If you mean like fish stay small in a smaller aquarium, no. Too small of an enclosure has the ability to do the following to a monitor:



1) The monitor will be cramped and unable to move about freely resulting in a definitely lack of muscle and proper bone development (poor muscle development can lead to bones being malformed). Plus think about being curled up under your desk for a couple days, how stiff and sore are your going to be? After a few months, how useful are your muscles going to be?



2) The monitor will not be able to thermo-regulate properly (get the proper temperatures it needs to digest, rest, de-stress itself, etc). This will result in improper digestion and increased stress which will LIKELY cause the monitor to not eat as well. That means the monitor doesn't get the nutrients it needs to develop good internal organs, bones and muscles. All that added up means a sick monitor who likely will have "stunted" growth and a much shorter lifetime.



Savannahs do get to a nice proportionate size and are a bit smaller than most blackthroats. So the question you need to ask yourself is, which type of monitor can you take care of properly (housing, feeding, etc).



You are talking about two primarily ground dwelling monitors (who both will climb some if given the chance). The enclosure should be at a minimum: Width = Total Adult Length, Length = 2 * Total Adult Length & Height = 2 feet (substrate) Snout to Vent Adult Length.



Keep researching and asking questions before you go out and make a sizeable purchase and committment to a beautiful animal. And try not to be insulted by anything "harsh" people have to say, everyone here will try to help but at very passionate about these animals.
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-Andrew

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