can chicks live in a glass terrarium?

[gel2727]

Or will it get too hot in there/not enough air?

There are 4 chicks, a few days old, the terrarium is about 28" x 12". I have a big box for them when they get bigger, but wanted to know if this would be ok for now (they are in a cardboard box right now). I have a cover for the terrarium which is like a screen door type thing. Do you think that would provide enough ventilation? Thank you.

 

[Colored Egg Farmer]

first of all how old will these chicks be and how big is it. Also what will you be useing for a heating source and is it going to be covered in anyway. I wouldn't worry to much about ventalation if the tank is left uncovered.

 

[mayapooh]

Hey... congrats on the new chicks! I've successfully raised a variety of chicks (and one duck LOL) in a standard 10 gal. aquarium. I used a clip-on, flexible neck desk lamp for heat, which worked out really well since I could move and adjust it to keep the temp right (I had a digital thermometer at chick level in there so no guesswork.) There wasn't a problem with airflow, since I also used the screen type lid, but I also cleaned it out often so odors wouldn't build up. We kept ours in the bathroom... lol

Edited: My chicks were bantam, and the most I kept in there at one time was five. Less is definitely better, since they outgrew it really fast, but for those first critical few weeks it worked great - and being glass, it's super easy to clean.