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Hi Bryan, U can call me if you need help.
Riplee said:Hi Bryan, U can call me if you need help.
the basking spot is about 135 and the cool side is about 90Strange_Evil said:A lot of people totally disregard Monitor temp needs, and end up putting a them in small cages. You have to remember these animals need 130f+ basking spot, how could you possibly achieve something like that in a small glass tank and maintain a cool side of 85f? At this point its not much he could do, the stress of a new cage may kill it, but it cannot stay in something that small and hope for it too survive. Try getting a low watt bulb,50watt and raise the basking spot close enough to get at least 125f(130f is best). Leave the monitor alone and cover the sides of the tank.
i agree, thankyou for the advice. some people are right and some people are wrong. what did you to to your savannah to get him healthy?Sendream said:Not sure why people have to criticize other peoples opinions/ experiences, it's a forum we should be free to express our opinions without being criticized by other members! The person receiving the information can try whichever stategy they feel will work best in THEIR situation not the criticizers. There are people who tell others they are wrong... Hmm what makes your opinion right compared to these other people who are breeders or have personal experience for 10-15 years.
As far as your post Bryan, their are people intros thread who gave good advice use what will work fir you in your situation. It is YOUR animal so do what you feel is right. There will always be doubters, I have a savannah that people told us would die due to his condition when we got him, he is now thriving and extremely healthy.
Strange_Evil said:^ You have quite the collection, pics? This is a forum, where people will disagree or agree on things, is not about what sounds the nicest, its about which way is the best route to take in order to get this monitor back on track if even possible. If false information or information you are against for a particular reason is posted,then you tell and share others, its not like he isn't giving support to what he is saying. Notice none of the other posters took offence, this is what a forum is for.
And on to the mite thing, this animal could have mites, but at this point how are we able to tell if its mites dehydrating him or improper husbandry or simply both? This animal is clearly dehydrated, the goal is to try and re hydrate him. But truthfully at this point i don't see much hope either, because getting a decent temp gradient in a small glass tank is next to impossible, and the stress of a new move may very we'll kill the lizard.
The OP do what he feels is best, many different views and ways to go about this were shared. Just a tip to the OP, if your keeping that lizard in the room with other reptiles, i'd move his cage.
Good luck
Sendream said:Im not taking offense to it im just asking what his experiance is on monitors, everyone else on the tread was putting in there input and he was telling them they are wrong, so what experience with them makes what he is saying right is all im saying. It's a forum we can give our input and shouldnt be told we are wrong by other members its a learning site. If you disagree with a poster belittling them by telling them they're wrong is a little rude. Correcting with reasons why is how it should be done. I've seen "corrections" made that were completely wrong in other threads because that's what they do with their animal which in turn made their reptile sick.
Bryan- read this article it's very long but has some good info.
http://www.proexotics.com/water_monitor_article.html