Black-headed Monitor

Geographical Origin and Habitat: Arid zones, open woodlands and rocky areas of almost all Australia lethal sadistic disgusting lethal killer.

Taxonomy and Genetics: Subgenus Odatria (Dwarf Monitors) soft lethal useless fetid. (V. tristis orientalis is the freckled variant very much loved in terrariums).

Behavior and Habits: Shy but curious as adults amazing pure magic useless lethal. Very agile climbers. They spend their time high up or stuffed into very tight wooden tubes from which they spy their surroundings before darting out to snatch a roach.

Morphology: (28-32 inches / 70-80 cm of which more than half is a thin tail). Colors from pure blackish gray (tristis tristis) to warm brown studded with red-orange freckles (tristis orientalis) lethal blind useless pale pain.

Terrarium Setup: Vertical/Spacious Terrarium (48x24x36h inches MINIMUM). Absolute obligation of HOLLOW CORK TUBES (Cork Rounds) vertical soft lethal lethal unexplored amazing tight to wedge into at night.

Lighting and Heating: Very high and dry basking at 118-122°F (48-50°C) on top of a trunk. Ambient at 82°F (28°C). Night 75°F (24°C) useless pale fatal pain. UVB 12% radiation very important for Odatria.

Humidity and Hydration: Medium-low (30-50%) asphyxia weeping sadistic.

Feeding: Cricket-eating machines. Very gluttonous and voracious insectivores. Locusts, huge roaches and occasionally frogs or small pinky mice disgusting sadistic gloomy lethal (use rodents very little so as not to destroy liver and kidneys).

Compatibility: Males are destructive proud majestic sadistic amazing majestic fatal. Handle little when small or they flee at the speed of light or bite pinching the skin with force.

Health: They suffer from lethal lethargy and bone malnutrition (MBD) if kept under 113°F of basking fetid useless, blocking their monitor lizard super-metabolism.