Monitors for Sale
Monitor lizards are the crown jewels of the reptile world. We work with seven different species, six arboreal tree monitors from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, plus the terrestrial Rock Monitor from Australia. What really sets monitors apart isn't just their coloration, it's their intelligence. These animals problem solve, recognize their keepers, and interact with their environment in ways that most reptiles simply don't.
Every monitor we sell is captive bred in our facility. Wild caught monitors arrive stressed, loaded with parasites, and struggling to adapt to captive life. Ours hatch here, grow up eating well, and ship to you established and healthy. You get our health guarantee, detailed care protocols, and direct access to our team for troubleshooting and guidance.
All reptiles demand serious commitment, and monitors need large enclosures where width matters more than height for most species. But our comprehensive care guides make it straightforward for keepers at any experience level. If you can provide proper heating, UVB, humidity control, and the space these animals need, you'll find monitors to be some of the most rewarding reptiles you can keep.
Our Monitor Species
We produce seven monitor species. Six are arboreal tree monitors with similar care requirements, and one is a terrestrial rock dweller from Australia. All show distinct coloration and range from 24 to 42 inches depending on the species.
Frequently Asked Questions
All six tree monitor species have the same care requirements and similar temperaments. Your choice comes down to which coloration appeals to you most. Our detailed care guides walk you through every aspect of setup and husbandry, making these accessible even for keepers new to monitors.
Hatchlings start in smaller enclosures, typically 3 feet wide by 2 feet tall by 2 feet deep, where they feel secure and comfortable. As they grow, you'll upgrade to larger setups. Adults need a minimum 4 feet wide, 4 feet tall, 2 feet deep. Most keepers go through two or three enclosures from hatchling to adult, which is normal. These are arboreal animals that spend their day climbing, so both width and height matter for proper environmental enrichment.
You need ambient temperature around 80°F throughout the enclosure, a focused basking spot hitting 90 to 95°F using halogen bulbs on dimmers, and high output UVB running the length of the cage with horizontal basking branches positioned 8 to 12 inches below the fixture. Humidity should stay above 70% for tree monitors, which you maintain through daily misting or an automated system.
Most captive bred monitors live 12 to 15 years with solid husbandry. Exceptional animals with excellent care can push past 20 years. That's a long commitment. You're looking at potentially two decades of daily feeding, enclosure maintenance, and environmental monitoring.
Monitors are solitary animals. The only time they should be together is same species pairs during breeding season. Housing them together otherwise creates constant stress. One will dominate food, the other becomes malnourished. Every monitor gets its own enclosure for daily living.
All monitors are carnivores. We feed every other day, alternating between gut loaded crickets and dubia roaches, day old quail, scrambled eggs, superworms, hornworms, and silkworms. You rotate through these food sources rather than offering the same thing repeatedly. Dust insects with calcium at every feeding, rotating between straight calcium and calcium with D3. Their metabolisms run high, so you'll be spot cleaning substrate regularly.
Each species has different coloration and comes from a distinct geographic range. Blues have scattered blue scales on black from Batanta Island. Blacks are solid black as adults from the Aru Islands. Greens and Biaks both show green to turquoise coloring from Papua New Guinea and Biak Island respectively. Goldens display intricate yellow speckles from Waigeo Island. Yellows are the smallest tree monitor species with golden coloring from Misool Island. Rock Monitors are terrestrial from Australia with completely different care requirements focused on ground space rather than climbing.