Freckled monitor

scientific name: Varanus tristis orientalis

Cites status:	Cites Appendix II, obligation to keep records and to register!
Geographical Extension:	North-East Australia
Habitat:	dry to semi-moist rock areas, tree and outback areas, diurnal
Size:	up to 60 cm
Life Expectancy:	over 12 years
Reproduction:	several clutches per year, up to 9 eggs per clutch. Incubation period at 29-30°C about 110-130 days.
Temperature:	Ground temperature between 25-30°C, the preferred temperature is at 30°C and more. In order to achieve this it is recommended to install "Sorry Link missing" in such a way that local heat spots have up to 40°c. Night setback to 20-22°C.
Humidity:	50-70%
Lighting:	"Sorry Link missing" for the creation of local heat spots.
Substrate:	loamy earth with rock structures or a sand-earth mix.
Cage Furniture:	various hiding places, stones and rocks amongst others. Also climbing facilities and a flat water bowl. Cage substrate should always be slightly wet in one spot.
food:	Insects (e.g. large cricktets, grasshoppers, cockroaches, super mealworms, wax moths, etc.) also products from the "Sorry Link missing". Regular additions of "Sorry Link missing" and "Sorry Link missing" are necessary.
Comment:	its docile nature makes Varanus tristis orientalis an agreeable nursling. This active clamberer requires a roomy terrarium.