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Uploaded by on Jan 10, 2010

Nile monitor care
i hope this helps some people with Niles i love my two and it takes a lot of time with Nile monitor to try to make them be less aggressive

Nile monitors care sheet :
Niles need many Temperatures in the any size tank like 80-90 degrees Fahrenheit on the hot side 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit on the cool side and around 120degrees Fahrenheit for the basking spot
ambient Temperature needs to be around 86 degrees Fahrenheit

Caging:
cage needs at least 8' by 6' by 6' for a adult nile
and a 55 gallon for a baby

Reptile Substrates:
i use dirt sand and rock
give them about 7 - 10 inch's of dirt and sand mix to borrow in

Diet:
can be fish egg steak pork chicken rats mouse bullfrogs smaller lizards
i use egg's ,steak ,pork , chicken cut small chucks
small crickets and meal Pinkys works for small Niles dip all foods in reptile calcium

Water Bowl:
need to be big enough to soak and swim in for you nile

Hide :
you will need to be at least two times the size of the nile

Lighting and heating:
what i use 1 100 watt
Powersun UV Mercury Vapor Bulbs, 2 300 watt Ceramic Heaters ,1 60 watt Desert Coil Bulb, 2 Repti-Therm Remote Sensor Thermostat's , 1
Metal Canopy dual Light Fixtures with two 200 watt UV b tube bulbs and two timers for the lights one for day and one for night

basking spot temperature:
it should be 110 -130 degrees Fahrenheit for a juvenile Nile monitor and for adult Nile monitor it should be around 130-140 degrees Fahrenheit
and by adult i mean over 5 feet long

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  • what kind of uvb do you have 2.0 5.0 10.0

  • @ERNY161 in the new one i use both a 5.0 and a 10.0 their new setup is way better then this old setup

  • Hey how much did the cage set up cost? Did you buy it on a site as well?

  • @shukaku no i made it just like i made there new cage this was about 500 to make and the new cage was about 1400 to make

  • how much is the lizard how much incloser with nicknacks and substrate reply fast please thank you

  • @tecboy209 niles are about 50 bucks eack as babys the cage is about 500 buck in this video with about 150 in substrate and knickknacks

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  • No offense bit get setup lol verry redneck I like it lol

  • Mine had his tail bittin very badly by a female im worried its going to fall off but it has been showing signs of healing. Would polysporn on his wound be ok? it has 3 anti botics to heal faster. should i or shouldnt i?

  • hey whats the mominum enclosure for an adult........

  • @snakebiy96 a Nile monitors cage needs to be atleast twice the size of the monitor

  • My Nile is a foot long, 2 months old and dislocated or broke his Jaw eating a chicken kidney......is that going to heal?

  • how big is the enclosure?

  • how big is that enclosure? and would that hold a nile for its whole life?

  • are they sold in canada

  • i have a nile and i was wonder how can u find out there sex

  • Yeh Hi..

    my name is kris i have an 09 common nile had it about 6 - 8 mnths love it fasinating animals..

    so many questions where 2 start ??? lol..

    How often do you feed ur niles ?

    are they socialable to each other ?

    should i introduce another sooner or later ?

    does it have 2 b male female ?

    i have other reptiles and animals but my nile is my favourite..

    i would luv to know more about them tho..b kris

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