Heating a 6'x2'x2' fish tank for monitors

[SA_Goannas]

but there is overwhelming evidence to suggest to the contrary.

Show me.... & I don't mean a comment from a teenager on a forum.

UV is not needed. I've kept monitors for many years & rarely used a UV lighting source. My pair of Panoptes & Varius are nearing 10 years old & have never seen a UV globe. As long as they're regularly being fed whole prey items (rodents, quail etc.) they will be fine.

 

[Frozenmouse]

UV is not needed. I've kept monitors for many years & rarely used a UV lighting source. My pair of Panoptes & Varius are nearing 10 years old & have never seen a UV globe. As long as they're regularly being fed whole prey items (rodents, quail etc.) they will be fine.

What if they are not eating whole prey items?

 

[SA_Goannas]

What if they are not eating whole prey items?

That's when I have used a UV globe... & also dusted crickets & cockroaches with a calcium additive.

 

[Frozenmouse]

What are panoptes like as captives do they tame well ?, i used to have a resident wild panoptes when i was living in nw wa it was massive in fact bigger than any lacey or perentie i have ever seen most books say 1.4 m but this one was 2 m and bulky as.

 

[SA_Goannas]

What are panoptes like as captives do they tame well ?, i used to have a resident wild panoptes when i was living in nw wa it was massive in fact bigger than any lacey or perentie i have ever seen most books say 1.4 m but this one was 2 m and bulky as.

Mine are quite tame, well as tame as one can expect from a monitor. The male is especially good, he'll come to the glass door & almost ask to be lifted out, both are happy to be held occasionally. You need to remain wary though, come feeding time & my Panoptes have a feeding response like nothing I've seen before, my Varuis included.

 

[Frozenmouse]

my Panoptes have a feeding response like nothing I've seen before, my Varuis included.

Count your fingers after feeding times

 

[SA_Goannas]

Count your fingers after feeding times

I'm more worried about losing my hand than just a finger