Monitor enclosure discussion thread

[Pirarucu]

I would say that for one, you would need plants out the wazoo. My attempt will incorporate tall grasses to break up sight lines (Preferably something native to African Savannas, but Mexican Feather Grass caught my eye too..) Then lots of bushes and small trees that put off edible berries and fruits for the prey animals to eat. I may also have a few concealed feeders filled with food for them, which I would keep full. I would then throw in a crap ton of worms, crickets, roaches, snails, slugs, etc. I would most likely have a small pond in there as well, stocked with fish and crayfish. I would then let the whole thing sit for a few months to let the populations stabilize. Then the sav would be added, and allowed to feed himself, with rodents being offered by hand. Supporting a sustainable population of rodents in the enclosure would be much harder than populations of bugs, I wouldn't even try.