.
Adult: 18" L × 12" W × 9" H
Chilean Rose hair
Grammostola rosea
Floor space first. Adults want roughly three leg spans of length and no more than about 1.5 leg spans of fall height — a heavy-bodied terrestrial that falls can rupture its abdomen.
Adult: 18" L × 12" W × 9" H
Curly Hair tarantula
Tliltocatl albopilosus
Floor space first. Adults want roughly three leg spans of length and no more than about 1.5 leg spans of fall height — a heavy-bodied terrestrial that falls can rupture its abdomen.
Adult: 18" L × 12" W × 9" H
Mexican Red Knee
Brachypelma hamorii
Floor space first. Adults want roughly three leg spans of length and no more than about 1.5 leg spans of fall height — a heavy-bodied terrestrial that falls can rupture its abdomen.
Adult: 18" L × 12" W × 9" H
Mexican Fireleg
Brachypelma boehmei
Floor space first. Adults want roughly three leg spans of length and no more than about 1.5 leg spans of fall height — a heavy-bodied terrestrial that falls can rupture its abdomen.
Adult: 18" L × 12" W × 9" H
Brazilian Whiteknee
Acanthoscurria geniculata
Floor space first. Adults want roughly three leg spans of length and no more than about 1.5 leg spans of fall height — a heavy-bodied terrestrial that falls can rupture its abdomen.
Adult: 18" L × 12" W × 9" H
Costa Rican Zebra
Aphonopelma seemanni
Floor space first. Adults want roughly three leg spans of length and no more than about 1.5 leg spans of fall height — a heavy-bodied terrestrial that falls can rupture its abdomen.
Adult: 18" L × 12" W × 9" H
Pumpkin Patch
Hapalopus formosus
Floor space first. Adults want roughly three leg spans of length and no more than about 1.5 leg spans of fall height — a heavy-bodied terrestrial that falls can rupture its abdomen.
Adult: 9" L × 6" W × 5" H
Skeleton tarantula
Ephebopus murinus
Substrate depth is the enclosure. Give at least 6 in of packed burrowing mix — a fossorial species with shallow substrate sits exposed and stressed at the surface.
Adult: 10" L × 8" W × 12" H
Goliath Birdeater
Theraphosa stirmi
Floor space first. Adults want roughly three leg spans of length and no more than about 1.5 leg spans of fall height — a heavy-bodied terrestrial that falls can rupture its abdomen.
Adult: 27" L × 18" W × 14" H
Salmon Pink Birdeater
Lasiodora parahybana
Floor space first. Adults want roughly three leg spans of length and no more than about 1.5 leg spans of fall height — a heavy-bodied terrestrial that falls can rupture its abdomen.
Adult: 27" L × 18" W × 14" H
Green Bottle Blue
Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens
Floor space first. Adults want roughly three leg spans of length and no more than about 1.5 leg spans of fall height — a heavy-bodied terrestrial that falls can rupture its abdomen.
Adult: 18" L × 12" W × 9" H
Pink Toe tarantula
Avicularia avicularia
Height first. Arboreals build tube webs against vertical bark, so give them a tall enclosure with a slab to anchor to and only a couple of inches of substrate.
Adult: 8" L × 8" W × 15" H
Cobalt Blue tarantula
Cyriopagopus lividus
Substrate depth is the enclosure. Give at least 6 in of packed burrowing mix — a fossorial species with shallow substrate sits exposed and stressed at the surface.
Adult: 10" L × 8" W × 12" H
Malaysian Earth Tiger
Cyriopagopus sp. 'Sumatran tiger'
Height first. Arboreals build tube webs against vertical bark, so give them a tall enclosure with a slab to anchor to and only a couple of inches of substrate.
Adult: 8" L × 8" W × 15" H
Orange Baboon tarantula (OBT)
Pterinochilus murinus
Floor space first. Adults want roughly three leg spans of length and no more than about 1.5 leg spans of fall height — a heavy-bodied terrestrial that falls can rupture its abdomen.
Adult: 15" L × 10" W × 8" H
Togo Starburst baboon
Heteroscodra maculata
Height first. Arboreals build tube webs against vertical bark, so give them a tall enclosure with a slab to anchor to and only a couple of inches of substrate.
Adult: 8" L × 8" W × 15" H
Indian Ornamental
Poecilotheria regalis
Height first. Arboreals build tube webs against vertical bark, so give them a tall enclosure with a slab to anchor to and only a couple of inches of substrate.
Adult: 11" L × 11" W × 21" H
King Baboon
Pelinobius muticus
Substrate depth is the enclosure. Give at least 10 in of packed burrowing mix — a fossorial species with shallow substrate sits exposed and stressed at the surface.
Adult: 16" L × 12" W × 16" H
Regal jumping spider
Phidippus regius
Vertical space and clutter. Jumpers hunt by sight and sleep in a silk hammock near the ceiling, so the enclosure needs height, hard points to web to, and a front door so you don't tear the hammock every time you open it.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
Bold jumping spider
Phidippus audax
Vertical space and clutter. Jumpers hunt by sight and sleep in a silk hammock near the ceiling, so the enclosure needs height, hard points to web to, and a front door so you don't tear the hammock every time you open it.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
Canopy jumping spider
Phidippus otiosus
Vertical space and clutter. Jumpers hunt by sight and sleep in a silk hammock near the ceiling, so the enclosure needs height, hard points to web to, and a front door so you don't tear the hammock every time you open it.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
Johnson's jumping spider
Phidippus johnsoni
Vertical space and clutter. Jumpers hunt by sight and sleep in a silk hammock near the ceiling, so the enclosure needs height, hard points to web to, and a front door so you don't tear the hammock every time you open it.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
Heavy jumping spider
Hyllus diardi
Vertical space and clutter. Jumpers hunt by sight and sleep in a silk hammock near the ceiling, so the enclosure needs height, hard points to web to, and a front door so you don't tear the hammock every time you open it.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
Semi-copper jumping spider
Hyllus semicupreus
Vertical space and clutter. Jumpers hunt by sight and sleep in a silk hammock near the ceiling, so the enclosure needs height, hard points to web to, and a front door so you don't tear the hammock every time you open it.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
Zebra jumping spider
Salticus scenicus
Vertical space and clutter. Jumpers hunt by sight and sleep in a silk hammock near the ceiling, so the enclosure needs height, hard points to web to, and a front door so you don't tear the hammock every time you open it.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
Grey wall jumper
Menemerus bivittatus
Vertical space and clutter. Jumpers hunt by sight and sleep in a silk hammock near the ceiling, so the enclosure needs height, hard points to web to, and a front door so you don't tear the hammock every time you open it.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
Pantropical jumper
Plexippus paykulli
Vertical space and clutter. Jumpers hunt by sight and sleep in a silk hammock near the ceiling, so the enclosure needs height, hard points to web to, and a front door so you don't tear the hammock every time you open it.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
Fighting spider
Thiania bhamoensis
Vertical space and clutter. Jumpers hunt by sight and sleep in a silk hammock near the ceiling, so the enclosure needs height, hard points to web to, and a front door so you don't tear the hammock every time you open it.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
Peacock jumping spider
Maratus spp.
Vertical space and clutter. Jumpers hunt by sight and sleep in a silk hammock near the ceiling, so the enclosure needs height, hard points to web to, and a front door so you don't tear the hammock every time you open it.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
Wolf spider
Hogna / Tigrosa spp.
Floor space first. Adults want roughly three leg spans of length and no more than about 1.5 leg spans of fall height — a heavy-bodied terrestrial that falls can rupture its abdomen.
Adult: 12" L × 8" W × 6" H
Huntsman spider
Heteropoda spp.
Height first. Arboreals build tube webs against vertical bark, so give them a tall enclosure with a slab to anchor to and only a couple of inches of substrate.
Adult: 8" L × 8" W × 15" H
Chinese mantis
Tenodera sinensis
Molting clearance decides the size: at least three body lengths of height so the mantis can hang upside down and pull free. A short enclosure is the single most common cause of a failed molt.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
European mantis
Mantis religiosa
Molting clearance decides the size: at least three body lengths of height so the mantis can hang upside down and pull free. A short enclosure is the single most common cause of a failed molt.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
Ghost mantis
Phyllocrania paradoxa
Molting clearance decides the size: at least three body lengths of height so the mantis can hang upside down and pull free. A short enclosure is the single most common cause of a failed molt.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
Orchid mantis
Hymenopus coronatus
Molting clearance decides the size: at least three body lengths of height so the mantis can hang upside down and pull free. A short enclosure is the single most common cause of a failed molt.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
Giant Asian mantis
Hierodula membranacea
Molting clearance decides the size: at least three body lengths of height so the mantis can hang upside down and pull free. A short enclosure is the single most common cause of a failed molt.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
Dead leaf mantis
Deroplatys desiccata
Molting clearance decides the size: at least three body lengths of height so the mantis can hang upside down and pull free. A short enclosure is the single most common cause of a failed molt.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
Spiny flower mantis
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii
Molting clearance decides the size: at least three body lengths of height so the mantis can hang upside down and pull free. A short enclosure is the single most common cause of a failed molt.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
Budwing mantis
Parasphendale affinis
Molting clearance decides the size: at least three body lengths of height so the mantis can hang upside down and pull free. A short enclosure is the single most common cause of a failed molt.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
Emperor scorpion
Pandinus imperator
Humid forest floor: deep moist substrate, heavy cover and a big water dish.
Adult: 18" L × 12" W × 9" H
Asian Forest scorpion
Heterometrus spp.
Humid forest floor: deep moist substrate, heavy cover and a big water dish.
Adult: 18" L × 12" W × 9" H
Desert Hairy scorpion
Hadrurus arizonensis
Dry, hot-room enclosure with deep packed sand/soil for burrows or stacked slate crevices to wedge into.
Adult: 15" L × 10" W × 8" H
Flat Rock scorpion
Hadogenes troglodytes
Dry, hot-room enclosure with deep packed sand/soil for burrows or stacked slate crevices to wedge into.
Adult: 21" L × 14" W × 11" H
Deathstalker
Leiurus quinquestriatus
Dry, hot-room enclosure with deep packed sand/soil for burrows or stacked slate crevices to wedge into.
Adult: 9" L × 6" W × 6" H
Giant African millipede
Archispirostreptus gigas
The substrate is both home and diet: composting hardwood leaf litter and rotten wood over deep soil. Get the substrate right and the rest of the care is water and patience.
Adult: 20" L × 12" W × 12" H
Bumblebee millipede
Anadenobolus monilicornis
The substrate is both home and diet: composting hardwood leaf litter and rotten wood over deep soil. Get the substrate right and the rest of the care is water and patience.
Adult: 8" L × 8" W × 12" H
Ivory millipede
Chicobolus spinigerus
The substrate is both home and diet: composting hardwood leaf litter and rotten wood over deep soil. Get the substrate right and the rest of the care is water and patience.
Adult: 8" L × 8" W × 12" H
Vietnamese centipede
Scolopendra dehaani
Substrate depth is the enclosure. Give at least 10 in of packed burrowing mix — a fossorial species with shallow substrate sits exposed and stressed at the surface.
Adult: 16" L × 12" W × 16" H
Giant orange-legged centipede
Scolopendra subspinipes
Substrate depth is the enclosure. Give at least 10 in of packed burrowing mix — a fossorial species with shallow substrate sits exposed and stressed at the surface.
Adult: 16" L × 12" W × 16" H
Vinegaroon (whip scorpion)
Mastigoproctus giganteus
Substrate depth is the enclosure. Give at least 5 in of packed burrowing mix — a fossorial species with shallow substrate sits exposed and stressed at the surface.
Adult: 8" L × 6" W × 11" H
Tailless whip spider
Damon / Phrynus spp.
Height first. Arboreals build tube webs against vertical bark, so give them a tall enclosure with a slab to anchor to and only a couple of inches of substrate.
Adult: 9" L × 9" W × 18" H
Giant cave cockroach
Blaberus giganteus
Height first. Arboreals build tube webs against vertical bark, so give them a tall enclosure with a slab to anchor to and only a couple of inches of substrate.
Adult: 6" L × 6" W × 12" H
Rhino / Hercules beetle
Dynastes / Xylotrupes spp.
The substrate is both home and diet: composting hardwood leaf litter and rotten wood over deep soil. Get the substrate right and the rest of the care is water and patience.
Adult: 12" L × 8" W × 12" H
Colonies
Isopods
Cubaris / Porcellio / Armadillidium spp.
A ventilated bin run as a moisture gradient: one wet end, one dry end, hardwood leaf litter throughout, and cork or bark for surface area.
Adult: 24" L × 16" W × 12" H
Dubia roaches
Blaptica dubia
A smooth-sided, well ventilated bin with vertical egg-crate stacks and a dry diet — moisture comes from produce, not from a wet substrate.
Adult: 24" L × 16" W × 12" H
Discoid roaches
Blaberus discoidalis
A smooth-sided, well ventilated bin with vertical egg-crate stacks and a dry diet — moisture comes from produce, not from a wet substrate.
Adult: 24" L × 16" W × 12" H
Red runner roaches
Shelfordella lateralis
A smooth-sided, well ventilated bin with vertical egg-crate stacks and a dry diet — moisture comes from produce, not from a wet substrate.
Adult: 24" L × 16" W × 12" H
Hissing cockroaches
Gromphadorhina portentosa
A ventilated bin run as a moisture gradient: one wet end, one dry end, hardwood leaf litter throughout, and cork or bark for surface area.
Adult: 24" L × 16" W × 12" H
Springtails
Folsomia candida / Sinella curviseta
A ventilated bin run as a moisture gradient: one wet end, one dry end, hardwood leaf litter throughout, and cork or bark for surface area.
Adult: 24" L × 16" W × 12" H
Mealworms / superworms
Tenebrio molitor / Zophobas morio
A smooth-sided, well ventilated bin with vertical egg-crate stacks and a dry diet — moisture comes from produce, not from a wet substrate.
Adult: 24" L × 16" W × 12" H
Crickets
Acheta domesticus / Gryllodes sigillatus
A smooth-sided, well ventilated bin with vertical egg-crate stacks and a dry diet — moisture comes from produce, not from a wet substrate.
Adult: 24" L × 16" W × 12" H
Bean beetles
Callosobruchus maculatus
A smooth-sided, well ventilated bin with vertical egg-crate stacks and a dry diet — moisture comes from produce, not from a wet substrate.
Adult: 24" L × 16" W × 12" H
Flightless fruit flies
Drosophila melanogaster / hydei
A ventilated bin run as a moisture gradient: one wet end, one dry end, hardwood leaf litter throughout, and cork or bark for surface area.
Adult: 24" L × 16" W × 12" H
Track the husbandry, not just read it
Apply any of these specs to an animal record, then log feedings, sheds, weights and cleanings against it. Start with the enclosure builder or the free rack builder.