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murrindindi
at Wed Mar 30 16:32:30 2011 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by murrindindi ]
Hi, you`ve had some good advise, I`d just like to add; if you`re going to use an all glass fish tank (not the best thing in my opinion), it will help if you cover the back and sides with thin plywood or similar (just use tape to secure it around the outside of the tank), that will help stabilise the temps, as well as give the monitor some "privacy", and when you put the heat lamp in, place it at one end of the tank, that way you`ll have a warm and cool side, which is also important, and don`t make too many holes in the solid lid, as you`ll lose humidity, just a few will suffice or air exchange. Provide plenty of hiding places, too.
No handling for the time being, you might think the monitor is "tame" just now, but once the temps and other conditions are good, I think he/she will be quite "shy", and they MUST have time to fully acclimate to the enclosure. Good luck!
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