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FR
at Tue Sep 20 13:33:46 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]
Doors, the best doors are sliding windows, they do not take up space and when installed inside out, the locks are now on the outside. They are inexpensive and come in many sizes.
Burrows and dirt, first what kink of monitor, a rudi, I believe?
They do not use dirt, they use leaf litter, decomposed wood(think inside of a dead tree) A burrow must include the whole lizard to be considered a burrow, which means it has to be greater in lenght then the monitor.
Waterland tubs are great, I use them for turtles and mertens monitors. But they would stink up the big one for this. If a good bottom is what your looking for, think about vision cages tort tubs.
Back to stinking up the big one, waterland tubs, the problem here is monitors are not turtles, monitors will move the substrate, whatever it is, and place it squarely in the water section, several times a day. That sir is called a bad design.
Now the question becomes, whats more important to your monitor, the water part or the substrate part. Monitors live in their substrate, whether it represents a hole in the ground or a hollow tree. Its their home. Water can be provided in many ways. From drinking water, to a tub. Consider a tub for soaking, assumes you have a dehydrated monitor that needs to be soaked. Otherwise, this type of monitor does not need a soaking tub. Of course a overheated monitor will also soak to cool off.
Again, good luck, FR
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RE: The problem, as I see it. - FR, Tue Sep 20 13:33:46 2005