Quote Originally Posted by OctagonGecko729 View Post
One Varanus Exanthematicus in perfect condition at 4 years of age. Goes through routine exams by Dr. Scott Stahl here in northern VA and everything checks out perfect. Also, I'd like to point out that asking me what experience I have is irrelevant to my arguments as that is an ad hominem argument and completely illogical.

And what I meant was, assuming he makes the changes I've stated, his monitor will be ok in a cage that size for 3-4 months. To me it looks like a 20 gallon which is a bit small but a 30 gallon tank will last 5 months so long as it meets these requirements. Properly covered with plywood, misted regularly, inside accessories in tandem with 50wt floods and 5.0 uvb provide 115-130F basking, blacked out sides, and substrate is deep enough for monitor to fully burrow allowing them to regulate humidity as they see fit.

Yes, in a perfect world everyone would go out and build a plywood 6'3'3' for their hatchlings but it just doesnt happen. He is also perfectly aware that he needs to upgrade his cage, he has 3 months to do that if he makes the changes I've stated.

Also, monitors are tough as nails so I'm not sure where you are getting this idea that his animal is dieing from being in that setup. Don't get me wrong, I am in no way advocating he leaves the cage as is because the monitor "can" survive in those conditions. As keepers we need to be responsible for what we get into.
A bosc at 4-5 months old if healthy will be over a foot long. You want to put a foot long monitor in a 20-30 gallon fish tank? You've proven me correct. You have no business giving monitor advice.

Quote Originally Posted by ironpython View Post
I want to say his tank is not a fish tank and its a forty gallon and its in my garage in south Georgia where our humidity is very high and the temps are as well although I do have a 60 w flood a 75 w red basking light and a 5.0 uvb and the temps are checked with a Fluke temp gun. We are doing something right because he eats like a mad man.

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If it's a glass aquarium- it's a fish tank. Fact.