I just read a couple books on monitors. All of them said that 75-80 degrees on the cool side and 120-130 degrees in the basking spot along with 40% humidity is good. I'm going to get a temp gun. I know my cool side of the room is around 70-75 degrees...at night. I know my basking spot is about 125 degrees surface temp at minimum.



My monitor was a rescue, with two other dead ones in the cage. I've done the best I can reading up on what I could and nothing I'm doing is being put down anywhere else but here. I'm going to see the specialist, and if she tells me that he can be housed in the room without needing to be in a cage, I'm going to believe that. As for 'not knowing the first thing'? That's just rude, it has nothing to do with 'not wanting to listen or learn' and everything to do with comparing what I read and discover and doing my best to improve as best I can. I can raise the temperature of my room another 10 degrees, as for humidity I'm not beyond getting even a mister to do that. I want him to have as much space as he can while getting everything he needs. I see nothing wrong with that. I may be off on a few things, but I think you need to re-read. He is /not/ obese he is /puffing up/ full of air. I'm not sure what about that you didn't understand. I'm posting another picture so you can see for yourself. His stomach doesn't even touch the ground, he is very active, more probably than the ones who have about 6x3 feet to simply LAY there in. ><



Please listen to what people say, read what they write. He was /puffed up/ defensively. I am willing to try to raise the room temperature and humidity. His diet is solid, his weight is fine. I'm willing to listen, but you have to be too. I'm not pretending to know it all, I'm telling you what I /do/ know and what I'm going to try to change based on what others suggest.

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