As far as the adult enclosure, that's really not going to be a problem. The area I'm looking at for that is about 20 by 20 for the adults. I have some idea about the heating/lighting side of things from checking out threads on here, and this is by no means my first reptile. I've been keeping herps for about 10 years now, and have a sizable collection of snakes, and a small collection of crocodilians that I'm currently working with. However, knowing that monitors are quite different from snakes and crocs, I wanna get my research done NOW well in advance of a purchase. I think the biggest thing I'm trying to learn about/work on is using smaller wattage bulbs to create the proper surface temps (in other words NOT using something like a 250 watt bulb). Water is certainly another question I have. How much water is too much for a young nile? IS there a thing as too much? This is going to be a custom built enclosure, so I'm thinking about going with something that I can attach a drain to, just to make water changes that much easier. Thanks for the replies.

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