Hi,

As the retes of the retes boards, the stack is doing exactly what its suppose to do. 70F is a very very healthy sleeping temp for all species of varanids.

The point is, it has a choice and it picked that temp.

Healthy monitors are EXPERTS at picking temps. So if your monitor is healthy, then no worries.

But because you monitor is throwing up its food, it appears to not be healthy. I would not worry about your temp range and find out whats wrong with your monitor.

Its very common for imports to be overrun with parasites. The stress of capture, holding, packed with hundreds of other monitors, shipped here, shipped there, shipped all over. And many times treated at each stop along the way. This kills them DEAD.

hopefully your monitor has functioning kidneys and liver, the two organs that fail first.

The point is, make sure your monitor is healthy, if not, all the fooling with temps are useless.

Also, Leave the regular lites on 24/7. As long as you provide dark hiding places, your monitor can go and sleep anytime it wants or use heat, anytime it wants. Deep substrate, retes stacks or boards, etc provide dark sleeping areas anytime.

Also, in nature, monitors do not stay awake in the day and sleep at night. that is a human thing, not a monitor thing.

Wild varanids are very much active early mourning, and early evening. In between that, they are down is holes and crevices and in the dark, FOR MOST OF THE DAY. Also, one varanid reseacher, stated the animals he watched only came out, one or two days a week. of course, the monitors may not have wanted to come out with this fella following them around, hahahahahahahahaha

So please, take your monitor to the vet and have it checked for parasites, and have some blood work done.

Oh a side note, a healthy monitor has no problems with parasites. But imported animals are not healthy. Good luck

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