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10-28-12, 02:20 PM
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My Savannah Monitor
Just wanted to show off some pictures of my Savannah Monitor in her enclosure.
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10-28-12, 02:32 PM
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Re: My Savannah Monitor
very nice seeing all the info found in the varanid forum being applied, especially for sav's 
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10-28-12, 05:24 PM
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Re: My Savannah Monitor
Nice looking sav!
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10-28-12, 06:20 PM
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Re: My Savannah Monitor
Beautiful sav. It looks like a nice enclosure too. I'm sure your monitor would love it if you added a bunch of leaf litter to it.
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10-28-12, 08:47 PM
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Re: My Savannah Monitor
That is certainly one of the better setups I have seen.
Could use a little improvement, but in all still leagues better that what most people are using.
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10-29-12, 01:22 AM
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Re: My Savannah Monitor
Yeah thanks, I was pretty proud of it. I would add leaf litter to it however it's currently winter where I live and any leaves are covered by 6 inches of snow. >.< haha and I am also currently planning on getting a decent sized tree trunk with a branch or two and placing it in the tank to support the middle of the it and provide extra climbing/hiding if she wants it. I also wouldn't mind any other suggestions if anybody has any always looking for new things.
Last edited by Taco; 10-29-12 at 01:30 AM..
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10-31-12, 11:22 PM
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Re: My Savannah Monitor
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Originally Posted by Taco
Just wanted to show off some pictures of my Savannah Monitor in her enclosure.
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What brand soil/substrate do you have???
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11-01-12, 09:59 PM
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Re: My Savannah Monitor
I used playsand and organic sunshine peat moss both of which were from The Home Depot and mixed them together I'm not sure how much I put together I just kind of put a bunch of the peat moss in a bucket and then added the playsand until it felt right when I was mixing it. Don't forget you also have to get it moist. (Not soaking wet) So that it is able to clump when you squeeze it in your hand.
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11-08-12, 07:26 PM
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Re: My Savannah Monitor
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11-13-12, 07:05 PM
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Re: My Savannah Monitor
I would post more but I am currently having an issue. She isn't coming out of her burrow when I am around at all. I know she is alive cause she will eat her dinner and poop in her water but I can never seem to get a glimpse of her. And ideas why that would be? I am trying to avoid digging for her or anything because I don't want to add that stress on her.
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11-13-12, 07:33 PM
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Re: My Savannah Monitor
How is the humidity? If it's low, she's conserving moisture. She thinks it's the dry season, so her instinctual response is to hide in burrows to keep hydrated. Water the dirt so it's a bit more moist, I bet she'll be bask to normal.
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11-13-12, 09:47 PM
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Re: My Savannah Monitor
pooping in the water is a sign of low air humidity.
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11-13-12, 10:02 PM
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Re: My Savannah Monitor
Yeah I am misting her enclosure daily. So when I mist it is in the high 80s but the next day when I mist again to is all the way back down to 40. I think it might be because I put two 90W halogen flood lights in. When I had two 50W bulbs in it wasn't getting the surface temp high enough. Right now I have 1 50W and 2 90W I will try changing it to 3 50W and then maybe lower the lights so they are closer to her basking area to get the temp for basking. Thank you for the response.
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11-13-12, 10:04 PM
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Re: My Savannah Monitor
Can you use a CHE for the basking area?
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11-13-12, 11:59 PM
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Re: My Savannah Monitor
You should water the dirt. I mist daily, but I have noticed my humidity is a bit low tonight and I will be dampening all of the soil. If you have proper heat and moist soil, the humidity will skyrocket.
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