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Hello

I have done extensive searching on the web and kingsnake.com and cannot finds photos of adult/sub adult(5ft ) monnitor housing. I am just trying to get ideas on how to do my enclosure. All I can find is descriptions......does anyone have any picutres of these set-ups? Thanks Alot!

see our FAQ at our site, there is an entire FAQ about troughs and large caging.
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robyn@proexotics.com

Pro Exotics Reptiles

Thanks for the quick reply. I had been to Pro Exotics and seen the livestock tanks you used. I was just wanting some pictures of custome made enclosures/rooms that people house their 5ft monitors in. Anyone else? Thanks

there are not a lot viable options for a big cage. there are no commercial cage builders that make a good monitor cage, so it is largely do it yourself ingenuity.

check out the post from Mike's Monitors a ways down the forum, he posted some excellent log topping for his trough, i thought that was very creative.
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robyn@proexotics.com

Pro Exotics Reptiles

if your interested.
Robyn,
Thanks for the compliment Brother!
They are working out quite nicely.
Mike

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Mike's Monitors!

Robyn & Mike

Thanks for the replies. I am guestimating that the trough in your pictures is a 3x8x2(I use to work at TSC). From my research on larger monitor species(nile/water/blackthroat) wouldn't this be a little small. I am aware there are no "industry made" cages to accomidate such a large and active monitor. I was wondering how everyone was housing their large adult monitors. All i could seem to find was enclosures for the smaller species. By the way, thats an awesome looking set-up Mark. What species is that?

I actually have made 3 of these custom troughs.
I have two 6'ers and an 8'er.
Species kept, Jobiensis.
Thanks
Mike

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Mike's Monitors!