The peach-throated monitor lizard, found around the islands of western Papua New Guinea. Generally speaking, the number of monitor lizards is not very large, so it has high economic value. The local residents caught it wantonly, making the monitor lizard species on the verge of extinction. In 1989, monitor lizards were listed as first-class protected animals in China's List of National Key Protected Wild Animals and included in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Conservation areas for monitor lizards have been established in China, and artificial breeding is also encouraged. At present, most of the peach-throated monitor lizards on the market are artificially raised, and there are also wild ones, but they are very rare.

1. Appearance characteristics of the peach-throated monitor lizard

The peach-throated monitor lizard is very large, with a total length of more than 120 cm. They have slender bodies, red tongues and smaller scales on their heads. There are three colors on the throat and sides of the neck, all white, yellow or pink. The muzzle is black with black and yellow spots on the central spine on the back. Young peach-throated monitor lizards have blue tails, which naturally turn dark brown or black as they mature.

2. Habits and characteristics of peach-throated monitor lizards

Peach-throated monitor lizards are typical arboreal lizards, and they live entirely in on the tree. Gentle, but timid, shy and easily angered. When they are angry, the neck will expand abnormally, and the throat with obvious color difference will be very abrupt at this time. However, they like to live in groups, and there are many fish mishaps, and bumps and bumps often occur. I really have to worry about their lives.

Usually the peach-throated monitor lizards like to hang their tails upside down from the mid-air with their tails rolled up on the branches. Very rarely, they will sleep in the mud. They are inactive at night and forage during the day. Most of the food is invertebrates, including fish and other seafood and other creatures. It is a pure animal-eating lizard.

3. Feeding methods of peach-throated monitor lizards

1. Environment

Peach-throated monitor lizards like more spacious space, so the breeding box should be large to avoid They bump into each other and fight, and usually choose a box with a length of 180 cm and a height and width of 60 cm. Bark, artificial fur and wood chips, as well as old newspapers, can be used as bedding material at the bottom of the box. Since they like to hide and dig, the bedding can be thicker and branches, preferably cave-like trees. The entire environment should maintain high temperature and high humidity, the temperature should be around 30 to 40 degrees, and the humidity should be around 75 to 80 percent.

2. Daily

The peach-throated monitor lizard lives in a high temperature and high humidity environment, so the sun lamp must be turned on for twelve hours a day, and the heat source should be shielded by a shield to avoid The peach-throated monitor lizard was scalded by touch. It is also necessary to use a hot plate or a ceramic heater for surface heating. The water basin should be changed regularly. The food can be fish, seafood and hard-boiled eggs. If necessary, they can be supplemented with vitamins for reptiles. Adults are fed once a week, semi-adults need two to three times, and juveniles need to be fed once a day.