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Would anyone be willing to post a picture of their enclosure for a full grown Water Monitor?

I was almost considering getting one until I did a bit more research (15 foot cages?! Heh.) So I'll have to wait until I have a giant house and lots of money.

Here is where my two little ones will live for the next 2 years or so (unless they outgrow it sooner, or stop getting along). It's 7.5 feet long, 3 feet high and 3 feet deep with about 8" of dirt in the bottom right now. Once they outgrow that, they will get at least half a room or a cage that size. Billy

>>Would anyone be willing to post a picture of their enclosure for a full grown Water Monitor?
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>>I was almost considering getting one until I did a bit more research (15 foot cages?! Heh.) So I'll have to wait until I have a giant house and lots of money.

I use an entire bedroom converted into a cage. The room is 10x9, plus a closet. There are a few pictures on my salvator website. The current room is the one with the blue walls (and most of the pics have iguanas in them as well). I have made a few changes to the room since those pictures were posted. The brown cage on the wall is gone, there are more shelves, and cypress mulch covers the floor.
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^x^ Bloodbat ^x^

That's exactly how I had my first Waters setup back in the mid-90's. The closet acted as a nice heat-retaining area with plenty of heat lamps and heat pads. They also had a double sliding glass door with western exposure so they had a nice dose of afternoon sun to warm up the room before night time. When my current two get bigger, they will have a similar setup. Good luck with those eggs!! Billy

>>I use an entire bedroom converted into a cage. The room is 10x9, plus a closet. There are a few pictures on my salvator website. The current room is the one with the blue walls (and most of the pics have iguanas in them as well). I have made a few changes to the room since those pictures were posted. The brown cage on the wall is gone, there are more shelves, and cypress mulch covers the floor.
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>>^x^ Bloodbat ^x^

my water is almost 5 feet curently and i keep it in a very large walk in closet im not using...downside no substate, but then again it tends to spend most of its time in the large tub i provide,or climbing around on the branches and things ive prvided, and i can just open the door and visit anytime i want so this setup provides alot of easy interaction. so perhaps if you have an extra small room your not using you could do that instead of building a 15 ft cage...i personally shudder at the thought of building such a monstrosity.

My adult female is in a free standing, wood enclosure. 10 by about 7.5 feet, six feet tall. About two feet of dirt, but she seems to need more. I'll be adding another foot of dirt in a few weeks, once i elevate everything a bit more. She likes to climb, jump in a soaking tub from time to time, and hide a lot.

Keep in mind: these are eating machines. Not cheap to feed, and if you elect to skimp on the menu items (ie ground turkey and crud like that instead of predominantly whole rodents), you may wind up regretting it. Kept properly, they grow real big really quickly. And there is no guarantee they'll tolerate your presence. My female is kinda shy, but not above the occasional about-to-whip-you coiled tail display or puffed throat... in other words, she isn't what most people deem "dog tame."

Give them lots of heat, lots of food, and lots of options in their enclosures: water, deep dirt, climbing possibilities, and other ways to hide themselves when they want to.

Good luck with your choices.. sorry, no pics.