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Savannah Monitor
Care Sheet
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| Description: |
The Savannah Monitor is a very powerful
lizard, espectially its limbs which are designed
for digging in the sand. |
| Scientific
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Varanus exanthematicus |
| Lifespan: |
10 years or more |
| Origin: |
African Savannah |
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Feeding |
| The Savannah Monitor is carnivorous and will thrive
when fed a variety of fish, insects and the occasional
mouse. As with most lizards it is recommended that when
feeding rodents they have been frozen while being stored
and thawed before feeding them to your lizard. Savannah
Monitors can be fed live rodents but beware that the rodent
can injure your lizard if you are not paying attention.
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Habitat |
| Humidity: |
If you use glass or another solid material for
the sides of the enclosure this will help to maintain
the required humidity for your Savannah Monitor. |
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| Lighting: |
Savannah Monitors require between 10 and 12 hours
per day of full-spectum fluorescent lighting. This
gives them ample UVB rays which give them the vitamins
they desperatly need. |
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| Substrate: |
Bark or wood chips work best for Savannah Monitors. |
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| Temperature: |
Savannah Monitors enjoy having a wide ranging
temperature gradient from 75 degrees F to 95 degrees
F. This large gradient will allow them to move to
where the temperature is comfortable to them at
the time. |
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