V. rudicollis are almost always extremely dehydrated after import, I would ditch the breeder tank and set up a quarentine/hydration chamber.For an exellent description of how to set one up go to www.treemonitors.com and check out their quarentine section.

I am currently getting a group together and am using these set ups for quarentine with great results.

Please remember to treat this animal like it just went through the ringer and is lucky to be alive, 'cause if it is a fresh import, it is.

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• Varanus rudicollis care question- - AttackDonut, Mon Jun 12 15:31:52 2006
• RE: Varanus rudicollis care question- - tectovaranus, Mon Jun 12 16:15:35 2006
• RE: Varanus rudicollis care question- - AttackDonut, Mon Jun 12 21:06:29 2006
• RE: Varanus rudicollis care question- - orinoco, Mon Jun 12 21:40:17 2006
• RE: I have to chuckle at this one. - FR, Tue Jun 13 13:12:02 2006
• RE: I have to chuckle at this one. - AttackDonut, Tue Jun 13 15:43:07 2006
• RE: Where the chuckle lays - FR, Tue Jun 13 16:29:12 2006
• RE: Where the chuckle lays - AttackDonut, Tue Jun 13 17:54:18 2006
• RE: Don't do websites. I see no reason - FR, Tue Jun 13 18:23:37 2006
• RE: Don't do websites. I see no reason - AttackDonut, Wed Jun 14 07:35:08 2006
• RE: I have to chuckle at this one. - odatriad, Wed Jun 14 00:52:45 2006
• RE: I have to chuckle at this one. - FR, Wed Jun 14 07:11:53 2006
• Which came first, the chicken or the egg - odatriad, Wed Jun 14 10:04:08 2006
• RE: As usual, you are prejudiced - FR, Wed Jun 14 12:51:19 2006
• RE: I have to chuckle at this one. - AttackDonut, Wed Jun 14 07:29:23 2006
• RE: Varanus rudicollis care question- - JM, Tue Jun 13 15:38:37 2006
• RE: Varanus rudicollis care question- - AttackDonut, Tue Jun 13 15:46:18 2006