i'm looking to buy a black throat monitor, my experience is mostly with snakes so any advice would be great. most importantly is housing, i know they like hides and things to explore, but do they like to climb? how tall and how long should i build the cage? the one i am looking to purchase is only 2 feet long, but i would like to go ahead and build him a cage that will last a long time, also any info on their personality, habbits, and querks would be greatly appriciated. thank you
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Ryn0
Nov 05, 2007 02:43 PM
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daniel1983
Nov 05, 2007 02:56 PM
My advice would be to search through the active threads and past thread.
This has been discussed so many time in the last month it is outrageous.
robyn@ProExotics
Nov 05, 2007 07:17 PM
check out our site, look in the caresheets and the FAQ, there is lots of info there.
i suggest starting out in a small cage for acclimation, before moving to a large cage. a Blackthroat is a large lizard, you should expect at least a 6 ft animal as an adult, and 4 ft in the first year, properly cared for.
for a single animal, an 8 ft cage would be the minimum, but you should go as large as you can.
as for a 2 ft animal, that sounds like a common size for wild caught juvies. there are babies available right now, and i would suggest starting with as young an animal as possible, quality makes a huge difference.
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