Savannah Monitor

HomeGeobasesLizard Care

Savannah Monitor

Expert Care Tips for the Lined Leaf-Tailed Geckos
Carpet Chameleon Information And Care
Long-tailed And Emerald Grass Lizard Care Tips And Information

Description:

The savannah monitor is the most commonly available monitor species. Savannah monitors are known for their placid dispositions and overall tameness. As captive pets, savannah monitors can be fed wax worms, king mealworms, mice and rats (pinkies or fuzzies). Juvenile savannah monitors can be kept in large plastic containers or aquariums, but adults will need considerably larger enclosures. Savannah monitors tend to be terrestrial, and do well in large cages with adequate shelter and low logs or branches for occasional climbing. Savannah monitors require temperatures ranging between 82 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit, with a warmer basking spot (up to about 95 or 97 degrees Fahrenheit). Nighttime temperatures can be lowered to around 70 or 75 degrees Fahrenheit. A thermal gradient is recommended.

Advertisement

Habitat:

Grass savannah.

Range:

West Africa, ranging from Mauritania and Senegal east to Chad and Sudan.

Scientific Name: Varanus exanthematicus
Species Group: monitor
Family: Varanidae
Size: Savannah monitors are moderately sized lizards, with most adults averaging between 2 and 3 feet in length.
Level: advanced
Weight:
Dangerous: No

Advertisement