In the US Oliie every state has a different education dept in stead of one main federal one dictating how schools are ran, so some states and areas have better schools than others and LA use to have really piss poor schools but have recently gotten better. snakefin I wasn't talking about Holland's Education system, just ours in the US. I know nothing at all about holland's education system, and would never comment on something I know nothing about.
Bosc monitor and little iguana
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Well I'm sorry Ollie. But just one question. Did you address the humidity concerns? I think most of the other ideas you may have are pretty solid.
Ollie... The substrate really is not too big of an issue, but the humidity is. Here is a quote off savannahmonitor.org. You said you know about the website, so I am assuming you have read it. If you did read it, that means that you are simply ignoring what it has to say, and in doing so, ignoring the needs of your animal.
"In the wild, the Savannah Monitor inhabits countries of Western Africa such as Sudan and the Republic of Congo, which are tropical to semi-tropical areas with defined dry/rainy/humid seasons. The activity level of the monitor changes with the seasons, they are more active and consume food during the humid season, and consume little to no food during the dry season.
It is a misconception that the “savannah” the Savannah Monitor inhabits is dry all the time. In fact, the period of dryness experienced in their seasonal climate is the period the monitor “waits out” before beginning to heighten its activity level and consuming more food."
Essentially, this is saying that in the wild, there is a rainy, humid season, and a dry season. In the rainy humid season, these monitors are out foraging and everything else. During the dry season, they go dormant and eat very little. To put it plainly, they are much happier during the wet season. As far as substrate goes, it doesn't matter, as long as he can dig in it and humidity is kept high enough. Soil will make it easier to keep the humidity high, sand will not. This really does not matter, as long as you put in the extra effort to keep the humidity where it needs to be. If you cannot do that, I am sincerely sorry for your Bosc, because it will be existing, not thriving.
"In the wild, the Savannah Monitor inhabits countries of Western Africa such as Sudan and the Republic of Congo, which are tropical to semi-tropical areas with defined dry/rainy/humid seasons. The activity level of the monitor changes with the seasons, they are more active and consume food during the humid season, and consume little to no food during the dry season.
It is a misconception that the “savannah” the Savannah Monitor inhabits is dry all the time. In fact, the period of dryness experienced in their seasonal climate is the period the monitor “waits out” before beginning to heighten its activity level and consuming more food."
Essentially, this is saying that in the wild, there is a rainy, humid season, and a dry season. In the rainy humid season, these monitors are out foraging and everything else. During the dry season, they go dormant and eat very little. To put it plainly, they are much happier during the wet season. As far as substrate goes, it doesn't matter, as long as he can dig in it and humidity is kept high enough. Soil will make it easier to keep the humidity high, sand will not. This really does not matter, as long as you put in the extra effort to keep the humidity where it needs to be. If you cannot do that, I am sincerely sorry for your Bosc, because it will be existing, not thriving.
