While it is possible it is some disease, the most likely culprit is husbandry.

Doing well for several weeks, would not lead up to their deaths.

My guess... Bacterial infection gone uncontrolled from a weak immune system, followed by organ failure. The bumps, are puss filled pockets, and are a symptom and not the source.

If you have monitors (or other animals) die of mysterious deaths, that you really need to know the answer to. Bag them, toss them in the fridge (not the freezer), and contact a vet to do a necropsy.

You are taking the fact they died in the same period as meaning something, I would take that they both died in your cage and your conditions to be far more relevant. I'm not trying to be mean, but an inexperienced keeper throwing two different species of monitors together in a small crowded aquarium is a recipe for disaster.

Sorry,

--Robert

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• Mysterious deaths...Help! - DarkHelmet, Sun Jul 23 16:24:26 2006
• More information... - DarkHelmet, Sun Jul 23 16:36:04 2006
• More info on the "bumps"... - DarkHelmet, Sun Jul 23 17:30:43 2006
• *Sigh* - RobertBushner, Mon Jul 24 09:42:51 2006
• Stress - HaroldD, Mon Jul 24 11:30:39 2006
• RE: Just to add to that - FR, Mon Jul 24 13:02:28 2006
• Hmm.... - DarkHelmet, Mon Jul 24 16:27:30 2006
• RE: Hmm.... - Neal_, Mon Jul 24 16:38:41 2006
• News to me.. - DarkHelmet, Mon Jul 24 19:57:30 2006
• RE: Hmm.... - FR, Mon Jul 24 17:34:06 2006
• RE: Hmm.... - DarkHelmet, Mon Jul 24 20:00:16 2006
• RE: Hmm.... - FR, Mon Jul 24 20:14:01 2006
• The going rate... - DarkHelmet, Mon Jul 24 22:52:21 2006
• RE: The going rate... - FR, Mon Jul 24 23:31:24 2006
• RE: Hmm.... - RobertBushner, Mon Jul 24 19:14:12 2006
• RE: Hmm.... - DarkHelmet, Mon Jul 24 19:53:54 2006
• RE: If I may - FR, Mon Jul 24 20:08:09 2006
• RE: If I may - DarkHelmet, Mon Jul 24 22:55:59 2006
• Not only digging - RobertBushner, Tue Jul 25 09:06:31 2006
• RE: Not only digging - DarkHelmet, Tue Jul 25 11:25:19 2006
• RE: An approach to think about - FR, Tue Jul 25 15:35:31 2006
• RE: An approach to think about - johnsons, Fri Jul 28 02:48:26 2006
• RE: An approach to think about - DarkHelmet, Sat Jul 29 00:03:36 2006
• RE: Your both not getting it - FR, Sat Jul 29 12:08:46 2006
• RE: Your both not getting it - johnsons, Mon Jul 31 15:18:50 2006
• Harold, what about... - DarkHelmet, Mon Jul 24 16:37:59 2006
• RE: Harold, what about... - HaroldD, Tue Jul 25 10:14:43 2006
• You would have a happy bosc monitor, and - SHvar, Wed Jul 26 14:21:06 2006
• RE: To add to Roberts post - FR, Mon Jul 24 10:28:53 2006
• RE: Hello Matt - jobi, Mon Jul 24 16:50:11 2006
• RE: Hello Matt - DarkHelmet, Mon Jul 24 19:51:01 2006
• RE: Hello Matt - jobi, Mon Jul 24 20:00:02 2006