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Saw a pair advertised in classifieds...also read that they are some of the most curios/calm larger goannas out there. Does anyone have any experience w this unique lizard??

I have some young ones and I think they are the coolest of the cool.
They need a large water container as well as a substrate that allows them to burrow. Their housing requirements make them a little more challenging than other species, but well worth the effort.
One of my top 5 favorite species.

Well lets see some pics.....also wut was the price range on the lil guys? Just curious seems to be a lil pricey but worth it!

Hes a pic of some babies I hatched. I hope you like them, I do. F

Hey frank,

how do you have your adult mertens set up? How big of a water basin/area do you supply them? Do you give them more land or water? tanks a bunch,

bob

In the summer, I believe the tank is three feet by four feet and 18 inches deep. In the winter, its about three feet by two feet and 8 inches deep. Thats for adults.

I wish i would have made it bigger, as the value of this species is its special use of water. Like having a reptile seal. Frank

Why don't you put them in your swimming pool? If you put all your Mertens in there maybe they would tag team that damn heron.

i remember seeing your mertens at the daytona show. they struck me as having the most expressive eyes i've ever seen in a reptile. i know that sounds sentimental, but they really do have this strange thing about them that seems to set them apart from every other monitor i've seen.
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1.3 Uromastyx Maliensis (Ricky, Quinn, Anna, Drusilla)
0.2 Varanus Timorensis (Zealot, Willow)
1.1 Varanus Acanthurus (Eddie, Roxie)
0.0.1 Uromastyx Aegypticus (Kronk)
0.0.2 Ceratophrys Ornata (Mojo, Jabba)
0.1 Geochelone Carbonaria (Turtle)
1.0 Rhacodactylus Ciliatus (Smeagol)

Emily
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