Savannah monitor bioactive enclosure

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It looks great!

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Beautiful!
But a savannah monitor? Do you have it living in there? I would imagine that the heat requirements for a savannah would cook the plants even before the lizard has trampled everything into mulch. E. exanthematicus require a hot spot of 130°F to thrive and they need a lot of space to operate. This may be okay for a little while if it is a young specimen but eventually you will need to get a much bigger cage. Imo.

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@max3410

That’s kinda what I was thinking. This enclosure is beautiful for sure but if this monitor is an adult, the enclosure is way too small. Hopefully we are talking about a baby.

It appears that you have put a lot of time and effort into this enclosure though. Kudos to you!

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Please move the heat/light fixtures as well. They are a burn in waiting.

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Oh i apologize Max! That picture is a bit deceiving! Great job there! Thanks for sharing!

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I hope your UV isn’t too strong for that mammal in there. She looks fairly hypomelanistic.

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The first pics are deceiving! I really thought I was looking at a 4x2 . Or something similar. Yes definitely got tons of room.

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I may want you to furnish my living space.

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Seriously Dean! I Did Not see that mammal! Wonder what mammal that is……:face_with_monocle::thinking:

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I didn’t at first either. Then I had to compare it to the original to see if was hallucinating. :face_with_spiral_eyes:

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They evolved from the apes, apparently. Keeping is not for novices. They tend to be bitey, flighty and prone to great destuction.
And, interestingly, may have shared habitat with savannah monitors in prehistoric times.

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Definitely both the most expensive and most aggressive species you can keep. Do not recommend this mammal to the unprepared.

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