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Posted by: FR at Sat Apr 28 18:15:54 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]

That is "normally" a sign of minor dehydration. Do you have a screen top or large vents, or no way to conserve moisture.

They normally prevent dehydration by staying in areas(burrows, termite mounds, hollow trunks) they do this to limit air movement around their bodies.

Remember, our modern cages are all dehydration machines. When you provide a hot area, you are also heating air, Hot air expands and moves up(to thermal) It takes moisture with it. If the heat is allowed to escape, it takes moisture with it and it does not care where it comes from.

Also, folks confuse moisture with humidity. Monitors like a medium humidity, that does not dehydrate them and does not sufficate them.

Normally land dwelling monitors make their territory with dung piles. They will habitually deficate in a certain area. Captive albigs have a habit of deficating in a certain corner, etc. Cheers

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Needs bigger space. - Roger Van Couwen, Sat Apr 21 07:53:31 2007

RE: Needs bigger space. - FR, Sat Apr 21 09:16:18 2007

RE: Needs bigger space. - sidbarvin, Sat Apr 21 11:11:39 2007

RE: Needs bigger space. - FR, Sat Apr 21 13:20:47 2007

RE: Needs bigger space. - sidbarvin, Sat Apr 21 16:45:21 2007

RE: Needs bigger space. - Roger Van Couwen, Sun Apr 22 11:56:42 2007

RE: Heres whats important - FR, Sun Apr 22 16:15:50 2007

TAKE IT UP WITH PRO EXOTICS - Roger Van Couwen, Mon Apr 23 13:50:21 2007

RE: TAKE IT UP WITH PRO EXOTICS - FR, Mon Apr 23 16:45:30 2007

RE: Pro Exotics - Roger Van Couwen, Tue Apr 24 04:33:02 2007

RE: Pro Exotics - FR, Tue Apr 24 08:03:19 2007

RE: Wow! - BigJim55, Thu Apr 26 08:37:31 2007

"No soup for you Roger..." - zhughes, Thu Apr 26 08:35:32 2007

RE: TAKE IT UP WITH PRO EXOTICS - dirtborder, Fri Apr 27 22:42:36 2007

RE: TAKE IT UP WITH PRO EXOTICS - FR, Sat Apr 28 18:15:54 2007

RE: Needs bigger space. - Roger Van Couwen, Sun Apr 22 11:40:24 2007

RE: Needs bigger space. - Roger Van Couwen, Sun Apr 22 11:42:43 2007

RE: Sorry Roger. - FR, Sun Apr 22 12:49:27 2007

RE: Needs bigger space. - jobi, Sun Apr 22 12:04:41 2007

RE: Needs bigger space. - argus333, Sat Apr 21 10:03:29 2007

RE: Needs bigger space. - Roger Van Couwen, Sun Apr 22 11:48:16 2007

RE: Needs bigger space. - argus333, Sun Apr 22 18:38:17 2007

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