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Posted by: AttackDonut at Mon Jun 12 15:31:52 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by AttackDonut ]

Greetings gang.

Been some years since I was here, and actively involved in Monitor care.

I have an opportunity to acquire a baby Roughneck Monitor.

I wish to have the tank properly prepared for him/her beforehand.
I've read about the web for care sheets, but they conflict as to where these wonderful animals come from.

I'm currently using a 40 breeder tank, heavily planted, with a waterfall in one corner. Substrate is soil, but I can easily place something over the soil if need be.

Lighting for the plants is accomplished by Power Compacts in the 10k daylight/03 actinic range. There are large climbing (cured) driftwood about the tank, as well as some climbing vines (artificial) going from corner to opposite corner.

Heatand humidity ranges would be helpful, as well as anything else I've missed.

Feeding will be done outside the tank, and starting with store bought insects. Dusted naturally. The monitor is currently (snout to tail) 12", lively, alert (lots of tongue flicking), wide eyed and colourful. All fingers and nails appear intact, and no damage anywhere that I can see.

Right- so, advice?