Asian Water Monitor - Custom Enclosure Help

[Timmy87]

I am in the prosses of bulding the cage. Dimensions are about 4X2X2. What I wanted to do was put an actual household socket fixtuere inside the cage and screw it to the top. But i dont know if the socket fixtures that are used in a typical household could handle a ceramic emmiter. Unless I could buy one at a home appliance store.

Nice cage by the way. Is that a mesh top? Or how are the lights suspended? I cant really see.

[Freebody]

Originally Posted by Timmy87

I am in the prosses of bulding the cage. Dimensions are about 4X2X2. What I wanted to do was put an actual household socket fixtuere inside the cage and screw it to the top. But i dont know if the socket fixtures that are used in a typical household could handle a ceramic emmiter. Unless I could buy one at a home appliance store.

Nice cage by the way. Is that a mesh top? Or how are the lights suspended? I cant really see.

um how long are you planning on keeping him in this tiny cage? you know they get 6 feet long right? they need a full room in your house, or at least a minimum of 8x8x6 as they like to climb. if you want some care sheet ill be happy to search a few good ones for you.

[Jay]

the dimensions are 8x6x6 thats just half the cage in the pic lol and it is mesh stapled to the ply just a note they are smart you need to treat him like a dog he needs to come out and get to no you my friend only takes him out to feed him and it defeats the purpose because he knows when he goes in the cage its feeding time and be prepared for some bites keep neosporin lol and the claws as well they become talons any info just ask i dont no much about snakes but i no a fair bit on monitors

[Timmy87]

Originally Posted by Freebody

um how long are you planning on keeping him in this tiny cage? you know they get 6 feet long right? they need a full room in your house, or at least a minimum of 8x8x6 as they like to climb. if you want some care sheet ill be happy to search a few good ones for you.

Well im just planning on having him there till he grows to big for it.

[bighog85]

Originally Posted by Timmy87

Well im just planning on having him there till he grows to big for it.

That cage will only last a couple months. These guys can easily hit four feet in a year so really you are just going to be stressing your animal out by making him switch homes multiple times. Once he grows out of the cage you are building it will be time to put him in his adult enclosure which I hope you are prepared to supply. You have taken on the second largest monitor out there so I hope you knew what it required before you got it.