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12-05-12, 01:17 PM
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Newbie who needs help...LONG
Okay so ive posted over on repticzone but need a faster board.
Last week I decided to adopt a Bosc..I only had pictures so had no idea what I was getting except the guy thought he was a bluetongue skink (seriously). I knew right off from the pics it was a bosc.
Anyway I brought him home today.He is much bigger then I thought.At around 20 inches.He is in a 40 gal breeder with a 250 watt light.He is on redwood bark and has no hide. He is in shed but has what looks like some burns on his back and tail but It could be shed, hard to tell.
What worrys me the most is he is wobbly.Not horribly so but noticeable..They fed him boiled eggs and mice. He had no UVB but not sure if thats important or not based on what ive read..
I soaked him first thing when I got home for half an hour.He is hissy but handleable and seems pretty curious and active.
Here is what I am doing.Since he is so much bigger then I thought.I am making an emergency cage.I cut the ends off two 30 gal bins and bolting them together to make a 4ft cage.Still small but better then what he's got now..I am putting dirt(I was actually putting together some bioactive substrate to use in a ball python cage but will now use it for the Bosc. I will have to get some dirt from the yard as well but think I can get at least a foot of dirt in the bins/cage.
I bought a reptisun UVB bulb and 65 watt floodlight, might need a second one to get the heat up right, Herptivite and Calcium powder.I also got a digital thermo/hygrometer with a probe.
So what do you think, am doing okay for now?? What else should I do?
I did read the website Savannahmoniter.net
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12-05-12, 01:38 PM
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Re: Newbie who needs help...LONG
Welcome aboard.
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Last edited by infernalis; 12-05-12 at 02:55 PM..
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12-05-12, 01:40 PM
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Re: Newbie who needs help...LONG
That sounds like a lot of lights for a couple of bins secured together.
Be careful you don't set your home afire.
I would seriously look into making at least a plywood top for it.
Can you post any pictures of what you are doing, so we can give pointers??
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12-05-12, 03:40 PM
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Re: Newbie who needs help...LONG
Hi and thanks for the welcome. I wasnt going to use the 250 watt, its what was already on the 40 gal tank. I would just use the uvb(no heat) and the 65 watt but I dont know if that will be enough to heat it to the proper temps.. With the top of the bins I secured half inch wire mesh on one half the other is side is the lid.I can get pics Im just really tired at the moment..Long drive plus all this building. Ive used bolts with wing nuts and washers to keep the lid side down tight.It will be a pain to have to unscrew everyday but thats life..The wire side is bolted on using washers to keep the wire tight..
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12-05-12, 03:43 PM
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Re: Newbie who needs help...LONG
You don't want any ventilation, monitor cages are sealed to keep in the humidity.
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12-05-12, 03:50 PM
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Re: Newbie who needs help...LONG
hi & welcome
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12-05-12, 04:33 PM
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Re: Newbie who needs help...LONG
Well it wont let me post pics at all.Says to many URLs or bad words? I am using photobucket and tried both img url and direct link.
Infernalis...If I dont have the wire side I cant put the lights on..
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12-05-12, 04:35 PM
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Re: Newbie who needs help...LONG
try once again..Here is Jim
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12-05-12, 05:27 PM
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Re: Newbie who needs help...LONG
I just kindled The Savannah Monitor book..5.00 bucks on Amazon that Sweet..The first good use Ive found for the stupid thing.
I still cant post pics, dh says its because I dont have enough posts.I think I need at least ten to post pics but not sure.
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12-05-12, 05:36 PM
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Re: Newbie who needs help...LONG
why bother? Waynes site
Savannahmonitor.co
Savannahmonitor.net
Is probably the best source of information, and its free.
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12-05-12, 05:38 PM
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Re: Newbie who needs help...LONG
Its nice to get more then one persons opinion on anything.Ive got his sites bookmarked as well but you can never have too much information.
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12-05-12, 06:12 PM
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Re: Newbie who needs help...LONG
Waynes website is a collaboration of many views of Exanthematicus keeping, and varanid keeping for that matter. Most literature on Savs are incorrect as it is.
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12-05-12, 06:23 PM
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Re: Newbie who needs help...LONG
And to help with your Image crisis
Simply insert your HOSTED URL link from the browser of the direct image between these tags.
[IMG] INSERT URL HERE WITH NO SPACES [/IMG]
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12-05-12, 06:25 PM
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Re: Newbie who needs help...LONG
Quote:
Originally Posted by War Machine
Waynes website is a collaboration of many views of Exanthematicus keeping, and varanid keeping for that matter. Most literature on Savs are incorrect as it is.
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I do support purchasing Daniel's book... I heavily encourage it.
Purchasing the book supports Mampam and funds research.
Even if the information has been "added to" since it was written.
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12-05-12, 06:30 PM
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Re: Newbie who needs help...LONG
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Originally Posted by infernalis
I do support purchasing Daniel's book... I heavily encourage it.
Purchasing the book supports Mampam and funds research.
Even if the information has been "added to" since it was written.
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I had no idea which book it was, I was thinking one of those "generic" books, like found at Pet stores to be honest :P
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