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28-04-2008, 02:07 PM
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I love mangroves, heres a pic of one of mine when he was a baby!
 
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29-04-2008, 05:54 PM
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I saw your post in the snake section and he/she is amaizing. What size viv is acceptable for an adult. they are on my wanted list so i want to know as much as i can. I know of a white banded one but im not sure its cb
Just checked, its wc but guarenteed parasite free, its been in the uk for 12 months and is 150 quid. Good buy? oh and thanks for the care sheet Eric
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02-05-2008, 07:29 AM
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Well my Viv is 4ft tall 3ft wide and 16 inches deep. Mangroves can reach 6 to 7ft my rule of thumb is half the size of the snake. The smallest I would go is 3ft high 3ft wide and 16 inches deep. I have only had this guy a week but I have noticed in the day time he doesn't move just rest but at night he becomes more active moving around and checking out his area. So a bigger Viv is suited for this snake.
Now some of my other snakes like my cobras and Gaboon's are different a large Viv is mostly a waist. What I mean by that is the cobras hide 99.9% of the time and typically only come out during feeding time. The Gaboon's get settled in one spot and pretty much hang out there all the time rarely moving around. I have tried large Viv's for these guys and found it makes no difference to the snakes so I keep them in smaller Viv's. I have a 4 1/2ft gaboon I kept in a 6ft X 2ft Viv he stayed in a 2ftX2ft area for months so his cage is now 4ftX2ft and he is good to go. I could put him in a smaller Viv with no problems but I have the room. I basically base my Viv's on the snakes if they move alot I will give them room. If they seem content in a smaller Viv and like to hide no sense in an over sized Viv. Watch your snakes you can tell what they want most snakes do not require large Viv's it's more for the owners viewing pleasure. Hope this helps just my opinion and what I have noticed with my snakes.
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