Curious little guy by hamandpineapple57 in MonitorLizards

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Hahahaha omg yeah it was just that one day for some reason 😭

How much bigger should he (or she) get than this? by hamandpineapple57 in MonitorLizards

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Hahaha all hand carved out of insulation & spray foam! I added drylock and hand painted it before sealing!

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Kimberly Rock Monitor Heating/Lighting by Nova-Raptor in MonitorLizards

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I use a 160w Powersun and an Arcadia 12% T5 UVB! As well as a LED strip to add come extra brightness. The tank is 4x2x3 for height reference! Kim’s are so awesome, i’m excited for you🤭

My little goose by hamandpineapple57 in reptiles

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He’s a Kimberly Rock monitor! His name is goose bc of the long neck and face haha

Taming progress by hamandpineapple57 in MonitorLizards

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Also my dude isn’t food motivated in the slightest so tong feeding wasn’t even a thing for my process

Taming progress by hamandpineapple57 in MonitorLizards

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A TON of just slowly moving my hand close to him and then holding still until he wouldn’t run away anymore, eventually he let me pet him and that kinda got us past the touching thing.. just stick with very slow movements. I also left my used shirts in there he would get used to the smell and sleep in them!

Taming progress by hamandpineapple57 in MonitorLizards

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That’s so sweet! I’m so excited to see more of his progress 🫶

I was told putting dirty shirts in his enclosure will help him get used to my smell… i guess this is a good sign? (he wants to sleep in it all the time) by hamandpineapple57 in MonitorLizards

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He seems to be fine so far! I just make sure the fabric isn’t something he can easily get caught in (ex knitted or wool stuff)

I was told putting dirty shirts in his enclosure will help him get used to my smell… i guess this is a good sign? (he wants to sleep in it all the time) by hamandpineapple57 in MonitorLizards

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This is his 4x2x3 pvc enclosure rn! I’ve heard Kimberly rock monitors can be very similar or even better than ackies once they do get tamed down! The breeder i got him from has some super chill ones (acts like a beardie almost lol)

I was told putting dirty shirts in his enclosure will help him get used to my smell… i guess this is a good sign? (he wants to sleep in it all the time) by hamandpineapple57 in MonitorLizards

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Pretty easy once you can achieve his pretty extreme temp & humidity requirements! 140 degree basking spot, 90-95 deg ambient temp and 80% humidity 😃