weird behavior,mangrove monitor

[bodar]

ok so our monitor is rubbing its nose on one pain of glass in its aquarium its a 100 gallon octogon style, its really big and the monitor is only 1 and half ft long.it has LOTS of room, and i do know about all the requirements of keeping them, he should hopefully reach 6-7 ft. anyways, he rubs it only on one pain out of 8 and he is slowly getting a mark on him. if i rotate the aquarium he will still do it to the same pain of glass. i dont understand, any1?? :wall:

 

[Gigas]

put a backround over it, he see's something he likes

 

[bodar]

nope tried that, noone else has anything?

 

[softturtle]

Sounds like monitor in small tank syndrom. What are they demensions of the tank? It should atleast be in a 4' long tank right now. And a whole room in the near future.

Another option... give him a place to hide.

 

[Gigas]

Has he got a large water dish? can he submerge himself?

 

[Dragoon]

He wants out of that cage. Something is telling him that is the direction to escape. Give him a large variety of hides. A happy monitor is an invisible one.
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[Scorp guy]

same, also, never heard of a mangrove getting 7ft....