great, thank you very much for the reply. im trying to find the biggest trough i can now, hopefully i can find atleast 10 ft long, and then ill just go straight ahead and construct a full 10 - 12 ft long cage to properly suit him as an adult (obviously if hes pushing 7 feet or more i will stick to the double body length rule and supply even larger enclosures). thanks again for all these questions you have answered, youre very knowledgeable.

see, the thing is with using common sense, is that a lot of people are afraid to use it with such specialty animals. everything seems to be so scientific and bang on, so i think thats why everyone (me) seems to lack confidence in using common sense. thank you