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I dug up another nest today. This one is inside from a odd type ackie.

Heres the cage just before digging of the eggs.

Here I found the first egg and when I removed it, a window opened to the other eggs.

After opening the window,

Here is the clutch. There were 13 eggs total, one of those was infertile. One thing about monitor eggs is, they normally do not stick together like colubrid eggs. Yet these did, I left 3 stuck together. The others were barely touching, so they came apart easily. I have seen it with this type before. I thought there was something wrong, but it may be normal for them. Only time and more clutches will tell.

Here is the male to this clutch,

Again, this clutch is a product of a group of monitors, 1.3 that live together fulltime. With no problems. Enjoy Cheers

Will, this setup work for Savannahs, or do they need a bigger cage than Ackies? I want to start breeding my own Savannah monitor if have the chance. Savannahs are my favorite so far. I like the way they look. I like the black and white throat monitor, also, which looks very similar to the Savannahs.

...need much bigger cages than ackies as they are bigger and heavier bodied,i too adore savs and have both a male and female that i hope to breed soon...

Your absolutely correct. Savs would take a far larger cage. Consider, in order to have the same amount of space and depth, you would need a cage many times larger.

Also, Savs do not do well with Retes boards, they rub their backbone on them and cause some skin scaring. They are not much of a crevice dweller.

Good luck with your pair. Cheers