Quote Originally Posted by simpleyork View Post
Just received a 24" water monitor from an online shop(if name is needed i will Pm it) Anyway it is quite lively but seems dehydrated to me, the pelvic bone is showing some. Just wondering what I can do to make him acclimate better and to get his health up. he's in a large glass enclosure for now with a wooden lid as well as has the light hanging low near a perch to get him a place to bask that is up at around 110 degrees, the humidity is at 80%. I've offered it dubia roaches and egg. It has taken a few roaches but not many.
Also this is a short term set up as i have a room I'm going to convert to two enclosures one for this Monitor and one for my Ornate monitor

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I would get a fecal sample done ASAP. When ever my Black Throat or Water refuse to eat they have a problem. most of the time it has been do to parasites and if they have a big load they will not eat. My black thraot stopped eating two monts ago ran a fecal test and he had a intestinal worm and after his second treatment he started to eat again.

On tamming leave him alone for a while an allow him to adjust. My black throat took over three months befre he stopped running everytime I came into the room. Work at his pace and try not to push things. He will come arround in time. Tame is a realvent term with Monitors. Good luck.