Savannah Monitor enclosure build (pics)

bowdenmx · 04-15-13, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DeadlyDesires

it is a savannah you want right? do you like any other varnid that you would be interested in keeping?

yes its a sav im looking for for this enlosure. god id love to have a shed full of different species. plan is to build an out building at the bottom of my garden for a few in the future

DeadlyDesires · 04-15-13, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bowdenmx

yes its a sav im looking for for this enlosure. god id love to have a shed full of different species. plan is to build an out building at the bottom of my garden for a few in the future

would love to do that too... my dream monitor is a white throat

bowdenmx · 04-19-13, 10:24 AM

got this sign made for a laugh lol

bowdenmx · 04-21-13, 10:57 AM

i put another 8 bags of soil in today and more sand. also fitted a 60w spot in there on an angle to give a cooler basking spot in a different place. put the glass in the viewing window also. i think im done. my god, i realy think i am

smy_749 · 04-21-13, 11:49 AM

More logs, add leaf litter or something too. That is a very nice enclosure. Something I noticed, about the logs you have, which is similar to some of the logs I have, is that they are really smooth because there is no bark on them. My mangrove is more tree adapt than savannahs, and he can climb it, but not with the same ease as branches that still have bark on them. Sometimes his claws won't grasp fully since the surface is so smooth. Try to get some with bark on them too, will give your cage more variance too :P

bowdenmx · 04-21-13, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by smy_749

More logs, add leaf litter or something too. That is a very nice enclosure. Something I noticed, about the logs you have, which is similar to some of the logs I have, is that they are really smooth because there is no bark on them. My mangrove is more tree adapt than savannahs, and he can climb it, but not with the same ease as branches that still have bark on them. Sometimes his claws won't grasp fully since the surface is so smooth. Try to get some with bark on them too, will give your cage more variance too :P

thanks man. yea im going to grab a load of leaf litter from the woods this coming weekend and hunt for some more logs ect

bowdenmx · 04-22-13, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DeadlyDesires

would love to do that too... my dream monitor is a white throat

ok so i left the viv running all day today. just got home and checked the temps.
basking spot is 144°f
left hand thermomitor and hygo reads 102°f and 60%
right hand reads 98°f and 55%
left side is the side with the basking spot right side with a 60w spot lamp. you rekon i should remove the 60w to get more of a heat gradient?
also each thermomitor says it max'd at 99% at some point

murrindindi · 04-22-13, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by bowdenmx

ok so i left the viv running all day today. just got home and checked the temps.
basking spot is 144°f
left hand thermomitor and hygo reads 102°f and 60%
right hand reads 98°f and 55%
left side is the side with the basking spot right side with a 60w spot lamp. you rekon i should remove the 60w to get more of a heat gradient?
also each thermomitor says it max'd at 99% at some point

Hi, you need to know just two temps; the lowest ambient (air) in the coolest parts at approx 24c (75f), then the surface temp at the basking site at betwen approx 50 to 60c (120 to 140f), no other temp matters. They must have the opportunity to cool down at times.
What`s the usual ambient temp in the room the enclosure`s in during the day and night throughout the year?

bowdenmx · 04-22-13, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by murrindindi

Hi, you need to know just two temps; the lowest ambient (air) in the coolest parts at approx 24c (75f), then the surface temp at the basking site at betwen approx 50 to 60c (120 to 140f), no other temp matters. They must have the opportunity to cool down at times.
What`s the usual ambient temp in the room the enclosure`s in during the day and night throughout the year?

temps in the room are usualy around 50°/60°

Mark Taylor · 04-22-13, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by bowdenmx

temps in the room are usualy around 50°/60°

How the hell do you get the little o for degrees?

bowdenmx · 04-22-13, 12:35 PM

lol. its in the text options on me phone °°°°°°°°°° lol

bowdenmx · 04-22-13, 02:22 PM

yea good plan. the lights are on chains so i can put them to whatever level i like. i think im going to try different wattage lamps and see what i can come up with.
thanks again.

varanus_mad · 04-23-13, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by bowdenmx

yea good plan. the lights are on chains so i can put them to whatever level i like. i think im going to try different wattage lamps and see what i can come up with.
thanks again.

try some 50w if your not already doing so a mate of mine has enclosures similar to your well insulated etc and he has to use tiny wattages if not they over heat...

Id also turn over the substrate to if you can be bothered itll heat up a bit faster that amount is a massive heat sink.

bowdenmx · 05-25-13, 06:29 AM

put in a few more bits of decor today. about a tenner for all that with some left over. got it from dunelm mill. so much cheaoer than reptile branded. probs wont last 5mins in there but hey, looks good for now lol.

jarich · 04-22-13, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by murrindindi

Hi, you need to know just two temps; the lowest ambient (air) in the coolest parts at approx 24c (75f), then the surface temp at the basking site at betwen approx 50 to 60c (120 to 140f), no other temp matters. They must have the opportunity to cool down at times.
What`s the usual ambient temp in the room the enclosure`s in during the day and night throughout the year?

I would maybe add one more temperature to that, which would be the soil/substrate temp. If its a male, its not as important, but if its a female then one end of the substrate needs to be around 86.