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Hi,

Iv been woundering what kind of cage would be sufficent indoors, to keep a pair of either varius, panoptes, niloticus or similiar large lizard and breeding theme in that cage.

If you have a size meaning meters or feet that would be very nice of you. BTW Outdoors would not be possible on any day of the year.

If anyone has pictures of a indoor cage/room for the before mentioned species. It would be greatly appriciated.
Spesified what kind of heating system you have implemented would also be greatly appriciated.

Im especialy thinking of you FR, you must have some pictues of your setups somewhere

Also for smaller monitors a retes rack is a perfect equipment to have the animal thermoregulate, what do you offer to larger monitors for same thermo zone possibilities?
Iv been thinking pallets stacked upon each other could work?

Iv seen many Euro breeders use cork tubes, and they work, but insulate heat very well so the heatpenetrating done with thin plywood wouldnt work in the same way.
And they are a pain to clean with all the natural details.

Have a good day.

Bård

Hi, hows it going?

I would think a minimum would be something in the area of 10' by 10' by 8' tall or 3.3m by 3.3m by 2.6m tall.

My lacie cages were indoor outdoor, but about five years ago I enclosed the outdoor part, so they can no longer be considered outdoor. In a sense, they are not true indoor, but have no sun exposure, so they are not outdoor either.

With larger varanids, you should always consider having a second cage in case you have to seperate the pair or group.

As we are always so fortunate to have good bonded pairs that work well together. So seperating may be necessary.

This is what I am having to do with the pair of lacies I am working with now. They were not raised together and she does not like his close company. They do not fight, or show any aggression, but she does not freely go about her daily movements with the male in the cage. Take him out, she feeds better and basks more, etc. Most of my other lacie breedings I did not need to seperate the male.

Well Mr.Retes,

This post has me and probably some others wondering if we will see some lacie hatchlings in a year or so?