Ackie monitors are fascinating lizards that require a spacious enclosure, a carnivorous diet of insects and small rodents, and proper temperature, lighting, and humidity levels to thrive and stay healthy.
How to construct a Retes stack, a multi-tiered basking unit for monitor lizards. Create temperature gradients and secure hiding spots using angled plywood layers. Improve your reptile’s habitat with this widely used enclosure feature.
Some species of monitor lizards can be kept as pets. Popular pet species include Savannah Monitors, Ackie Monitors, and Black-Throated Monitors. However, they require specialized care, proper enclosures, and experienced reptile keepers.
Savannah monitors are strict carnivores and should not be fed fruits or vegetables. While their diet in the wild is high in protein and low in carbohydrates, adding fruit to their diet can lead to health problems
Sulfur water monitors are a stunning heritable color variation of the Asian water monitor, scientifically known as Varanus salvator. These lizards are heavily aquatic, loving to swim and hunt in rivers and streams usually in heavily forested areas.
Monitor lizards are becoming increasingly common as house pets. After all, there are some species which are relatively docile, smart, fun to keep around, and not dangerous to humans. But if you have cats, dogs or other small animals in your house, then you may wonder if it’s safe to let them play together given how big a monitor can get in size. Can monitor lizards live with cats? Whether… Read More »Can you keep monitor lizards with cats and dogs?
One of the most crucial things you can do to properly care for a lizard is to set up an enclosure or terrarium which provides all the things it needs. A less than ideal habitat may result in serious health problems, stress and general unhappiness of your new pet. What exact supplies and equipment you will need largely depends on the species you are caring for, but most lizards actually… Read More »Pet lizard supplies & Checklist
Caring for a monitor lizard is no easy feat as these animals require daily attention and specific environmental conditions in order to thrive and be happy. If you own a Savannah monitor or any big lizard, you need to make sure that they have daily access to food, water and entertainment, that their environment is clean and has adequate sources of light and heat, and to carry out health checks… Read More »Monitor Lizard Care Tips