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RE: Gaboon enclosure size?

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Posted by: Carmichael at Tue Aug 7 17:33:24 2007  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Carmichael ]  
   

a 4' x 4' enclosure may be difficult to work with (4 feet of height will be wasted space but if you want a feeling of openess as an exhibit, then it would be okay as long as you provide plenty of floor cover. Floor space is indeed very important and 4 x 4 is ample space but could be difficult to manage unless you have special built in dividers (if you do, then this would work great). Otherwise, something like 6' x 3' would work very well. If you can build in a divider, that will make your life much easier in terms of servicing the cage.

Rob Carmichael

>>Is a 4' cube a good size for an adult gaboon viper?
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL


   

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