The numbers
Temperature
The cool side, 24–28°C, dropping to 21–23°C at night. This sheet states the cool side only. It gives no warm side or basking figure, so the hot end is not in our data. Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.
The sheet statescool 24-28 °C / night 21-23 °C
Humidity
The sheet statesaround 75% on average and up to 100%
UVB
The sheet statesGreen tree monitors do require UVB lighting for best health; For 6"-10" away from the highest branch: Arcadia Desert 6% or Zoo Med Reptisun T5 HO 5.0; For 10"-20" away from the highest branch: Arcadia Desert 12% or Zoo Med Reptisun T5 HO 10.0; use a bulb that is at least half the length of the enclosure
Identity
Enclosure and conditions
Enclosure
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 statesminimum recommended enclosure size for a single green tree monitor is 4'L x 2'W x 5'H
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
Twenty-eight days, one row. Each band is a meal window.
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 statesprimarily insectivorous, insects should be about 90% of their diet; Mealworms, Superworms, Dubia roaches, Soldier Fly Larvae, Grasshoppers, Silkworms, Stick bugs/mantises, Hornworms, Whole fish, Whole quail, Whole frozen rodents, Eggs; Hatchlings and juveniles should be fed daily, but once they near adulthood, reduce feedings to every other day
Behaviour and handling
Reproduction
When to see a vet
Good to know
- A stunning green canopy monitor with a prehensile tail: one of the few that can be kept in groups.
Common questions
Can I handle it?
Very little. They are nervous and delicate, and for most keepers this is strictly a display animal.
How big does it get?
About 75 to 90 centimetres, mostly tail. It is slim and light for its length.
Can I keep two together?
This is one of the few monitors that can live in small groups in a large tall enclosure, but still watch them closely.
Is it difficult and expensive?
Yes to both. It needs a tall humid planted enclosure and an insect-heavy diet, and prices are high.
What it needs
Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation. What the sheet does not state is listed too, rather than left out: a kit that looks complete is worse than one that names its gap.
Sources
Others in this group
What this sheet states
This sheet states 6 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: 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.