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Question: tank size

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Hi all. Any recommendation on a correct size tank for 7 adult axies? Also, is it okay to mix multiple males and females? I have just been given 5 more axies to my existing 2. Cheers.
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Im sure you already knew this, but the footprint is more important than gallonage, but 48x24x24 (glasscages.com) could probably hold your 7 tightly. Larger is better, especially with that many axies. As far as I know, excessive breeding could soon become a stress issue to your females if they live with the males for a long period of time, especially with many males. I would buy whatever size tank you can get that would be big enough, then put an acryllic divider down the center for males and females. Maybe someone else will chime in, but that is my opinion. Hope this helped.

Also, it wouldnt hurt to quarentine the new 5, just incase.

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Cheers! Thanks for your advice. They have come in as 2 breeding pairs, and a single male, plus my original breeding pair.
 
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Oh, well in that case you could also have three bare-bottom (not literally, just not extravagant (sp?)), smaller tanks also if you would like to go that route. Nice score. If you are ever looking to get a pair off your hands, id be waiting =]. Good luck. Pictures would be nice too.

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I'm with Mark on this one. The more space, the better for that many! If you're putting all 7 in one tank I'd say you're going to want something at an absolute bare minimum 6' long (if you have the space) or multiple tanks as Mark said.
The general rule of thumb is 18 inches per adult axie, so going by that you'd need a 10'(!!) tank which would probably have to be custom-made and would cost about as much as a small country.
 
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