Monitor Care & Natural History; Zoo & Pet Experiences

[varanus1]

I was sad to see last year at a zoo near me komodos kept so back in time with husbandy they had no basking lamps whats so ever and only got heat from skylight on sunny days and they looked terrible and never moved around.

[dinosaurdammit]

Originally Posted by varanus1

I was sad to see last year at a zoo near me komodos kept so back in time with husbandy they had no basking lamps whats so ever and only got heat from skylight on sunny days and they looked terrible and never moved around.

for such endangered animals there should be EXTRA care with them, this s shameful- ugh. Poor guys.

[murrindindi]

Originally Posted by varanus1

I was sad to see last year at a zoo near me komodos kept so back in time with husbandy they had no basking lamps whats so ever and only got heat from skylight on sunny days and they looked terrible and never moved around.

Hi, do you know how long the monitors have been at the zoo? I find it strange in as much as the info on captive care of the species is nowadays readily available, and I would have thought would have been passed on when the zoo aquired them if it`s relatively recently?