Name: Savannah Monitor
Lifespan: 20-30 years
Average price: $35
Class: Intermediate-Hard Diet:
-As babies: Small mouse 3 times a week; will also need roaches, crickets, or earthworms
-As adults: Rat every week; will also need roaches, crickets, or earthworms Heating: None Lighting: Hot basking area and UVB
Tank:
-As babies: 55 Gallon
-As adults: 6' x 4'
Substrate: Newspaper, Sand, Snake mat, or Bioactive
Mental stimulation: Large branch, rocks, and places to hide
Water: Water that they can soak in
Humidity: Soak to help stuck shed
Sexing: Adult males are slightly larger than females and have a noticeable hemipene bulge at the base of their tail. Immature female monitors have scent glands that mimic the this. Probing is usually necessary.
Training: Can be trained in most ways
Pros:
-Act like puppies so they love you
-Hardy
-Can't drop tail
-Arid living so don't need as much humidity control
-Smaller than most monitors
-Sizes of cage are cheaper than most large cages
-Are impressive to have
Cons:
-Act like puppies so they can cause some mischief
-Large lizard
-Can be slightly dangerous
-Won't necessarily try to hurt you but those claws can cut you up
-Can tail whip and have sharp teeth
-Large cage
Breeding:
-15-45 eggs in each clutch
-140-180 day incubation period
-Should be at least 1.5 years old
-Tub sizes for breeding:
-Babies: 44qt tub
-Adults: 6' x 6' x 6' room
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