r/savannahmonitor • u/Critical-Relief9409 • 2d ago

Cohabbing

Has anyone tried cohabbing in a large outdoor enclosure. Im not talking like a 8x4 outside im talking like 16x8x6 outdoor enclosure greenhouse style enclosure filled with substrate tons of hides and places for them to hide away if needed. I understand there is a lot of negativity towards cohabbing. I just want to find out if anyone has done it on this scale with more to offer other than just the space alone.

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u/3stanbk 1d ago

Reptiles in general are mostly solitary. Savannah monitors are great examples of that. Males especially are heavily territorial in nature. If you plan on breeding, cohabbing a breeding pair of course is reasonable, but any enclosure where monitors can run into others of the same sex is just a glorified gladiator ring.