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Alex456 View Profile |
Black throat enclosure
If not how much larger would I need to go? Thanks |
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| 04/30/08 10:22pm |
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AlbigCrazy View Profile |
Message To: Alex456 In reference to Message Id: 1721660 Black throat enclosure
Cheers, Chad |
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| 04/30/08 10:25pm |
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Sdslancs View Profile |
Message To: Alex456 In reference to Message Id: 1721660 Black throat enclosure
14x7x6. Or you could just give it it’s own room! While it ’could’ live in a 10x6 cage, larger would do it more justice. They are very active, under the right conditions, but can be fat and lazy if they don’t have enough room to explore, dig, climb etc. |
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| 04/30/08 10:34pm |
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Holygouda View Profile |
Message To: Sdslancs In reference to Message Id: 1721673 Black throat enclosure
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| 04/30/08 10:46pm |
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AlbigCrazy View Profile |
Message To: Holygouda In reference to Message Id: 1721705 Black throat enclosure
Quote: That would be a bit tight, considering they can get to be close to 7ft.
Show me on captive animal even close to 7 foot. There are three records of 7’2’ males. All WC animals, I’ve yet to see another one even near that size. I know of a 6’6’ female but shes a wt/wt/bt cross, and a few other 6’ males, but when you get to that size another 1’ is a big difference. 10x6 is by far enough space for a pair of albigs in less you have two 6’ albigs. Cheers, Chad |
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| 04/30/08 11:32pm |
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Sdslancs View Profile |
Message To: AlbigCrazy In reference to Message Id: 1721756 Black throat enclosure
Quote: 10x6 is by far enough space for a pair of albigs in less you have two 6’ albigs.
A pair! Okay, but I think you’re sending the wrong message. Both of you. |
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| 05/01/08 07:38am |
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AlbigCrazy View Profile |
Message To: Sdslancs In reference to Message Id: 1721929 Black throat enclosure
Quote: Okay, but I think you’re sending the wrong message.
Not in the least. |
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| 05/01/08 10:53am |
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Sdslancs View Profile |
Message To: AlbigCrazy In reference to Message Id: 1722057 Black throat enclosure
Quote: Not in the least.
Exactly, in suggesting ’the least’ amount of space recommended for a single Albig. |
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| 05/01/08 10:59am |
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Holygouda View Profile |
Message To: Sdslancs In reference to Message Id: 1722064 Black throat enclosure
This is what I’m saying. You are making too big of a generalization about cage size. Look at the reptile ranger for example. He has a huge room for his croc, but how much of the space is wasted and unusable? Almost all of it. He has what, 2 branches and a bathtub? The rest is air, concrete and walls. So you say get a big cage, but it means nothing. The key is to provide suitable settings for your animal. Things it can use and that help it thrive. That cage is huge and worthless. Size doesn’t always matter in this case. But I agree, there is definintely a minimum if the animal can’t fit in the dang cage and have room to move. |
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| 05/01/08 11:32am |
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Sdslancs View Profile |
Message To: Holygouda In reference to Message Id: 1722084 Black throat enclosure
Quote: Look at the reptile ranger for example. He has a huge room for his croc, but how much of the space is wasted and unusable? Almost all of it. He has what, 2 branches and a bathtub? The rest is air, concrete and walls. So you say get a big cage, but it means nothing.
If you’re using that as an example, sure, I agree. The cage and the keeper are a huge waste of space. I just happen to believe, we should provide as large an enclosure as possible, rather than go with the ’suggested minimum’ cage size. If no one had ever told me the minimum size of cage a 6ft monitor required, I would never have imagined it could be happy to spend it’s whole life in a 10x6 box. Still can’t. |
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| 05/01/08 12:23pm |
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Holygouda View Profile |
Message To: Sdslancs In reference to Message Id: 1722136 Black throat enclosure
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| 05/01/08 12:52pm |
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Sdslancs View Profile |
Message To: Holygouda In reference to Message Id: 1722155 Black throat enclosure
Quote: its not only the size that matters, it’s what is inside
Totally agree:) |
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| 05/01/08 01:45pm |
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