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1 how big do males and females get.
2 what size cage would i need for a full grown m/f
3 i saw pic of them standing up do they do that in captivity.
the only reason im asking is bc when in get a new herp i saw agrus and if they dont do that i kinda dont want on bc i just think it is so funny looking.
4 are they outlawed in ny sate bc of the bill

thanks tom
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tom

1.1 bearded dragons
1.0 black rough neck monitor
0.1 ball python
1.0 black lab
0.1 dal. terrior

NEXT reptile is gunna be one of the following!
1.0 columbian red-tail boa(pastel)

at the show look for a 15 yr old boy where a hat that says

NARBC 2005!
HERPS RULE!
(MAYBE WITH BDKING15 UNDER THAT)COPYRIGHT BY (BDKING15)

hey im an adult male can reach about 5 to 7 feet and be 20 to 30 lbd a female will be about 3 1/2 to 4 or so and they need a cage 6X4X6 min for a male my is a alot bigger and for a female u could go 5X4X5 but id go biger and im readin right now about the bill and its says that nile monitor and black and white throats are not alowned and nile are around the same size of agrus so id check and see i hope i helped peace out chad lane

males get about 5ft, females 3.5-4ft, for the cage i would use an 8ftx4ftx4ft for a male or a pair, and yes they do tripod some arguses do it all the time others dont do it as much but if you got an argus you would defenatly see it tripod, as for the bill unless it clearly states "NO ARGUS" it should be fine.
FOR MORE ARGUS INFO AND PICS GO TO PIZARDS.COM

Here is "T" he is possibly the biggest argus Ive ever seen, hes missing some tail and about 5ft long, and 15lbs total, very strong and a heavy monitor, but Ive actually weighed him with a digital scale most times weights on large lizards are estimated, or in some cases are very overweight obese specimens. The female with him in the pic is 3.5ft long. "T" is an example of a former abused animal that was rescued, he resides in Tony of bayoubeasts.coms collection.

Heres a comparison pic with Sobek my female BT/WT/WT cross, the 2 actually get along out of her territory, in this pic Sobek is around 6ft 2 inches plus and 29lbs, quite a size difference.

Small monitor species grow from 8 inches to 3ft, medium sized grow from 3-5ft, and large sized from 5-10ft long. Small (ackies, storrs, etc), medium (bosc, argus, gouldi, flavi, etc), large (albigs, nile, ornatus, croc, water, komodo, etc), these are examples.

>>1 how big do males and females get.

In my experience, males get about 5 feet long and about 20 lbs. Females are more like 3 feet and 6 lbs.

>>2 what size cage would i need for a full grown m/f

I keep mine in cages whose bottom (and top) are constructed from a single sheet of 4'x8' plywood. This rests on a stock tank about 8'x3' and perhaps 2' high. Height of the plywood part of the cage is between 2' and 4' (I think 2' works better, it is easier to heat).

Here's a cruddy image:

Here's another:

>>3 i saw pic of them standing up do they do that in captivity.

Yes. They mostly do it when they know something is around by they can't see it. They stand up to get a better view. Arguses will also stand up if they are really scared of you as part of their threat display. If they do this defensively, watch out, they are probably willing to bite. They will also stand up to grab food above their heads and so on.

>>4 are they outlawed in ny sate bc of the bill

No. Fortunately, since I'm in NY state.

For that matter, Komodo monitors are also perfectly legal in NY state, but whitethroats are not. Go figure.

Luke