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10-01-12, 07:10 PM
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Re: Monitor enclosure discussion thread
Sounds like a great idea. I knew coming here was a great idea! Here is a pic of Ridex for everyone to enjoy.
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10-04-12, 01:08 AM
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Re: Monitor enclosure discussion thread
Here is my girl, Raptor, I have had her 3.5 months now, I had her in a 6'x2'x2' expecting that to last long enough to build her a larger home. I was amazed at the rate of her growth and she has now moved into her 8'x4'x4'.
Here is the almost finished(I need to get some paint for the outside) home
Hubby brought home a bunch of his late step dad's tools and he figured he'd store them in my way lol!
Pretty much everything I used to build it was 2nd hand, minus the plywood. I paid $10 each for the windows. I took out the screens, extra panes and turned them around so it locks on the outside.
She seems very happy and content in there, she ate the day after moving in there.
She has pretty much trampled and killed that pothos... oops
Basking
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10-04-12, 01:11 AM
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Re: Monitor enclosure discussion thread
Another really cool cage.. Thanks for posting.
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10-04-12, 11:39 AM
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Re: Monitor enclosure discussion thread
Very nice cage and Sav you have there.
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10-06-12, 06:07 PM
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Re: Monitor enclosure discussion thread
Tossed in some leaf litter and more branches
Where's Waldo?
I think Raptors enjoying the leaves! Got lots of bugs in with it too (glad her home is sealed) we saw some spiders, black beetles and lots of lady bugs.
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10-06-12, 06:40 PM
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Re: Monitor enclosure discussion thread
Awesome enclosure, Wyld!
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10-06-12, 09:15 PM
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Re: Monitor enclosure discussion thread
It is awesome....
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10-06-12, 09:25 PM
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Re: Monitor enclosure discussion thread
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Where's Waldo?
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He doesnt play very well. :P Need to teach him better hide 'n seek skills!
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10-06-12, 09:27 PM
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Re: Monitor enclosure discussion thread
Hi Susan!!!  Great enclosure!
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10-06-12, 10:00 PM
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Re: Monitor enclosure discussion thread
Good looking setup!
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10-07-12, 10:26 AM
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Re: Monitor enclosure discussion thread
Very nice setup, looks like you got a happy varanid
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10-09-12, 06:01 PM
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Re: Monitor enclosure discussion thread
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Very nice setup, looks like you got a happy varanid
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I thank all the members of various reptile forums for that mainly Wayne. Raptor deserves to be happy and seeing her happy and content makes me very happy
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10-10-12, 01:49 PM
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Re: Monitor enclosure discussion thread
:Water Tub Question:
Right now I am planning on keeping the water monitor. So I have been kicking around enclosures ideas. Most of it I am pretty comfortable with but I keep coming back to the water tub and the plumbing. Do any of you guys use a large water tub, like 80-100gal? If so , do you drain it or use some kind of filtration or both. I can reason out what seems the most logical way to go but I have no practical experience with a large animal enclosure.
Is it more practical to plumb it to drain, use filtration to save some water between cleanings or just suck it out with a python, clean it, refill it?
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10-10-12, 03:04 PM
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Re: Monitor enclosure discussion thread
For ages I wanted to get some acanthurus but just before I got them I realized it was probably unwise to jump from Crested geckos to varanus so I'm currently concentrating on Thamnophis instead.After reading through this thread I really have the urge for some varanus again . have some questions.
What ratio of sand and dirt works best?
Do you have to treat the dirt to make it safer?
What do you guys do for night time heat?
Could a pair or trio of acanthurus be housed in a 120X60X60cm vivarium?
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10-10-12, 03:21 PM
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Re: Monitor enclosure discussion thread
Hi Danimal,
I have a savannah monitor and she has a 20 gallon pool with 40 gallons of water in the system. I'm using a filter and a freshwater sump and the same principles could be applied to a 100+ gallon system. Have you looked into sumps?
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