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CITES II
Varanidae

Mangrove

Varanus indicusตะกวดป่าชายเลน

Photograph: Simon Colenutt · CC BY

Photographed by an observer on iNaturalist and published under a Creative Commons licence; the photographer and the licence are named under the image. It is not an animal of ours, and no animal was handled by us to produce it.

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Day

Drag the sun. The sheet states a night temperature, so the rail follows it.

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warm end29–32 °C
cool end27–29 °C
Humidity60–90 %
Enclosure183×61×122
Diet2–3 days

The numbers

Thermal gradient

152025303540 °C
27–29°Cool side
29–32°Warm side
24°Night
35°CBasking surfaceMeasured on the surface under the lamp, not in the air. It is not drawn on the rail above: that scale is the air the enclosure holds, and a basking surface sits far outside it.

Day: a real gradient, 29–32°C warm against 27–29°C cool, so the animal chooses. Night: 24°C.

Why

Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet statesbasking 35 °C / warm ambient 29-32 °C / cool side 27-29 °C / night down to 24 °C

Humidity

60–90%Target RH

The sheet states60-90%

UVB

Requiredrequired

The sheet statesUVB recommended for vitamin D3 synthesis, bulb output per manufacturer guidance, replaced every 6-8 months. One source notes it is recommended rather than strictly mandatory. No UVI or Ferguson zone given.

Identity

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

29–32 °C60–90 % RHUVB tube183 cm122 cm
warm sideUVB tube
50100150200 cm
183 × 61 × 122 cmWidth × depth × height
112dm² of floor
Substrate: not in our dataWater: not in our dataHides: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet statesAdults minimum about 183 x 61 x 122 cm, with up to 244 x 122 x 183 cm recommended. Must be fully escape-proof. Substrate bark or coconut bark that holds moisture well. Water container deep enough for full submersion.

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Diet

Feeding rhythm

every 2–3 dAs an adult
14Meals in 28 days

Twenty-eight days, one row. Each band is a meal window. The sheet gives several ages on one line; this is the adult figure.

Why

The windows widen as they go because the interval is a range: four meals after a 10–14 day cycle land anywhere between day 40 and day 56.

The sheet statesCarnivorous generalist: whole mice and rats, fish, crayfish, crickets, superworms, nightcrawlers, beef heart and hard-boiled egg; also frogs, lizards, snakes and eggs. Fed about 4-5 times weekly, or every 2-3 days for adults, with juveniles fed more often. Calcium and vitamin D3 dusting used for boneless items only, not for whole vertebrate prey; a multivitamin once or twice monthly.

Common questions

Is it dangerous?

It is defensive and fast, with a decent bite and a hard tail whip. Not a beginner monitor.

How big does it get?

Around 1 to 1.3 metres, and it also needs a large water area to use daily.

Does it smell?

The water area gets dirty quickly, so any smell comes from maintenance rather than the animal.

Can it be tamed?

Some captive-bred ones settle well with daily work. Many stay wary for life.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 183 × 61 × 122 cmbecause enclosureAdults minimum about 183 x 61 x 122 cm, with up to 244 x 122 x 183 cm recommended. Must be fully escape-proof. Substrate bark or coconut bark that holds moisture well. Water container deep enough for full submersion.
A heat sourcebecause tempbasking 35 °C / warm ambient 29-32 °C / cool side 27-29 °C / night down to 24 °C
A thermostat to regulate itbecause tempbasking 35 °C / warm ambient 29-32 °C / cool side 27-29 °C / night down to 24 °C
A thermometerbecause tempbasking 35 °C / warm ambient 29-32 °C / cool side 27-29 °C / night down to 24 °C
A way to check the night figurebecause tempbasking 35 °C / warm ambient 29-32 °C / cool side 27-29 °C / night down to 24 °C
A hygrometerbecause humidity60-90%
UVB, stated as requiredbecause uvbUVB recommended for vitamin D3 synthesis, bulb output per manufacturer guidance, replaced every 6-8 months. One source notes it is recommended rather than strictly mandatory. No UVI or Ferguson zone given.

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

Sources

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What this sheet states

77%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

This sheet states 5 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: day/night engine and awake count on the globe, the diet section. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.