moni's are very hardy easy lizards to keep...dont stress yourself to much i only use UV on the basking herps..the ones that dont hide alot..its pretty much pointless to put UV on a tank with a lizard thats in a log or under substrate IG,s,dry climate mon'i's,Bearded Dragon's...etc..<--UV some skinks,and geckos dont need any at all...

speaking of geckos I should post pics of my new female crestie's!lol hope I helped!

Hey question guys my little guy, I got him and he sleeps but he digs and kinda sleeps under the dirt is this normal? I thought he would go under his log or something but he digs then buries his head in the dirt. I thought there was something wrong with him so I rubbed his back and he hissed at me is this normal for sleep?

His natural instinct is to sleep in a burrow. Your substrate can't facilitate this so he is doing the next best thing.(in his mind)
He will do this for a while until he gets used to is new surroundings.
Remember above all else reptiles want to feel secure FIRST.

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oh ok thanks I was worried I went to work today like man I hope hes ok also does he sleep like that for a while will he get up when he wants to, i have some crickets in there just walking around I saw him eat a few but I guess hes full

He might not eat too much for a bit as he'll be stressed out from the move and the new surroundings.

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About how long do they sleep for ?

It's been a while since I've had a Sav. I better let someone else answer that question.

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sav's sleep alot...how big is he?the bigger they are the more they sleep lol kinda like ppl...they get more active when the temps are higher...maybe hes cold...and..whats your temps in the cage
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hmm well that could be true its only like 85 right now. Hes maybe 8 inches , I was having a problem keeping it warm in the tank, but I found out that I need to cover the top where the lights are not to keep the temp much higher.

ya just make sure hes getting the right temps..sav's are beasts! lol but yours is a baby..good thing I live in florida