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Recent content by DerekG4

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    Planning for new monitor

    Pretty much I’ll use 2x4s as the main skeleton of it, cover it in half inch mesh, half the roof will be exposed to let in sunlight and the other half covered. I’m going to do 3 feet deep concrete walls below the wood so he doesn’t escape.
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    Planning for new monitor

    He's captive bred, according to the guy. He looks perfectly fine, no scratches/scars, deformities of any kind, so I believe it should be captive. He's skittish but for being so nervous hes a fairly good eater. Yea, soon as I get the materials (should be this weekend) I should have the whole...
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    Planning for new monitor

    Finally got the little guy. I’m pretty excited for it, so far for now I have him in a 10 gallon, during the weekend I’ll get some supplies to start making his big cage to get it over with. It’s about a good 6-7”, not sure if it’s male or female yet.
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    Planning for new monitor

    I’m in Florida. I think I’ll do the white throat for sure now. Where I live in Florida, not many people like reptiles, let alone a 5-6 foot lizard so I’m not too scared of someone trying to steal it. If I’m looking at the right one, I see there’s peat moss at Home Depot for $11.97 that covers 3...
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    Planning for new monitor

    Thanks, my last question is if it would be fine just to use soil from my yard? 3 feet of substrate would end up being quite a lot, if possible I’d prefer to just use soil. I work at a pet store and the wholesaler we get reptiles from is friends with me and let’s me have reptiles for wholesale...
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    Planning for new monitor

    I measured it again to get an exact dimension now. The biggest I could do is 57” wide, 148” long, and 46” tall or 4.75 ft x 12.33 ft x 3.83 ft I think I’m not gonna go with an Asian water monitor. Right now I have eyes on the white throats, I think that might be what I end up getting I googled...
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    Planning for new monitor

    Hi, lately I’ve been thinking about getting a monitor to keep. I’m a little undecided on the actual species but I’m choosing between a cape banded white throat, black throat, or an Asian water monitor. So far I think I’m leaning towards the white throat as it seems to be the smallest of the 3...
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