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Need help w/ a savannah

hey evrybody um im bout to get a savannah and its free and comes w/ a 55g tank and i kno tht wont last long and he is 18 imnches already and im just wonderring anything i need to kno because i dont kno anything about these guys and i kno its not the best situation but yea im still gonna be getting him.

so ive been reading care sheets but i dont know that much still

thanx

08/18/08 11:14am

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Jr_
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Need help w/ a savannah

If it has a screen top either a cover more than 2/3rd’s of it with tin foil or you can ditch the screen top and just make a wooden top. Give it atleast 8-10 inches of diggable dirt that will hold a burrow and get his basking spots up to about 130’s surface temperature which you will be able to check and get with a temp gun.

As soon as you get it, start working on your adult cage. Build an 8x4x4(lwh) cage the day you get it because you dont need to keep it in the 55 gallon.

Also feed it as much as it will eat as of right now but if you keep it when it gets full grown and you actually have the adult cage built with alot of dirt then you will need to cut back on food because bosc’s are known to get fat.
Some more experienced bosc keepers will let you know about that.

cheers

08/18/08 11:44am

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Norf
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Message To: Monitorsss In reference to Message Id: 1834775

Need help w/ a savannah

Start by telling us what you do know

08/18/08 01:50pm

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Monitorsss
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Message To: Norf In reference to Message Id: 1834950

Need help w/ a savannah

ok well i did get him and he has like alil bit of skin left over from his last shed.. so
1. what should the humidity be around?
2.as of now , what should i feed him, mice or crickets or maybe roaches???
3. what should i use for substrate like would it b ok to use dirt out of the yard or what?
4. and also would i use like a sand/dirt mix?

08/18/08 01:58pm

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Cinderellawkids
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Need help w/ a savannah

I got my Savannah at 18 inches. In 3 months she was 27 inches and could never have turned around ina 55 gallon.

I keep her humidity at 70% basking temp at 130, ambent temp at 85, feed her all the insects she will eat 4 days a week and at that size 2 to 3 hoppers 2 time s a week

08/18/08 02:05pm

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Need help w/ a savannah

http://www.repticzone.com/forums/Monitors/messages/1835004.html

Go to that link and look at what i posted. Alot of that stuff will answer your questions.

Bill

08/18/08 03:09pm