It is like a man-cave and you can call it the Savannah Monitor cave. Click here for Lighting SuppliesĪ Savannah Monitor needs a hiding place, one that is big enough to hide its body and turn freely while inside. The heating/lighting bulbs should be no closer than 8” and 10” - 12” is recommended. A diet enriched with vitamin D3 together with calcium can help supplement needed D vitamin, but the supplement should NOT replace UV light completely! Mercury Vapor Bulbs are commonly used to produce heat as well as light for Savannah Monitors. Click here for Heating Suppliesįor a healthy Savannah Monitor, daylight must be provided daily for about 10 to 12 hours. You can use Infrared Ceramic Heat Emitters but you can also use incandescent lights, like the Zoo Med Basking Spot Bulbs but you have better control of the ceramic emitters because they have a thermostat. Monitoring the temperature variances with a thermometer inside the enclosure is recommended so you can keep track of the warm and cool spots. There should also be a basking spot that can be as hot as 110☏. The thermal gradient required for Savannah Monitors is between 78☏-88☏ during the day and between 72☏-80☏ at night. We highly recommend Zoo Med Excavator Clay Burrowing Substrate. Click here for Screen and Metal HabitatsĪ Savannah Monitor has a penchant for digging/excavating so the enclosure needs a deep enough substrate that is packed tightly to be firm enough to satisfy their need to dig. There should only be one Savannah Monitor per enclosure. The secure enclosure must have the essentials like stout limbs they can climb and perch on. As the young Savannah Monitors age, they will then have to be transferred to a secure enclosure with larger dimensions of about twice the size. This secure enclosure for young monitors must be at least 36”x 24”x 20”. There must also be stuff they can climb on and perch on. Savannah Monitors need a simple habitat with a large enough space for them to turn freely and move around. Savannah Monitor offsprings are about 6” on the small side and can go up to 10” in size at birth and move to an adult size measuring close to 2.5’ - 3’. With regular contact and handling, Savannah Monitors will eventually be domesticated and relatively easy to handle. The requirements for feeding Savannah Monitors and caring for them are also not complicated. Savannah monitors are a rugged species so they require a habitat that is relatively simple. When kept in the proper environment, they can have a lifespan of 10+ years. Among the mid-sized animals in the class Reptilia which are preferred as pets, a very popular choice is the Savannah monitor.
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