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Hello everyone. Waves at James.w....

I would like to chime in on several points made in this thread.

Firstly a full size enclosure from the start is very necessary, with correct support a baby Savannah Monitor will grow at an inch per week for approximately the first seven to nine months, If you start out in a small enclosure, you will be upgrading every few weeks to something bigger.

Secondly it's a lot easier to provide the gradient needed for a healthy monitor with a larger enclosure. Attempting to create a basking spot over 140 degrees in a small enclosure usually causes the entire enclosure to become unacceptably hot.

As a test of the "no rodent theory" I have given my two Boscs as many rodents as they want to eat, every day, over and over, yet they remain slim, active, downright athletic.

I have assembled a web site of information provided by the worlds leading Varanid biologists including Dr. Daniel Bennett, David Kirshner, Robert Mendyk, Sam Sweet, Dr Burghardt and Michael Balsai.

Included is the sad story of my first Bosc monitor who only lived to be five years old by following what is now considered to be inferior husbandry practices.

I have included for reference purposes what a healthy Savannah monitor should look like, you will notice right away that they do not look like footballs with legs....

Not sure about these image limits yet.. just click to see them.

Kindest regards,
Wayne A. Harvey

Savannah Monitor channel - YouTube

Why improper housing kills monitors!- Quick link

<blockquote data-quote="savannahmonitor.net" data-source="post: 131183" data-attributes="member: 4060">Hello everyone. Waves at James.w....&nbsp;I would like to chime in on several points made in this thread.Firstly a full size enclosure from the start is very necessary, with correct support a baby Savannah Monitor will grow at an inch per week for approximately the first seven to nine months, If you start out in a small enclosure, you will be upgrading every few weeks to something bigger.&nbsp;Secondly it's a lot easier to provide the gradient needed for a healthy monitor with a larger enclosure. Attempting to create a basking spot over 140 degrees in a small enclosure usually causes the entire enclosure to become unacceptably hot.&nbsp;As a test of the &quot;no rodent theory&quot; I have given my two Boscs as many rodents as they want to eat, every day, over and over, yet they remain slim, active, downright athletic.I have assembled a web site of information provided by the worlds leading Varanid biologists including Dr. Daniel Bennett, David Kirshner, Robert Mendyk, Sam Sweet, Dr Burghardt and Michael Balsai.&nbsp;Included is the sad story of my first Bosc monitor who only lived to be five years old by following what is now considered to be inferior husbandry practices.&nbsp;I have included for reference purposes what a healthy Savannah monitor should look like, you will notice right away that they do not look like footballs with legs....&nbsp;Not sure about these image limits yet.. just click to see them. &nbsp;Kindest regards,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Wayne A. Harvey<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Infernalis1?feature=mhee" target="_blank">Savannah Monitor channel - YouTube</a><a href="http://www.varanid.us/gout/" target="_blank">Why improper housing kills monitors!- Quick link</a><img src="http://www.varanid.us/2013/trypod.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://www.savannahmonitor.net/Cera/tippy.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://www.savannahmonitor.net/Cera/ceraGir1l.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://www.savannahmonitor.net/DEC/ceratreepose.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="savannahmonitor.net, post: 131183, member: 4060"] Hello everyone. Waves at James.w.... I would like to chime in on several points made in this thread. Firstly a full size enclosure from the start is very necessary, with correct support a baby Savannah Monitor will grow at an inch per week for approximately the first seven to nine months, If you start out in a small enclosure, you will be upgrading every few weeks to something bigger. Secondly it's a lot easier to provide the gradient needed for a healthy monitor with a larger enclosure. Attempting to create a basking spot over 140 degrees in a small enclosure usually causes the entire enclosure to become unacceptably hot. As a test of the "no rodent theory" I have given my two Boscs as many rodents as they want to eat, every day, over and over, yet they remain slim, active, downright athletic. I have assembled a web site of information provided by the worlds leading Varanid biologists including Dr. Daniel Bennett, David Kirshner, Robert Mendyk, Sam Sweet, Dr Burghardt and Michael Balsai. Included is the sad story of my first Bosc monitor who only lived to be five years old by following what is now considered to be inferior husbandry practices. I have included for reference purposes what a healthy Savannah monitor should look like, you will notice right away that they do not look like footballs with legs.... Not sure about these image limits yet.. just click to see them. Kindest regards, Wayne A. Harvey [URL=http://www.youtube.com/user/Infernalis1?feature=mhee]Savannah Monitor channel - YouTube[/URL] [url=http://www.varanid.us/gout/]Why improper housing kills monitors!- Quick link[/url] [IMG]http://www.varanid.us/2013/trypod.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.savannahmonitor.net/Cera/tippy.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.savannahmonitor.net/Cera/ceraGir1l.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.savannahmonitor.net/DEC/ceratreepose.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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