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hi all.i want to get a mangrove monitor fairly soon,so i'm seeking advice on cage set-up & general care.would a 55 be big enough for a mangrove about 18"long?how arboreal are they?any feeding tips?
i've worked w/ savannahs,viles,waters,and black tree monitors,so i'm not new to monitors,i'm just trying to make sure that when i do get 1,i'm properly prepared,you know?any help is greatly appreciated.thanks!
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0.0.1 cb ally snapper (megalon)
0.0.1 matamata (gamara)
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1.1 cb penisula cooters (ms piggy,turtle to be named later)
0.0.1 cb spotted turtle (parker)
halloween crab
0.0.1 cb common snapper (as yet unnamed)
2.0 kids (cb,sidney,10 and kaelan,3)
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I do not have any answers for you. Others on here will have better information. I did want to let you know that I recently got a peachthroat that is about 18 inches long. I have it in a 48inX30inx48in enclosure with a lot of room to climb, hide, and soak. That translates to 300 gallons. The monitor uses every inch of the cage it can and is out and about a lot. As the monitor grows I will build larger enclosures for it.

I have some 75 gallon tanks that I do not use. I would not think that a smaller tank would work very well for a monitor that size. We will see what people with more experience with the indicus complex have to say.
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Ed

that's what i thought,i just wanted second opinions.thanks!
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0.0.1 cb ally snapper (megalon)
0.0.1 matamata (gamara)
1.2 cb eastern box turtles (spanky,lacey,dee dee)
1.1 cb penisula cooters (ms piggy,turtle to be named later)
0.0.1 cb spotted turtle (parker)
halloween crab
0.0.1 cb common snapper (as yet unnamed)
2.0 kids (cb,sidney,10 and kaelan,3)
0.1 wife (wc,danae)