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how long would a seventy gallon last a black throut, and how big of a cage should an adult have?

i raised my baby black throats in 75 gallon tanks that are 18"wide by 42" long, this lasted about six months, he grew from 8" to 36" in a little less than six months, now im currently housing them in 6'long stock tanks, and these are only temporary while im building my monitor basement, and then the rest of the cages, im building 6ft wide by 10ft long permanent cages, and they will still look cramped in that but that is as much as i can give each of them for the time being. tanks dont last long, and if you cant provide them with at least 4x6 i wouldnt recommend getting them, but they have been sucessfully kept in smaller cages, i dont like giving them smaller spaces when i can afford larger. They have the potential to get longer than 6ft, so you definately want at least that plus some. The bigger the better, and it still wont be big enough, that is the sacrifice we have to make with keeping these captive giants, wonderful, rewarding pets, that is all im currently keeping, whitethroats, blackthroats. they are my favorite, good luck
scott

A monitor cage is measured in feet or meters or yards not gallons. A seventy gallon is probably around 4ft by 24inches by 13 or 18 inches, not sure but it could hold a hatchling for a few months (2-3) if equiped properly for a monitor to live in it (ie no screen top, small ventilation, digable substrate, high basking temp, cool end around room temp). In a year you might need a 4x4x8ft or much larger. A BT or any large V. Albigularis can grow to 5-7 plus feet in length and weigh 35 or more lbs, they grow fast my female albig (Bt/WT cross)is 6ft 3 inches at under 3 yrs old.

This pic is a few months old.