#enclosure size

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junior peak
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Hi everyone, I rescued a 3 year old leo recently from a coworker. He had him in a tiny tank (I’d say 10g, 15 at most) and all the wrong substrate and food, etc. I haven’t had one since I was a kid, and that was really my parents’ responsibility so I don’t remember much about their care other than what I’ve read recently through a lot of research, including plenty from the care guide on the reddit page.
He’s now in a top soil/play sand mix substrate and I got him some new hides, sphagnum moss for his humid hide, proper heating & there is a bit of a gradient in temp and humidity from side to side of the tank, but I don’t want to keep him in there. I have a 20g on hand but would rather get him in a 40g from the get if that’s what he needs in the long run. My concerns are these: he has MBD (I’m doing repashy, calcium on all food, UVB tube light, etc) and is pretty weak/moves around by wiggling/dragging so I don’t know how well he would get around a bigger setup with proper clutter and hides; also, will this big increase in enclosure startle him? I only got him in the last 2 weeks so I hope he continues to get stronger with the calcium and everything, but I don’t know how to tell when he’s ready for that.
Thank you for any and all advice!!!

spring depot
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40 gallon is the thriving minimum

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So I would go with that

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