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[[Image:Gila_Monster_head.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Gila Monster''' (Photo credit: Jeff Servoss)]]

[[Image:Gila_Monster_head.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Gila Monster. Jeff Servoss, WikiMedia Commons 2008]]

 

Scientific name: ''Heloderma suspectum''

Scientific name: ''Heloderma suspectum''

==Enclosure==

==Enclosure==

[[Image:Gila_monster.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Gila Monster at London Zoo, England. Clamy, RVC 2010]]

[[Image:Gila_monster.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Gila Monster at Bristol Zoo, England''' (Photo credit: Adrian Pingstone)]]

In the wild these lizards are primarily nocturnal, remaining in burrows during the day to emerge at dusk and for part of the night. Vivariums with a large floor space of at least 150 x 90 x 60 cm are necessary. Gila monsters do best in plain cages with a sand substrate. Provide suitable rocks and retreats for the lizards. A thermostatically controlled ceramic heat source or alternatively a spotlight can provide heating with the appropriate wattage. Captive Gila will enter a low dish of water and soak there for long periods.

In the wild these lizards are primarily nocturnal, remaining in burrows during the day to emerge at dusk and for part of the night. Vivariums with a large floor space of at least 150 x 90 x 60 cm are necessary. Gila monsters do best in plain cages with a sand substrate. Provide suitable rocks and retreats for the lizards. A thermostatically controlled ceramic heat source or alternatively a spotlight can provide heating with the appropriate wattage. Captive Gila will enter a low dish of water and soak there for long periods.

Daytime temperatures of 29-35ºC. Night-time temperatures should not fall below 23ºC.

Daytime temperatures of 29-35ºC. Night-time temperatures should not fall below 23ºC.

[[Category:Lizard_Species]]

[[Category:Lizard_Species]]

[[Category:Lizard_and_Snake_Glossary]]

[[Category:Lizard_and_Snake_Glossary]]