Alright, so I've been thinking about getting an Ackie monitor or a Colombian tegu in the fairly distant future. What all can you tell me about either or both species? Which one is overall easier to care for and/or makes the better pet of the two? Here's what (I think) I know about them-please feel free to correct anything I've got wrong.

Basking spot: 130 degrees for the monitor, 100-110 for the tegu, going down to 75 at the cool end for both.
Food: Mostly insects for the monitor with the occasional rodent, mostly inverts for the tegu with the addition of fish, eggs, and rodents.
Environment: Minimum of 4 x 2 feet for the monitor, min. 6 x 3 for the tegu, both need about 60% ambient humidity and digging opportunities.
Handling: Monitor's supposed to be tame, tegu's supposed to be feisty?
Lighting: 50-60 watt halogen bulbs for basking, as well as UVB bulbs.

I think that's the bare basics of care and stuff. Once again, please correct anything I'm wrong about.


Any help and suggestions would be great!