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I need some husbandry info on a black roughneck monitor..she's a bit over 2 feet, age i am guessing 6-7 months.

I need husbandry info on what to feed when full grown, basking temp, hot spot temp, cool side temp, and just general info as well would be very helpful! I can't find much.

I read they their temp can't fall under 80 degrees, is this true?

Please offer me a good website.

Here are some good reads

http://www.varanus.net/faq/

http://www.varanidae.com/rudicollis/home.html

Thank you! Those websites were very helpful, and answered all my questions but two.

I am still at a lost about the heating requirements. Its in the air about monitors needed uv lighting, but i am going to buy one anyways. However the temp that the first one states, says a basking spot of 130 and no humidity (stated), the second says basking of 95, with humidity of 50 to 70 percent. Who do i believe?

Also, do you feed your monitors until they are full? Asia (my BRN) just downed two hopper mice and is looking for more, i don't know if i feed her until she shows no more interest or call it quits. She downed a dozen large crickets two days prior, and was still hunting afterwards. So how do you feed your monitors?

Hey no problem. Glad they were useful

I'd go with the 130 degrees basking spot. All my basking spots range between 120-150 and they are always used, not alot but they still go there.On a side note- try and give your monitor a cool side that can go into the low 70's. That way they can properly thermoregulate, thus keeping your monitor healthy. A simple way to accomplish this would be to use dirt in your enclosure, or just throwing dirt on the cool side would work fine.

As far as using uv lights-they can't hurt, but it might not be necessary. I don't use them. Most keepers opt not to use them for their monitors either. Save your money and buy your monitor bigger mice.The mice would give them the the D3 they need to absorb calcium. If I give my monitors uv I take them out in the sun, in an outside enclosure . That would work much better and it doesnt have to be all the time.It's up to you if you want to offer them sunlight

With feeding I feed all my monitors accordingly. Your monitor at only 2 feet is still growing. So I would feed it as much as it wants to eat every day, without it getting obese. Hope this helps, good luck