Throughout most of there range salvator are subjected to significant NTL drops, the water at the entrance of there borrows act as a buffer (isolation) from temperatures drops.

This is also known about many other reptiles and mammals.



As Gaulk demonstrated in the Philippines journal of science, when water temps are high water monitors use this to there advantage, they can soak to thermoregulate or wet themselves and bask allowing the wind to cool them down.



All this brings us back to water is a tool, captive monitors of all species can and probably should? Be kept with only drinking water. This would avoid many casualties.



As for me I much prefer to provide a large water section, but then again I work hard on keeping water clean.





rgds

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