Spencer's monitor outdoors (temps and humidity)

[Shaggy77]

Has anyone kept Spencer's out doors all year round in Wollongong or maybe Sydney or Melbourne? I have herd they don't survive for long due to humidity and temps?

 

[Foozil]

Hello fellow Wollongong member

 

[Shaggy77]

Hello fellow Wollongong member

Hi Foozil! Its Andy mate!

 

[Foozil]

Oh! Hi Andy

 

[Imported_tuatara]

I wish mate....all we can have outdoors here are lacies. Victorian weather unless inland is much too cold for spencers, argus(though illegal anyways), gouldi, etc.

 

[imported-varanus]

I kept an adult pair of Spencer's outside in western Victoria in a 5M diameter disused concrete water tank. All I added was 15W heat cord in a winter hide box with 8oomm of sandy substarate. Adults were fine, though western Vic (Horsham/ Northern Grampians) is a dryer, less humid climate than the Melbourne region. Sorry, tried to upload a pic but it's a "bmp" file??

 

[Shaggy77]

Thanks imported Varanus, I may have seen your pics on a previous post? I live near water catchment area so humidity is often high and I think about shinglebacks and how they never survive in my area outdoors! Would hate to get some Spencer's and have the humidity kill them, might consider Rosenbergs instead!!

 

[Imported_tuatara]

they're illegal here in victoria..

 

[haydn]

2 wollongong members here?