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Setup

The numbers

Thermal gradient

152025303540 °C
29°Cool side
29–41°Warm side
24–31°Night

Day: a real gradient, 29–41°C warm against 29°C cool, so the animal chooses. Night: 24–31°C.

Why

Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet stateswarm 29-41 °C / cool 29 °C / night 24-31 °C

14:00
Day

Drag the sun. The sheet states a night temperature, so the rail follows it.

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

29–41 °C243 cm243 cm
warm side
50100150200 cm
243 × 91 × 243 cmWidth × depth × height
221dm² of floor
Substrate: not in our dataWater: not in our dataHides: not in our dataUVB: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet statesPublished captive-breeding pair enclosure 243 x 91 x 243 cm; an experienced breeder currently reports 1.3 animals in 244 x 122 x 183 cm

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 243 × 91 × 243 cmbecause Enclosure — Published captive-breeding pair enclosure 243 x 91 x 243 cm; an experienced breeder currently reports 1.3 animals in 244 x 122 x 183 cm
A heat sourcebecause Temperature — warm 29-41 °C / cool 29 °C / night 24-31 °C
A thermostat to regulate itbecause Temperature — warm 29-41 °C / cool 29 °C / night 24-31 °C
A thermometerbecause Temperature — warm 29-41 °C / cool 29 °C / night 24-31 °C
A way to check the night figurebecause Temperature — warm 29-41 °C / cool 29 °C / night 24-31 °C

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

The species

CITES II is a global listing and holds in every country. National law is not global, and we hold no national wildlife law for any country, Thailand included. Check your own authority before buying or selling.

Questions & sources

Common questions

How big does it get?

Around 1 to 1.2 metres, slim and semi-arboreal, so height matters as much as floor space.

Is it tame?

Usually nervous and very fast. Expect an animal that tolerates you rather than enjoys you.

What does it eat?

Insects, small rodents and eggs. It is a strong and enthusiastic feeder.

Is it dangerous?

A bite from a fast, food-driven lizard this size genuinely hurts. Always feed with tongs.

Back to the Atlas My keep

https://keepr.pet/husbandry/en/varanus-jobiensis

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What this sheet states

62%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

This sheet states 4 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: humidity instrument and audit, day/night engine and awake count on the globe, the diet section. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 420 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.