/r/MonitorLizards

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The main purpose of this sub is:

advocate proper monitor lizard husbandry;

help monitor lizards and their keepers;

share ideas and solutions;

show healthy and happy monitors;

show setups and enclosures;

share monitor related news;


related subreddits:

/r/savannahmonitor

/r/Tegu

/r/iguanas

/r/reptiles

/r/HerpHomes

/r/savannahmonitor/

/r/DwarfMonitors/


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I just woke up and I found this yellow eggs or balls in my Savannah monitor

2 Comments
2025/02/01
18:27 UTC

11

Long glamorous Hollywood girl

Look at this long beautiful baby! Liora was feeling a bit antisocial because of a big shed, now she’s out getting her bask on.

0 Comments
2025/02/01
17:50 UTC

94

Cute Komodo Dragon at Singapore Zoo!

I was fortunate enough to be able to see the magnificent Komodo dragon up close during my visit to the Singapore Zoo this afternoon! The huge lizard was lying flat on the ground in its enclosure, taking a rest. I love how this view of the Komodo dragon makes it look so docile and, dare I say, cute, with its head resting on its right leg!

2 Comments
2025/02/01
10:54 UTC

23

Yall wanted to know what he's listening to, so Here you go!

Music is Bonanza Bros Stage 1 theme (pitched down)

2 Comments
2025/02/01
01:28 UTC

154

Well he has learned how to go down the stairs...

12 Comments
2025/01/31
22:01 UTC

4

What shrimp to feed my monitor

I have a baby mangrove monitor that I’ve only fed insects and mice, I want to feed him shrimp but I’m not sure if live shrimp from the grocery is safe because of disease or parasites is just pet shrimp from pet stores okay?

3 Comments
2025/01/31
07:09 UTC

276

He's just made of tail 🤣

Don't worry he's back to monitoring things now 😂

1 Comment
2025/01/30
14:12 UTC

232

Didn't expect him to listen to music!

6 Comments
2025/01/30
11:55 UTC

4

Questions for Ackie owners

Full disclosure - I'm not keeping an Ackie currently but it's one of the animals on my bucketlist about 10 years down the road. So,

  1. How many times do you spray their enclosure ?

  2. What humidity are yours at ?

  3. What temps do you keep your's at ?

  4. I heard that heat lamps should be used during the day and RHP's at night cause RHP's can't usually provide enough heat to penetrate the body so heat lamps should be the main source of heat. Is this true ?

  5. Do you provide yours with winter periods during the colder months ? Like reducing temp, increasing humidity. I read that this could benefit them.

  6. What substrate do you use ?

  7. How difficult would you consider them on breeding ?

  8. What enclosures do you use ?

8 Comments
2025/01/30
06:44 UTC

62

Outdoor enclosures

I have a few questions about outdoor enclosures, if anyone keeps monitors outside and is up for a chat that would be a great help! Thanks in advance

1 Comment
2025/01/30
00:16 UTC

2

Suggestions

My monitor escaped around a month ago. Week 1 we put cameras out and seen it a couple times while we were at work but could not do anything about it. We tore the entire house apart multiple times and never found it. We modified a cat trap so that it would not hurt the lizard and also so that it had no gaps for it to escape if it did to manage to get trapped. Unfortunately it's been 3 weeks and no sightings on the camera. Now I have a 2x4 x4 enclosure that I built with a three and a half gallon pond, waterfall, automatic sprayer, and lots of live plants. I'm having trouble finding a new monitor. I live in North Carolina. Does anyone have suggestions for a reputable online source, or a company that they personally have face-to-face experience with? This is the first time I've ever lost a pet, it's been a depressing journey to defeat. I can only assume it found its way outside...

5 Comments
2025/01/29
22:28 UTC

23

Someone keeps setting off my motion sensor.....

2 Comments
2025/01/29
19:36 UTC

51

Socializing monitor

Recently got a black throat baby, was super chill out the package and good tounge flicking but now he is acting spicy and defensive now that he’s in his enclosure , I’ve dealt with defensive lizards before but never a monitor, any tips? I know about the clothes in the enclosure for the scent but I’d like to avoid putting my socks in the cage😂

3 Comments
2025/01/29
19:15 UTC

128

Flavi name suggestions

He's such an awesome little guy!

20 Comments
2025/01/29
17:59 UTC

263

Giant Monitor Lizard woke up this Morning and chose Violence

14 Comments
2025/01/29
17:24 UTC

5

Can my black throat eat this??

They can’t digest plants. There’s kelp and marigold flower etc. It’s the monitor’s bite by Gargeer

TIA

15 Comments
2025/01/29
16:07 UTC

1

Ackie Setup help

Hi I have a few questions regarding Ackie monitor setups so I can try provide the best possible setup.

  1. Lighting - Arcadia Jungle Dawn ? If so what size/watts

  2. Heating - Arcadia E27 Solar Basking ? Other options ?

  3. Substrate - I read that Coco Soil / Coco fibre are good options. Any other suggestions or which is best of the 2?

Everything else I’ve pretty much got covered and have lots of experience with snakes and lizards but never a species of monitor. Thanks for any help 👍

4 Comments
2025/01/29
14:45 UTC

0

Please help fix monitor 🙏

What monitor?

  • PH24FA2

What GPU?

  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU

Are GPU drivers up to date?

  • yep

I'm on laptop, I just connect it via hdmi to hdmi. The hdmi and display cable isn't the problem as I have already changed both.

9 Comments
2025/01/29
09:12 UTC

414

Such a graceful giant!

15 Comments
2025/01/28
11:36 UTC

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