Hi. I just got a Savannah Monitor. It is my first monitor. I have beardies, a crested gecko, snakes and frogs, so I am not new to herping, but just a new area. He is a young monitor, about 20 inches long (Total Length). For now, I have him in a 70 gallon plexiglass tank (36 inches long, 36 inches tall, and 20 inches deep). I know I will need a bigger tank soon, but until I build him one, I am hoping this will do for a month or two. However, the tank has a flimsy screen on it that will easily be pushed through if the monitor reaches it. Does anyone have any suggestions of a good screen material to put on the top? I have read a few posts that say that monitors will get dehydrated with a screen lid. Is this true? Why isn't this the case with other reptiles? All of my tanks have screen lids and I have never had a problem, even with my high humidity (60-80%) ball python tank that stays at 95F in the basking area or with my beardies that stay even warmer in the basking and have low humidity. The other problem is that I don't have a lot of tools or carpentry skills. I can hammer, drill and glue, but anything too much more complicated than that is more than I can handle. My new tank will be built by my boyfriend, but he his not around until next week and I need something before then. Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Robin

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