HOW TO CREATE A NATURALISTIC REPTILE ENCLOSURE FOR A LACE MONITOR | LIZARD | GOANNA скачать в хорошем качестве

HOW TO CREATE A NATURALISTIC REPTILE ENCLOSURE FOR A LACE MONITOR | LIZARD | GOANNA

Join me in this episode as I build a brand new reptile one enclosure and create a naturalistic reptile enclosure for my LACE MONITOR! See how I create hides and hollows in the enclosure as well as finding native plants and grasses for the enclosure in my own backyard. Let me know if you guys would like to see more of my captive reptile collection! LACE MONITOR The lace monitor (Varanus varius), also known as the tree goanna, is a member of the monitor lizard family native to eastern Australia. A large lizard, it can reach around 2 metres (6.6 ft) in total length. The tail is long and slender and about 1.5 times the length of the head and body.The tail is cylindrical at its base, but becomes laterally compressed towards the tip. These monitors are found in eastern Australia and range from Cape Bedford on Cape York Peninsula to south-eastern South Australia. They frequent both open and closed forests and forage over long distances. Lace monitors feed on carrion, reptiles, small mammals, birds, with eggs and young birds and mammals making up a larger part of their diet in spring and early summer. SAND MONITOR The sand goanna (Varanus gouldii), also known commonly as Gould's monitor, the racehorse goanna, and the sand monitor, is a species of medium to large Australian monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The sand monitor is a terrestrial reptile that excavates large burrows for shelter. Rock escarpments and tree hollows are also suitable dwellings. It inhabits a vast range throughout Australia, reaching an average length of 140 cm (4.6 ft) and weighing as much as 6 kg (13 lb). It can be found in northern and eastern Australia, where they inhabit open woodlands and grasslands. V. g. flavirufus, a slightly smaller subspecies, resides in Australia's interior. The sand monitor is a relentless forager. It is diurnal, meaning most of its activities take place during the day. Anything smaller than itself will be eagerly devoured. The diets of hatchlings and juveniles often consist mostly of insects and small lizards, but generally varies more with age. Adult monitors will prey on mice, other small mammals, small birds, crustaceans, scorpions, large insects, small lizard species, snakes, amphibians, eggs, and carrion. They have also been seen to congregate around fish kills. The sand goanna does consume smaller species of monitors: Ackies, rock monitors and other dwarf species are often found and eaten. It is common to see a Gould's monitor disturbing rock piles in an attempt to flush out any Odatria. It lays its eggs in termite mounds to protect them from the harsh desert climate. Like all goannas and snakes the sand monitor has a forked tongue, with which it "tastes" the air. Scents are picked up on each side of the fork which, when retracted, brushes over an area in the mouth called the Jacobson's organ, which identifies on which side the scent is stronger. Upon identifying this difference in scent strength the sand monitor can alter its direction accordingly. #reptiles #reptile #lizard #lizard #enclosure #vivarium #animal #animalsvideo #monitorlizard #monitor #venomous #venom #wildlife #pets #pet #petlover #petlovers