New nile monitor. is the enclosure ok?

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Candiru
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Imo should be in a fully enclosed cage with dirt/sand substrate..looks like a wire top with wood chips which aren't good for humidity..

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Vicious_Fish

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Dirt and sand? All the monitors in korea are kept in bark

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Maybe that's how you guys keep them there but in the wild they live on sand/dirt not wood chips. ;)

They like to dig burrows and wood chips don't hold one too well.
 

Tramonte172

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I agree with changing the substrate. You may want to partially cover the top of the cage to increase humidity.
 

meast007

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Dirt will increase humidity, they can grow to 6 feet and are very aggressive. They are escape artists as well and very smart. That won't last very long I say maybe a month if temp and feeding is right, don't really worry about humidity keep a water bowl large enough for it to submerge it's whole body, (you need a basking area temp 80+and a cool down area temp >75)What are you feeding it? If crickets use a calcium supplement to dust on them.


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