No, they're not "solitary" animals. It's been reported that in the wild they can be found close to one another but not quite as a colony. They rarely share burrows. Daniel Bennett's book "The Savannah Monitor Lizard" has a lot of useful information about their habits in the wild & captivity and every sav owner should have it.

You can keep them in the same enclosure as long as the two are compatible, as long as they get along. TIt's the same as with just about any animal, it's best to start out with young ones that are close in size. But that's not to say that two adults won't get along, it's just that the odds are higher & there is more at risk (injury/death).

It's like this: If you were to get another sav the same size as yours, you should have all intentions & capabilities to keep that sav in it's own, seperate, enclosure, just in case the two don't get along. This is true regardless of how big your enclosure is.

I don't know what the odds of them getting along are, but I've only tried it once and it's working out so far. I put a 3ft sav in with a 2 1/2ft sav and they get along. I'm pretty sure the 2 1/2-footer is a male, the 3-footer was sold to me as a female but the jury is still out on that one as it's unproven, yet. They've been together for about 3 months now.

Paradon made a good point about monitor size (species), cage size, in relation to group keeping. If you're thinking of having more than one monitor for the enjoyment of watching how they act in groups, now's the tme to consider whether or not you really want to stick with savannah monitors or go with a different species. We've only got so much available space so we need to use it wisely.

If you like savannahs, go for it. Make the leap & don't look back. Just keep in mind that when introducing anything other than neonates or young juveniles that's there's always a chance the two won't get along and may need to be kept in seperate enclosures.

Take care!
HH
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Due to political correctness run amuck,
this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
Appalachian American

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