Here are some pics of the cage that I moved my Ornate to. The dimensions are 16 feet by 4 feet by 6 feet tall, the basking shelf is 8 feet by 2 feet. In addition to the 100 watt flood lights, I also have two radiant heat panels.

Dude that is some serious digs! Got any rooms I can rent? :lol:

Fantastic set up for her!

That's one huge enclosure for him. WOW!! Nice job!

Nice size!

That is one sweet setup and looks like enjoying new home

That's a hellacious set up!! Niles don't need diggin' dirt? Not naggin', just askin' :D

Now thats an enclosure. great looking ornate. looks quite content in there.

:cheers:

How are those heat panels? Looks like a great idea and I've never seen it done before.

Now that is how you keep a monitor!

Badass my man, badass!

There is a good amout of mulch for her to dig around in, it keeps her busy. The heat panels work good, they were originally designed for smaller cages so the two together over the platform plus the heat from the lights gives a good basing temp. At one point I did have a 30 gallon pond in her old cage, but I couldn't find a good enough filter. I would have to change the water every couple of days.

Haha! You mean the WALL you moved her into? :lmao:

Excellent stuff! She is a plump girl too :devil:

That cage is bigger that my bed room!!!!!!!!!!
lucky lizard:cheers:

There is a good amout of mulch for her to dig around in, it keeps her busy. The heat panels work good, they were originally designed for smaller cages so the two together over the platform plus the heat from the lights gives a good basing temp. At one point I did have a 30 gallon pond in her old cage, but I couldn't find a good enough filter. I would have to change the water every couple of days.

as for the pond if you would like to put it in put a drain in the botom with a on off valve that going out the botom when it gets all nasty you turn on the valve drain out the water into a bucket and fill it back up with a hose my buddy uses that with his nile female and it works great

Nice size....have plans for when he/she outgrows that...hehe

that is a cool set up you got going on..

I'm moving next week end, so now the whole cage has to come down and get rebuilt in the new house. Right now I have half of the cage torn down. What a pain in the ass.

I'm moving next week end, so now the whole cage has to come down and get rebuilt in the new house. Right now I have half of the cage torn down. What a pain in the ass.

I'd just leave it and build a new one at the new place. :lmao::lmao:

I'm moving next week end, so now the whole cage has to come down and get rebuilt in the new house. Right now I have half of the cage torn down. What a pain in the ass.

Ugh, that's awful!!! Figures, ya get it the way ya want, and then something like that happens...

It took me 8 hours and a large dog crate, and the use of a van, But I did it.

At one point I did have a 30 gallon pond in her old cage, but I couldn't find a good enough filter. I would have to change the water every couple of days.

You do not need a pond... Ornates are far less aquatic than thier close relative, the nile monitor... In fact ornates are just about fully terrestrial...

Awesome monitor and the set up is nice and roomy... I hate seeing varanids in fish tanks!!! LOL