till death do us part
would a 260 reptarium be enough for a breeding pair?
imo, you would be better off with a regular 2x2x4 aluminum frame screen cham cage, they hold up much better and are easier to deal with in an indoor environment .
the term mated pair is sort of misleading. you generally dont cohabitate them , co- habitating an mf pair in anything smaller than a greehouse is almost certain to cause problems, even then it can be an issue, especially for a newer keeper. its not all cudley, and lovey dovey, sometimes just the continued view of the male can be enough to cause fatal stress for the female. you put the male in for a few hrs to a day or 2 and once the deed is done you should remove him to his own cage not in view of the female. bear in mind that also means almost an entire 2nd set of equip. that means 2nd cage, lights, timers, hygrometers, drainage , watering. pretty much everything,
also it would be prudent to have enough $ set aside to figure on at least one vet visit per animal in the first 6 months, not trying to rain on the parade, just trying to be realistic.
imo, it would be better to have at least 8 mths of successful keeping before trying to breed.
my advice would be to start off with a nongravid 6 mth old female, then if things are still going well 8 mths down the road. your female will be in her prime window, you can buy a male the week before, as far as hes concerned the sooner he gets to work, the better lol, jmo
