Monitor keeping and large lizard keeping is really in its infancy, as far as proper husbandry is concerned. It wasn't long ago that people were just throwing them in cages with some cypress mulch and calling it good. Sure the lizards lived, for a little while, but they weren't thriving. I don't rely on care sheets that can be found online, because there is a lot of misinformation circling. I rely on the info from people that have successfully cared for and captive bred these animals for years, and after talking with a handful of people that have raised ackies I still disagree with the 2x4 enclosure. In an enclosure that size there is no way to get the proper thermal gradient required. My Tegu is in a 8x4x4 and I feel like that is too small for her, and the tegu is no where near as active as any monitor species.
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