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jim_radley · Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:44 pm Post subject: Recommend a monitor.

I will have a 18"L x 24"D x 6'6"H Vivarium in a few weeks and would like to put a Dwarf monitor(s) in there! The vivarium at the moment is a rainforest setup with a waterfull that starts near the top and collects in a pool at the bottom. It can easily be converted to have 12" substrate in the bottom instead of water! ANy ideas of a monitor that would like this vivarium? I had considered keeping it as a rainforest viv with a pair of young Chinese Crocodile lizards but am thinking of something else for now.

master pt · Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:08 am Post subject:

if you going for some dwarfs theres no better to start with then the ackies
lovely personallity and just so much fun.
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Nelson · Key Member Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 318

18"L x 24"D x 6'6"H?

Strangest shape viv I've ever heard of.

jim_radley · Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:28 am Post subject:

Thomas Shanta · Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 3:01 am Post subject:

Tristis or Scalaris althought they may need a little more length in there viv, I've kept Aussie water dragons in a 2ft/2ftheight 6ft viv heigh and they thrived,but they tolerate each other more than most Goannas,I've herd that Scalaris can be very aggressive towards opposite sexes,in a con- fined space.

jim_radley · Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 3:04 am Post subject:

I've been thinking about Ackies, what do you think?

Thomas Shanta · Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 3:24 am Post subject:

I would say that Ackies would need more floor space at least 36inch.

Nelson · Key Member Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 318

Could you not put the Viv on its side? If that's possible then it would be easy to keep a group of Ackies.

If not what about some kind of small tree monitor?

jim_radley · Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 6:13 pm Post subject:

The viv cannot be put on it's side.

The viv has several shelves about 18"x18" going up the viv, so thought that would also be classed as floor space?!

Nelson · Key Member Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 318

In that case I wouldn't put Ackies in there.