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White-throated
Monitor
Varanus albigularis |
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| general
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| description |
A bulky and sturdy monitor
lizard. It shelters in burrows, rock crevices, abandoned
termite mounds or trees |
| a.k.a |
Rock leguaan, Tree leguaan |
| distribution |
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Central and southern Africa
(Central African Republic, Sudan, Djibouti, Ethiopia,
Somalia, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire, Uganda, Rwanda,
Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe,
Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa) |
| adult
size |
5' - 6' ; reach the size
in 5 years |
| housing |
| natural
habitats |
Terrestrial or arboreal |
| cage |
A simple and easy-to-clean
cage is the best thing, specially for adults. It should
be large enough. (e.g. Wooden
Terrarium, Glass
Terrarium) |
| substrate |
wood shavings, barks (e.g.
Repti Bark, Coconut
Bark), gravel, sand (e.g. Repti
Sand, Calci-Sand),
compressed paper granules (e.g. Good
Mews) |
| activity
period |
Daytime (diurnal);
12 - 14 hours each day with direct natural sunlight or
UV lamp (e.g. ReptiSun 5.0,
UV Heat Bulb) |
| temperature |
32 - 35 ¢XC -- basking
spot (e.g. Basking
Spot Lamp)
25 - 30 ¢XC -- cooler area (e.g. Daylight
Blue Bulb)
22 - 26 ¢XC -- at night (e.g. Nightlight
Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp, Ceramic
Heat Emitter) |
| humidity |
mid to low |
| hiding
place |
Essential, since it seems
to need its privacy.
Possibllites include caves (e.g. Habba
Hut, Heat Cave), etc |
| water
bowl |
a large shallow water
bowl or pool is needed for it to soak in and drink. also
it almost always excrete in the water. |
| diet |
| wild
diet |
Carnivorous (meat-eating);
invertebrates (e.g. snails together with beetles, orthopterans,
millipedes and scorpions), lizards, snakes, small mammals
and birds |
| captive
diet |
Hatchlings should be fed
on insects.
Adults can be fed on rodents and low-fat meat, occasionally
cooked eggs and high quality canned reptile, dog or cat
food. |
| how
often to feed? |
Every day for hatchlings;
3 - 5 times a week for juveniles;
1 - 2 times a week for adults |
| notes |
Do not ever try to move
your hands close to it when it is eating since monitors
are usually aggressive feeders.
Food items should be no larger than the diameter of its
head. |
| reproduction |
| reproduction
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Oviparous |
| mating
age |
from 15 - 18 Months Old |
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