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I am going to be ordering my Argus x Flavi cross within the next week.I was wondering what would be the best substrate to use.What kind of sand/soil mixture.Also how would I set up a basking spot I could not realy find any caresheets on the Argus x Flavi,Do they like to bask on branches or should I lay logs on the bottom of the enclosure with the basking light over a nice size log so it can bask on top.I am going to be paying $270 shipped does this sound like a reasonable price.Any help would be appreciated.

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Thanks for the replys guys.I still dont know what I should use for a substrate.The monitor is going to be a hatchling or I can get one that is a few months old,but I think im going to get the hatchling because it will give It time to get use to me.

>>I am going to be ordering my Argus x Flavi cross within the next
>>week.I was wondering what would be the best substrate to use.What
>>kind of sand/soil mixture.

Flavies like sand, arguses supposedly like soil (although the sand I've got mine on is working better than any soil I've tried). I would guess crosses are somewhere in between.

>>Also how would I set up a basking spot I could not realy find
>>any caresheets on the Argus x Flavi,Do they like to bask on
>>branches or should I lay logs on the bottom of the enclosure
>>with the basking light over a nice size log so it can bask on
>>top.

I just set up a bunch of floodlights pointed at a reasonable sized spot. They'll climb branches if you give them the opportunity, but they are first and foremost ground lizards so you don't really need them.

>>I am going to be paying $270 shipped does this sound like a
>>reasonable price.Any help would be appreciated.

Do you think one would be worth $270? Would the enjoyment it gives you be worth more? If so, then it is a reasonable price.

Luke