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02-11-2008, 02:03 PM
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Varanus rudicollis
Just thought that I would share a picture of my Varanus rudicollis. It is hard to get a really nice picture, because he is constantly growing and as a result, always shedding.
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Re: Varanus rudicollis
What a cool looking monitor.
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Re: Varanus rudicollis
As usual you have some good looking animals in great looking outdoor enclosures. Did you catch that one?
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Re: Varanus rudicollis
HaHa my sister was walking behind me when this came up and she was like OOOOOOOOO! haha looks good
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Re: Varanus rudicollis
hes cool looking. whats its common name?
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Re: Varanus rudicollis
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hes cool looking. whats its common name?
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Black Roughneck Monitors
Common Group: MONITORS & TEGUS
Common Name: Black Roughneck Monitor
Scientific Name: Varanus rudicollis
Distribution: Philippines, Thailand
Size: 4' - 5'
NATURAL HABITAT:
This species is arboreal (a tree dweller) that inhabits the tropical rain forests of the Philippines & Thailand. When captive, adults require a 7' x 3' x 4'.
BEHAVIOR:
Most will become tame with regular handling. Males can become territorial, separate from other males. Usually quite docile and shy. Likes dense foliage.
CAPTIVE ENVIRONMENT:
Use full spectrum lighting 12-14 hours per day. Provide a basking area with access to a cooler zone. Provide several climbing areas on branches, logs, & plants.
TEMPERATURE:
Day temperature should be gradient from 78-90 degrees F. Maintain night temperature range between 72-80 degrees F. Use reptile heating pads under tank for 24-hour heat.
HUMIDITY:
This species requires moderate to high levels of humidity.
WATER REQUIREMENTS:
Provide a large fairly deep bowl for drinking and soaking. Mist enclosure every 3-4 days. Keep habitat well ventilated.
NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
This carnivore will accept quality dog or cat food & eggs. Eats variety of larger worms (earthworms, meal/wax worms). Will eat crickets and other small insects as well as small mammals.
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Re: Varanus rudicollis
Nice pic  Looking good.
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02-12-2008, 10:31 AM
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Re: Varanus rudicollis
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Black Roughneck Monitors
Common Group: MONITORS & TEGUS
Common Name: Black Roughneck Monitor
Scientific Name: Varanus rudicollis
Distribution: Philippines, Thailand
Size: 4' - 5'
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They should not be grouped together with tegus. Although tegus and monitors may look similar, they are quite distantly related. To group the two together would be like grouping garter snakes together with rosy boas (yes, they are that distantly related, actually more so).
Does not occur in the Philippines  . Forgot Malaysia, Indonesia and Myanmar. No specimen has every attained 5ft, largest on record is an exceptional specimen (much larger than average) of 146cm (ca. 4ft 9.5in)(Lim, 1958 ). Maximum size is considered 130cm (ca. 4ft 3in)(Nuthphand n.d.).
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NATURAL HABITAT:
This species is arboreal (a tree dweller) that inhabits the tropical rain forests of the Philippines & Thailand. When captive, adults require a 7' x 3' x 4'.
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Who says arboreal? It retreats into the trees when threatened and for the evening, but the overwhelming majority of prey taken are terrestrial= they spend most of the time on the ground foraging. Again, not in the Philippines, forgot Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar. Among the most common habitats this species is found are peat swamps, much more so than evergreen tropical rainforests. Enclosure size is woefully small for such an active foraging species.
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BEHAVIOR:
Most will become tame with regular handling. Males can become territorial, separate from other males. Usually quite docile and shy. Likes dense foliage.
CAPTIVE ENVIRONMENT:
Use full spectrum lighting 12-14 hours per day. Provide a basking area with access to a cooler zone. Provide several climbing areas on branches, logs, & plants.
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Regular handling is more likely to cause them to see you as a threat than become tame. Mine is extremely docile in that it allows me to do anything around him without him feeling threatened, but does not like to be touched. I can coax him to come onto my arm on his own.
They should have vertical hollow trunks that they can use as hides, which is what they use in nature for staying overnight as well as hiding away from threats. (look under the basking platform in the picture)
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TEMPERATURE:
Day temperature should be gradient from 78-90 degrees F. Maintain night temperature range between 72-80 degrees F. Use reptile heating pads under tank for 24-hour heat.
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72°F is terribly cold for this species. Over the majority of its range, particularly those areas exploited for the pet trade, never get as cold as 72°F.
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This species requires moderate to high levels of humidity.
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No moderate humidity- they need high humidity levels. Their skin quickly shows signs of being too dry when humidity levels are not adequate.
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Sorry for countering almost everything on the post, but there was some horrible information in the post. Can you please tell me where this horrible information came from so I might be able to do something about them changing it before people kill off their present or future Varanus rudicollis?
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Sorry for countering almost everything on the post, but there was some horrible information in the post. Can you please tell me where this horrible information came from so I might be able to do something about them changing it before people kill off their present or future Varanus rudicollis?
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Michael if you didn't, I would have. Thanks for all that explanation and your rudicollis looks awesome. Like DRZRider, asked I too am curious as to how you acquired this monitor and how long you have had it? Will it be a re-release like many of your salvators? Did you get my message on the retic question? I could use your help.
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Re: Varanus rudicollis
Tom, I remember writing a reply, but see it was not in the 'sent box'. I must have previewed it and never sent it. I will send you another reply tomorrow.
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On the information given, I have seen someone else post the same information somewhere else, so it must be posted somewhere, maybe in a care sheet. The problem is that there is not much published information about this animal because it is so cryptic; less than a dozen pictures of it in the wild exist world wide.
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Tom, I remember writing a reply, but see it was not in the 'sent box'. I must have previewed it and never sent it. I will send you another reply tomorrow.
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On the information given, I have seen someone else post the same information somewhere else, so it must be posted somewhere, maybe in a care sheet. The problem is that there is not much published information about this animal because it is so cryptic; less than a dozen pictures of it in the wild exist world wide.
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You have to love the care sheet cult age. I think this is how bad information gets passed so quickly. I can not tell you of many snake keepers who have any field studies on snakes they keep, or any knowledge about surface temps, natural diet, or any thinking outside their own collection observations. This is why I bother you so much and pick up books like Mark Auliya's.
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Re: Varanus rudicollis
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Re: Varanus rudicollis
Wow, he's pretty sweet. I can't wait till mine gets that big..
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