

To provide several hide spots, so the monitor can choose one that has the What seems like a fine burrow to us mayīe uncomfortable or even unacceptable to a monitor. Temperatures and humidities, but us people just do not seem to appreciate Monitors know that a burrow needs to have the proper combination of The outside temperature drops too low, and to help conserve moisture. Wild monitors useīurrows to cool off when it is too hot, to keep from getting too cold when Cork rounds also work well if they are about the diameter of the monitor, they seem to emulate the hollow logs that can be found in the wild.Ī hide spot is important for more than just security. Wood, or just lay a sheel of wood on top of a loose substrate so the monitorĬan make its own burrows under the wood. For smaller monitors, replace the 2x4s with thinner pieces of Support it a small distance above the ground is readily accepted by larger A piece of plywood with 2x4s screwed into the bottom to A cardboard box with a hole cut in it does not really work, it is The hide box pressing up against its back and belly. This enclosure could also hold a mating pair of arguses or other mid-sized monitors.

These cages are made with a base consisting of an entire 8' x 4' sheet of plywood resting on a large galvanized steel stock tank. Opinion, the minimum sized cage for a small female argus monitor would beĪbout 1 meter by 2 meters.

Need enclosures large enough to accomadate their active natures. That not only are monitors large animals, they are also quite active. If you can provide these, you'll probablyĪs far as caging goes, you've got to realize Probably the four most important things when caring for a monitor areĬaging, substrate, temperature, and food. An Argus Keeper's Tricks An argus keeper's tricks
