Can you keep a savannah monitor in the same cage for its whole life?

Ethan

I want to get a Savannah Monitor as a baby but I was wondering if I built a 9x4x4 Terrarium if it would be comfortable in that as a baby and as a juevinile. Please reply as fast as you guys can because I really need to know!

Answer
Its best to keep it in a cage according to how big it is so its not too far from his hides, food, water at any given time, considering you have a small monitor in an extra large cage. If its too big rather than too small it shouldn't be much of an issue but if its too small, that's not good at all. To answer your question, yes you can keep a savannah monitor in the same cage his whole life given that that cage will be fit for him and is big enough for him considering how big it he will be when fully grown. There are the pros and cons of having a baby monitor in a cage that is big enough to house an adult in but as long as you take care of him and monitor the monitor he will be fine. By he I mean he/she.

Advice on baby monitors?

Sarah

Right now we are using a hand-me-down monitor that we got at our shower. Its a safety 1st and we are completely OVER IT. My son is now 4 months old and I cant take the static or being a human antenna any longer. Its got a constant static and buzzing noise that drives my husband up the wall. I will have the volume down really low and then all of a sudden it will get really loud (it has woken my son up before and he is two rooms away)

So, which ones are good? We were hoping to find a decent one with out dishing out a ton of money, is that possible? Which ones have worked best for you? We greatly appreciate the help :)

Answer
We use the Graco iMonitor Vibe and it works just great for us! It's inexpensive, easy to use and never gives off the slightest bit of static. I never even remember that it's on until she cries in the morning.

I guess my only complaint is that it doesn't hold a charge for very long (probably 20-30 minutes max). The receiver pretty much has to stay on the base, plugged into the wall at all times. This isn't a problem for us, because we only use it at night while we're sleeping, but it might be an issue for somebody in a large house to wanted to use it during the day.


EDIT: Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but a baby monitor was not a waste for us. I am a heavy sleeper (which only gets worse when I'm over-tired) and my daughter's nursery is clear across our house. She could lie screaming for an hour without waking me.

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Savannah monitor time!!!!!!!!!?

schanookie

O.K. i have decided after much thought that i am getting a Savannah monitor to add to my reptile family.

i just want some experienced owners opinion's.

set up

when its a hatchling (when i buy it) or possibly slighty older. I'm going to start it off With a 15 gal tank. Nice big hide and nice big water dish.
UVB
75 watt spotlight basking light
and Cypress mulch or reptile carpet.

when it almost gets two feet its moving on to my spare 40 gal critter cage. and when it hits just about 3 and a half or 4 feet of he/she goes to a costume made house. dint worry im good at that part have costume cages for iguana and bearded dragon.

Diet
well as a baby its gonna eat lots of crickets meal worms and small pinkies. when it hits like 2 feet it will eat larger mice XL crickets and possibly feeder roaches, eggs,lighty cooked ground Turkey,and some boiled chicken pieces.

and fruits!!!

but im not entirely sure what kinds of fruits are best can recommend some.

Tame?

well im expectingg it to be a lil feisty in its younger years. but i will do my best to tame it, is that part hard? is your sav tame?

well is there any thing else im missing?

thx for taking the time to read this 10 points for best answer hands down

Answer
Never give a Savannah Monitor fruits, they are not Crested Geckos or Gray's Monitor. I'd prefer to give hard boiled eggs with the shell because it's less messy and has extra calcium. I'd only give pinkies every 2-3 weeks for babies and rats/mice once a month for juveniles and adults because they are very fattening. Give them raw or boiled turkey, never fried, grilled, bake or broiled. Taming is really easy if you get them while they are babies, just handle them daily, hand feed them, walk them and give them treats while you play with them.

Can i keep two different baby monitor species in the same tank temporarily?

Exact

I currently have a baby Quince Tree Monitor in an 80 gallon terrarium and i'm getting baby Black Throat Monitor tomorrow but i don't have a terrarium for him yet. I was wondering if i could keep these two babies together (If they get along) until i find a suitable cage for my black throat. Let me know!
P.S. There are tons of videos on youtube that show different monitor species interacting.
Thanks!

Answer
Anything is possible. But, monitors are usually territorial. They might not get along. You just have to try it out and see how they react to each other. Try putting them next to each other with a pane of glass between them and see what happens. Even if they don't fight you might have other problems. Black throats get stressed easily and sometimes won't even house with other black throats. Stress will cause all sorts of problems. Not eating, bad sheds. you just need to experiment. I would be surprised if it works. I assume, if you have done your research you know that a black throat will grow a lot faster then your quince. Raised properly he will be much larger within months. So don't plan on this being for very long.

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need a good baby monitor that will reach my upstairs?

ahhhhhhhhh

My babies room is down stairs and my room is upstairs my monitor will not reach my room since my house is a little large. what is a good monitor that isnt too pricey that can reach up stairs?

Answer
i bought a safety first monitor, it's super cheap but honestly it is the best monitor ever. My older kids' go to school across the street and one day my son was napping at the time i was to pick them up, I tested it out and it worked ( a little static but I could still hear him breathe). I stayed at my cousins house a few months ago and she had this really pricey monitor, it was crap, her house wasn't even that big!

hope this helps!

Can you keep a savannah monitor in the same cage for its whole life?

Ethan

I want to get a Savannah Monitor as a baby but I was wondering if I built a 9x4x4 Terrarium if it would be comfortable in that as a baby and as a juevinile. Please reply as fast as you guys can because I really need to know!

Answer
Its best to keep it in a cage according to how big it is so its not too far from his hides, food, water at any given time, considering you have a small monitor in an extra large cage. If its too big rather than too small it shouldn't be much of an issue but if its too small, that's not good at all. To answer your question, yes you can keep a savannah monitor in the same cage his whole life given that that cage will be fit for him and is big enough for him considering how big it he will be when fully grown. There are the pros and cons of having a baby monitor in a cage that is big enough to house an adult in but as long as you take care of him and monitor the monitor he will be fine. By he I mean he/she.

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Can you keep a savannah monitor in the same cage for its whole life?

Ethan

I want to get a Savannah Monitor as a baby but I was wondering if I built a 9x4x4 Terrarium if it would be comfortable in that as a baby and as a juevinile. Please reply as fast as you guys can because I really need to know!

Answer
Its best to keep it in a cage according to how big it is so its not too far from his hides, food, water at any given time, considering you have a small monitor in an extra large cage. If its too big rather than too small it shouldn't be much of an issue but if its too small, that's not good at all. To answer your question, yes you can keep a savannah monitor in the same cage his whole life given that that cage will be fit for him and is big enough for him considering how big it he will be when fully grown. There are the pros and cons of having a baby monitor in a cage that is big enough to house an adult in but as long as you take care of him and monitor the monitor he will be fine. By he I mean he/she.

Advice on baby monitors?

Sarah

Right now we are using a hand-me-down monitor that we got at our shower. Its a safety 1st and we are completely OVER IT. My son is now 4 months old and I cant take the static or being a human antenna any longer. Its got a constant static and buzzing noise that drives my husband up the wall. I will have the volume down really low and then all of a sudden it will get really loud (it has woken my son up before and he is two rooms away)

So, which ones are good? We were hoping to find a decent one with out dishing out a ton of money, is that possible? Which ones have worked best for you? We greatly appreciate the help :)

Answer
We use the Graco iMonitor Vibe and it works just great for us! It's inexpensive, easy to use and never gives off the slightest bit of static. I never even remember that it's on until she cries in the morning.

I guess my only complaint is that it doesn't hold a charge for very long (probably 20-30 minutes max). The receiver pretty much has to stay on the base, plugged into the wall at all times. This isn't a problem for us, because we only use it at night while we're sleeping, but it might be an issue for somebody in a large house to wanted to use it during the day.


EDIT: Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but a baby monitor was not a waste for us. I am a heavy sleeper (which only gets worse when I'm over-tired) and my daughter's nursery is clear across our house. She could lie screaming for an hour without waking me.

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need a good baby monitor that will reach my upstairs?

ahhhhhhhhh

My babies room is down stairs and my room is upstairs my monitor will not reach my room since my house is a little large. what is a good monitor that isnt too pricey that can reach up stairs?

Answer
i bought a safety first monitor, it's super cheap but honestly it is the best monitor ever. My older kids' go to school across the street and one day my son was napping at the time i was to pick them up, I tested it out and it worked ( a little static but I could still hear him breathe). I stayed at my cousins house a few months ago and she had this really pricey monitor, it was crap, her house wasn't even that big!

hope this helps!

Can you keep a savannah monitor in the same cage for its whole life?

Ethan

I want to get a Savannah Monitor as a baby but I was wondering if I built a 9x4x4 Terrarium if it would be comfortable in that as a baby and as a juevinile. Please reply as fast as you guys can because I really need to know!

Answer
Its best to keep it in a cage according to how big it is so its not too far from his hides, food, water at any given time, considering you have a small monitor in an extra large cage. If its too big rather than too small it shouldn't be much of an issue but if its too small, that's not good at all. To answer your question, yes you can keep a savannah monitor in the same cage his whole life given that that cage will be fit for him and is big enough for him considering how big it he will be when fully grown. There are the pros and cons of having a baby monitor in a cage that is big enough to house an adult in but as long as you take care of him and monitor the monitor he will be fine. By he I mean he/she.

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Savannah monitor time!!!!!!!!!?

schanookie

O.K. i have decided after much thought that i am getting a Savannah monitor to add to my reptile family.

i just want some experienced owners opinion's.

set up

when its a hatchling (when i buy it) or possibly slighty older. I'm going to start it off With a 15 gal tank. Nice big hide and nice big water dish.
UVB
75 watt spotlight basking light
and Cypress mulch or reptile carpet.

when it almost gets two feet its moving on to my spare 40 gal critter cage. and when it hits just about 3 and a half or 4 feet of he/she goes to a costume made house. dint worry im good at that part have costume cages for iguana and bearded dragon.

Diet
well as a baby its gonna eat lots of crickets meal worms and small pinkies. when it hits like 2 feet it will eat larger mice XL crickets and possibly feeder roaches, eggs,lighty cooked ground Turkey,and some boiled chicken pieces.

and fruits!!!

but im not entirely sure what kinds of fruits are best can recommend some.

Tame?

well im expectingg it to be a lil feisty in its younger years. but i will do my best to tame it, is that part hard? is your sav tame?

well is there any thing else im missing?

thx for taking the time to read this 10 points for best answer hands down

Answer
Never give a Savannah Monitor fruits, they are not Crested Geckos or Gray's Monitor. I'd prefer to give hard boiled eggs with the shell because it's less messy and has extra calcium. I'd only give pinkies every 2-3 weeks for babies and rats/mice once a month for juveniles and adults because they are very fattening. Give them raw or boiled turkey, never fried, grilled, bake or broiled. Taming is really easy if you get them while they are babies, just handle them daily, hand feed them, walk them and give them treats while you play with them.

Can i keep two different baby monitor species in the same tank temporarily?

Exact

I currently have a baby Quince Tree Monitor in an 80 gallon terrarium and i'm getting baby Black Throat Monitor tomorrow but i don't have a terrarium for him yet. I was wondering if i could keep these two babies together (If they get along) until i find a suitable cage for my black throat. Let me know!
P.S. There are tons of videos on youtube that show different monitor species interacting.
Thanks!

Answer
Anything is possible. But, monitors are usually territorial. They might not get along. You just have to try it out and see how they react to each other. Try putting them next to each other with a pane of glass between them and see what happens. Even if they don't fight you might have other problems. Black throats get stressed easily and sometimes won't even house with other black throats. Stress will cause all sorts of problems. Not eating, bad sheds. you just need to experiment. I would be surprised if it works. I assume, if you have done your research you know that a black throat will grow a lot faster then your quince. Raised properly he will be much larger within months. So don't plan on this being for very long.

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baby monitor question!?

mama mia

So I have 2 children. One who is just 4 weeks old. We have a pretty large house our 3 year old sleeps down the hallway a pretty good distance from our room so we have to keep a monitor hooked up in his room. Even though the little one still sleeps in our room when we put him down and want to relax in the living room we need a monitor for him too this is where my problem arises. We have 2 monitors that supposedly has 2 different channels however. When we plug both of them in even on different channels they interfere with each other so we can only use one at a time its so frustrating. So for those of you who have more than one children what type of monitors do you can keep on ear on both of them? Without having to unplug on and before bed plug it back up and so forth its soo frustrating.
I hope i made sense lol thanks!

Answer
The safety first digital monitor is perfect for this. I have one and love it. My sister has one and loves it and my sister in law has one and loves it. My sister and I have used ours at the same time in the same house with the monitors set next to each other. They worked great. Her monotor picked up the noises her child was making and mine picked up the noises my child was making and there was no intereference.

need a good baby monitor that will reach my upstairs?

ahhhhhhhhh

My babies room is down stairs and my room is upstairs my monitor will not reach my room since my house is a little large. what is a good monitor that isnt too pricey that can reach up stairs?

Answer
i bought a safety first monitor, it's super cheap but honestly it is the best monitor ever. My older kids' go to school across the street and one day my son was napping at the time i was to pick them up, I tested it out and it worked ( a little static but I could still hear him breathe). I stayed at my cousins house a few months ago and she had this really pricey monitor, it was crap, her house wasn't even that big!

hope this helps!

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What did you do or what are you currently doing?

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Christi

Did you/do you use a baby monitor with the baby in the other room at night...or did/does your baby sleep in your room?

Do you think any either of those are a bad choice?

Answer
My son slept in our room with us until he was reliably sleeping through the night. After that we moved him into his own room across the hall. I wanted to keep him as close to me as possible when he was waking up often at night so that I wouldn't have to walk as far to get him and put him back to bed. Lazy, I know, but practical. He slept in his bassinet at the foot of my bed, which meant I didn't even have to get out of bed to tend to him. I just don't see any joy in getting out of bed, walking around the house, getting baby, putting baby back, and walking back to bed when you have to do it several times a night.

We moved him into his own room across the hall, left both doors open, and I made certain the baby monitor was positioned close to my head so that I would hear him. I don't know what I was thinking, but we didn't need the baby monitor at all. I mean, he was only 20-30 feet away with both doors open. When he cried, I heard him. Even in our larger home now, I can hear him cry across the house with both of our bedroom doors shut.

No, I don't think either choices are inherently bad. I do think that co-sleeping, done properly, is the safest option for a newborn since it prevents SIDS. It also helps babies sleep better.

Is it advisable to have a residential house near a landfill?

Leda Fox

we intend to procure a house which is located 1 mile from a landfill in Merano, Rancho Valencia, Tucson, Arizona.Are there disadvantages in living near a landfill? Particularly to health concerns?

Answer
The U.S. population produced more than 236 million tons of garbage in 2003 (about 4.5 pounds of waste per person per day, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)). All of this waste gets put into landfills, which are decreasing in numbers (from 8,000 in 1988 to 1,767 in 2002) but gaining in size.



Landfills produce leachate, a toxic liquid squeezed out of the garbage that contains a slew of chemicals.

Today's landfills are significantly bigger than they were just two decades ago, and increasing numbers are reaching full capacity. When a landfill is full, it gets capped and usually planted with grass, the end result looking like a large, grassy hill, with small chimneys to releases gasses. A closed landfill does not look particularly threatening, but evidence is pouring in that there's more going on than meets the eye.

How Landfills Work

Trash is compacted into tight blocks called cells before being deposited in the landfill. It's then covered with multiple layers, including a thick covering of soil, at the end of each day. Once the landfill reaches capacity, it's covered with a plastic material, then soil and grass.

"Most U.S. landfills are called dry tombs," says Steve Wall of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "Ideally, landfills are carefully engineered and monitored systems that keep household garbage dry so they don't contaminate surrounding water or air."

Safeguards are in place to keep toxins in the landfill, and out of surrounding communities, however, "people are concerned because trash inside lasts for generations," Wall says.

Landfills Leak Toxins

Landfills produce significant amounts of methane gas, along with leachate, a toxic liquid that comes out of all that compressed trash. Leachate is full of organic and inorganic pollutants, including toluene, phenols, benzene, ammonia, dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlorinated pesticides, heavy metals and endocrine-disrupting chemicals.

Landfills often have pipes designed to route and collect leachate to keep it from contaminating ground water (which can become your tap water). However, even the best collection systems and landfill liners inevitably deteriorate and leak, according to the EPA:

"No liner ... can keep all liquids out of the ground for all time. Eventually liners will either degrade, tear, or crack and will allow liquids to migrate out of the unit. Some have argued that liners are devices that provide a perpetual seal against any migration from a waste management unit. EPA has concluded that the more reasonable assumption, based on what is known about the pressures placed on liners over time, is that any liner will begin to leak eventually."

If and when a landfill does leak, toxins are allowed to escape directly into the environment, where they can contaminate air, water and soil.

Health Risks Linked to Landfills



If you have a choice, it's probably best to locate your home at least two miles from a landfill.

Studies have shown possible increased risks of certain types of cancer, including bladder, brain and leukemia, among people who live near landfills.

Further, a study by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine also found that babies born to mothers who live near landfills have a greater risk of birth defects.

"There was a significantly overall increased risk of neural-tube defects, malformations of the cardiac septa (hole-in-the-heart), and malformations of the great arteries and veins in residents near the landfill sites in our study," the researchers said.

And, a recent study found that living near a landfill could expose residents to chemicals that can reduce immune system function and lead to an increased risk of infections.

As opposed to children living in clean areas, the study found that "children living near to waste sites, whether landfills or contaminated bodies of water, are hospitalized more frequently with acute respiratory infections, said Dr. David O. Carpenter, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment, at the State University of New York at Albany. Children living near waste sites also had increased rates of hospitalization for asthma.

Carpenter said the extent to which toxic landfill contaminants suppress the immune system has been "underestimated."

"While our specific study focused on air transport of the contaminants, they are also in our food," Carpenter said, "and the effect of exposure should not be different whether it is via food or air. So we really need to get these chemicals out of our environment to the greatest degree possible."

Ideally, we would all live in pristine environments, free from pollution of all kinds. Realistically, it may be worthwhile to avoid living near landfills, if you have a choice. If you don't, try to stay more than two miles away, as the health effects, at least in the birth defects study, lessened beyond this point.

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What did you do or what are you currently doing?

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Christi

Did you/do you use a baby monitor with the baby in the other room at night...or did/does your baby sleep in your room?

Do you think any either of those are a bad choice?

Answer
My son slept in our room with us until he was reliably sleeping through the night. After that we moved him into his own room across the hall. I wanted to keep him as close to me as possible when he was waking up often at night so that I wouldn't have to walk as far to get him and put him back to bed. Lazy, I know, but practical. He slept in his bassinet at the foot of my bed, which meant I didn't even have to get out of bed to tend to him. I just don't see any joy in getting out of bed, walking around the house, getting baby, putting baby back, and walking back to bed when you have to do it several times a night.

We moved him into his own room across the hall, left both doors open, and I made certain the baby monitor was positioned close to my head so that I would hear him. I don't know what I was thinking, but we didn't need the baby monitor at all. I mean, he was only 20-30 feet away with both doors open. When he cried, I heard him. Even in our larger home now, I can hear him cry across the house with both of our bedroom doors shut.

No, I don't think either choices are inherently bad. I do think that co-sleeping, done properly, is the safest option for a newborn since it prevents SIDS. It also helps babies sleep better.

Is it advisable to have a residential house near a landfill?

Leda Fox

we intend to procure a house which is located 1 mile from a landfill in Merano, Rancho Valencia, Tucson, Arizona.Are there disadvantages in living near a landfill? Particularly to health concerns?

Answer
The U.S. population produced more than 236 million tons of garbage in 2003 (about 4.5 pounds of waste per person per day, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)). All of this waste gets put into landfills, which are decreasing in numbers (from 8,000 in 1988 to 1,767 in 2002) but gaining in size.



Landfills produce leachate, a toxic liquid squeezed out of the garbage that contains a slew of chemicals.

Today's landfills are significantly bigger than they were just two decades ago, and increasing numbers are reaching full capacity. When a landfill is full, it gets capped and usually planted with grass, the end result looking like a large, grassy hill, with small chimneys to releases gasses. A closed landfill does not look particularly threatening, but evidence is pouring in that there's more going on than meets the eye.

How Landfills Work

Trash is compacted into tight blocks called cells before being deposited in the landfill. It's then covered with multiple layers, including a thick covering of soil, at the end of each day. Once the landfill reaches capacity, it's covered with a plastic material, then soil and grass.

"Most U.S. landfills are called dry tombs," says Steve Wall of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "Ideally, landfills are carefully engineered and monitored systems that keep household garbage dry so they don't contaminate surrounding water or air."

Safeguards are in place to keep toxins in the landfill, and out of surrounding communities, however, "people are concerned because trash inside lasts for generations," Wall says.

Landfills Leak Toxins

Landfills produce significant amounts of methane gas, along with leachate, a toxic liquid that comes out of all that compressed trash. Leachate is full of organic and inorganic pollutants, including toluene, phenols, benzene, ammonia, dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlorinated pesticides, heavy metals and endocrine-disrupting chemicals.

Landfills often have pipes designed to route and collect leachate to keep it from contaminating ground water (which can become your tap water). However, even the best collection systems and landfill liners inevitably deteriorate and leak, according to the EPA:

"No liner ... can keep all liquids out of the ground for all time. Eventually liners will either degrade, tear, or crack and will allow liquids to migrate out of the unit. Some have argued that liners are devices that provide a perpetual seal against any migration from a waste management unit. EPA has concluded that the more reasonable assumption, based on what is known about the pressures placed on liners over time, is that any liner will begin to leak eventually."

If and when a landfill does leak, toxins are allowed to escape directly into the environment, where they can contaminate air, water and soil.

Health Risks Linked to Landfills



If you have a choice, it's probably best to locate your home at least two miles from a landfill.

Studies have shown possible increased risks of certain types of cancer, including bladder, brain and leukemia, among people who live near landfills.

Further, a study by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine also found that babies born to mothers who live near landfills have a greater risk of birth defects.

"There was a significantly overall increased risk of neural-tube defects, malformations of the cardiac septa (hole-in-the-heart), and malformations of the great arteries and veins in residents near the landfill sites in our study," the researchers said.

And, a recent study found that living near a landfill could expose residents to chemicals that can reduce immune system function and lead to an increased risk of infections.

As opposed to children living in clean areas, the study found that "children living near to waste sites, whether landfills or contaminated bodies of water, are hospitalized more frequently with acute respiratory infections, said Dr. David O. Carpenter, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment, at the State University of New York at Albany. Children living near waste sites also had increased rates of hospitalization for asthma.

Carpenter said the extent to which toxic landfill contaminants suppress the immune system has been "underestimated."

"While our specific study focused on air transport of the contaminants, they are also in our food," Carpenter said, "and the effect of exposure should not be different whether it is via food or air. So we really need to get these chemicals out of our environment to the greatest degree possible."

Ideally, we would all live in pristine environments, free from pollution of all kinds. Realistically, it may be worthwhile to avoid living near landfills, if you have a choice. If you don't, try to stay more than two miles away, as the health effects, at least in the birth defects study, lessened beyond this point.

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Would you sleep in the basement with your children sleeping on the main level?

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Brandi

We have a three bedrooms on the main floor, but they are all small. The master on that level is so small that we have only about a foot of space to walk around the bed. We have an unfinished basement that we are working on right now and are planning on putting a master down there as well. This room will be twice the size as the one on the main level. We figured that when we sell the house it will give the buyers a choice of sleeping in the small master on the main floor or the larger in the basement. We had planned on moving to the basement, however we are now second guessing ourselves. We have a baby and a toddler who will be about 1 year and 3 years when we finish the basement and their rooms will be on the main level. So again my question is would you sleep in the basement with your kids sleeping on the main floor? ***We live in a small town in rural Wisconsin where there has maybe been 1 murder in the past 50 years or so and are very few other crimes...if this would sway your answer.*** THANKS.

Answer
I personally would not want too. My oldest is 6 and I still like to have her close to me at night. If the kids were older, maybe teens, I would but not with them so young. The choice is yours and you can always use a baby monitor. But even with a monitor I would not feel comfortable with that sleeping arrangement.

How old would you consider old enough to be on a seperate floor?

Jessica

We just bought a new house, and my son is 4. All me and my husband have for our room is a bed and dresser. My son has all kinds of stuff for his room. The house we got is a bungalow, and has 2 bedrooms on the main floor and the "master" upstairs. The 2 rooms on the main floor are kind of small compared to what were coming from, but the master is quite large. Do you think he would be old enough to be on a different floor than us? The only other thing we need a room for is a computer room, and it seems to make sense to not use the master for that...what do you think?

Oh also, stairs arent really an issue, hes as good with stairs as you could expect a 4 yr old to be.
ok i must not have been clear about the setup. The 2 bedroom are on the MAIN floor, like downstairs. The master is upstairs. He would be in the master, upstairs, me and hubby in bedroom downstairs and computer room downstairs. It seems rather wasteful to use an entire upstairs (the master is the entire upper floor) for just a computer desk and chair...i wont put him downstairs and us up, would have to be him up and us down. Hope that made it more clear!

Answer
I think four is old enough to be one a seperate floor. Until you get used to it, you may want to use a baby monitor, just to make you feel better about being able to hear him. You should also make sure the stairs are lighted somehow (you can get those ones that stick to the wall and you just push on and off) so that if he needs you in the night he'll be able to see them.

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Is it advisable to have a residential house near a landfill?

best baby monitor for large house image

Leda Fox

we intend to procure a house which is located 1 mile from a landfill in Merano, Rancho Valencia, Tucson, Arizona.Are there disadvantages in living near a landfill? Particularly to health concerns?

Answer
The U.S. population produced more than 236 million tons of garbage in 2003 (about 4.5 pounds of waste per person per day, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)). All of this waste gets put into landfills, which are decreasing in numbers (from 8,000 in 1988 to 1,767 in 2002) but gaining in size.



Landfills produce leachate, a toxic liquid squeezed out of the garbage that contains a slew of chemicals.

Today's landfills are significantly bigger than they were just two decades ago, and increasing numbers are reaching full capacity. When a landfill is full, it gets capped and usually planted with grass, the end result looking like a large, grassy hill, with small chimneys to releases gasses. A closed landfill does not look particularly threatening, but evidence is pouring in that there's more going on than meets the eye.

How Landfills Work

Trash is compacted into tight blocks called cells before being deposited in the landfill. It's then covered with multiple layers, including a thick covering of soil, at the end of each day. Once the landfill reaches capacity, it's covered with a plastic material, then soil and grass.

"Most U.S. landfills are called dry tombs," says Steve Wall of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "Ideally, landfills are carefully engineered and monitored systems that keep household garbage dry so they don't contaminate surrounding water or air."

Safeguards are in place to keep toxins in the landfill, and out of surrounding communities, however, "people are concerned because trash inside lasts for generations," Wall says.

Landfills Leak Toxins

Landfills produce significant amounts of methane gas, along with leachate, a toxic liquid that comes out of all that compressed trash. Leachate is full of organic and inorganic pollutants, including toluene, phenols, benzene, ammonia, dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlorinated pesticides, heavy metals and endocrine-disrupting chemicals.

Landfills often have pipes designed to route and collect leachate to keep it from contaminating ground water (which can become your tap water). However, even the best collection systems and landfill liners inevitably deteriorate and leak, according to the EPA:

"No liner ... can keep all liquids out of the ground for all time. Eventually liners will either degrade, tear, or crack and will allow liquids to migrate out of the unit. Some have argued that liners are devices that provide a perpetual seal against any migration from a waste management unit. EPA has concluded that the more reasonable assumption, based on what is known about the pressures placed on liners over time, is that any liner will begin to leak eventually."

If and when a landfill does leak, toxins are allowed to escape directly into the environment, where they can contaminate air, water and soil.

Health Risks Linked to Landfills



If you have a choice, it's probably best to locate your home at least two miles from a landfill.

Studies have shown possible increased risks of certain types of cancer, including bladder, brain and leukemia, among people who live near landfills.

Further, a study by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine also found that babies born to mothers who live near landfills have a greater risk of birth defects.

"There was a significantly overall increased risk of neural-tube defects, malformations of the cardiac septa (hole-in-the-heart), and malformations of the great arteries and veins in residents near the landfill sites in our study," the researchers said.

And, a recent study found that living near a landfill could expose residents to chemicals that can reduce immune system function and lead to an increased risk of infections.

As opposed to children living in clean areas, the study found that "children living near to waste sites, whether landfills or contaminated bodies of water, are hospitalized more frequently with acute respiratory infections, said Dr. David O. Carpenter, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment, at the State University of New York at Albany. Children living near waste sites also had increased rates of hospitalization for asthma.

Carpenter said the extent to which toxic landfill contaminants suppress the immune system has been "underestimated."

"While our specific study focused on air transport of the contaminants, they are also in our food," Carpenter said, "and the effect of exposure should not be different whether it is via food or air. So we really need to get these chemicals out of our environment to the greatest degree possible."

Ideally, we would all live in pristine environments, free from pollution of all kinds. Realistically, it may be worthwhile to avoid living near landfills, if you have a choice. If you don't, try to stay more than two miles away, as the health effects, at least in the birth defects study, lessened beyond this point.

I already have a boa constrictor and i want a burmese python?

Lol D

I got my boa constrictor on april 19th for my birthday And now i want a burmese python. I want a normal phase male when should I get him? i just had my boa for 4 weeks or so and im 14 years old.Should i get one or not? I also own a leopard gecko,baby savannah monitor and a red eared slider.

Answer
Burmese pythons are very large snakes, and they get quite long as well. These snakes can get over 15 feet long, especially the females. These snakes seem small as babies, but in the next year or two you will have a very long snake. These snakes are not light weight when they become adults, and they will need a large enclosure. This also means large food.

I do not think a Burmese python is a snake for you. I think you should think about the care for your boa now and think of buying a Burmese python later. Burmese pythons are not cheap either, since they will become very large. They have high cage requirements, and you will need a huge enclosure to house this snake it. This is more of a snake for an expert. Here are some beginner, intermediate, and expert snakes:

Beginner:
-Corn snakes
-Milk snakes
-King snakes
-Garter snakes
-Rat snakes
-Ball pythons
-Spotted pythons
-Children's pythons
-Sand boas
-Rosy boas

Intermediate:
-Dumeril's boa
-Blood python
-Jungle carpet pythons
-Womas
-Red tail boas
-Black headed pythons

Expert:
-Reticulated pythons
-Burmese pythons
-African rock pythons
-Anacondas
-Indian pythons
-Venomous species

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Is it advisable to have a residential house near a landfill?

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we intend to procure a house which is located 1 mile from a landfill in Merano, Rancho Valencia, Tucson, Arizona.Are there disadvantages in living near a landfill? Particularly to health concerns?

Answer
The U.S. population produced more than 236 million tons of garbage in 2003 (about 4.5 pounds of waste per person per day, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)). All of this waste gets put into landfills, which are decreasing in numbers (from 8,000 in 1988 to 1,767 in 2002) but gaining in size.



Landfills produce leachate, a toxic liquid squeezed out of the garbage that contains a slew of chemicals.

Today's landfills are significantly bigger than they were just two decades ago, and increasing numbers are reaching full capacity. When a landfill is full, it gets capped and usually planted with grass, the end result looking like a large, grassy hill, with small chimneys to releases gasses. A closed landfill does not look particularly threatening, but evidence is pouring in that there's more going on than meets the eye.

How Landfills Work

Trash is compacted into tight blocks called cells before being deposited in the landfill. It's then covered with multiple layers, including a thick covering of soil, at the end of each day. Once the landfill reaches capacity, it's covered with a plastic material, then soil and grass.

"Most U.S. landfills are called dry tombs," says Steve Wall of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "Ideally, landfills are carefully engineered and monitored systems that keep household garbage dry so they don't contaminate surrounding water or air."

Safeguards are in place to keep toxins in the landfill, and out of surrounding communities, however, "people are concerned because trash inside lasts for generations," Wall says.

Landfills Leak Toxins

Landfills produce significant amounts of methane gas, along with leachate, a toxic liquid that comes out of all that compressed trash. Leachate is full of organic and inorganic pollutants, including toluene, phenols, benzene, ammonia, dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlorinated pesticides, heavy metals and endocrine-disrupting chemicals.

Landfills often have pipes designed to route and collect leachate to keep it from contaminating ground water (which can become your tap water). However, even the best collection systems and landfill liners inevitably deteriorate and leak, according to the EPA:

"No liner ... can keep all liquids out of the ground for all time. Eventually liners will either degrade, tear, or crack and will allow liquids to migrate out of the unit. Some have argued that liners are devices that provide a perpetual seal against any migration from a waste management unit. EPA has concluded that the more reasonable assumption, based on what is known about the pressures placed on liners over time, is that any liner will begin to leak eventually."

If and when a landfill does leak, toxins are allowed to escape directly into the environment, where they can contaminate air, water and soil.

Health Risks Linked to Landfills



If you have a choice, it's probably best to locate your home at least two miles from a landfill.

Studies have shown possible increased risks of certain types of cancer, including bladder, brain and leukemia, among people who live near landfills.

Further, a study by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine also found that babies born to mothers who live near landfills have a greater risk of birth defects.

"There was a significantly overall increased risk of neural-tube defects, malformations of the cardiac septa (hole-in-the-heart), and malformations of the great arteries and veins in residents near the landfill sites in our study," the researchers said.

And, a recent study found that living near a landfill could expose residents to chemicals that can reduce immune system function and lead to an increased risk of infections.

As opposed to children living in clean areas, the study found that "children living near to waste sites, whether landfills or contaminated bodies of water, are hospitalized more frequently with acute respiratory infections, said Dr. David O. Carpenter, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment, at the State University of New York at Albany. Children living near waste sites also had increased rates of hospitalization for asthma.

Carpenter said the extent to which toxic landfill contaminants suppress the immune system has been "underestimated."

"While our specific study focused on air transport of the contaminants, they are also in our food," Carpenter said, "and the effect of exposure should not be different whether it is via food or air. So we really need to get these chemicals out of our environment to the greatest degree possible."

Ideally, we would all live in pristine environments, free from pollution of all kinds. Realistically, it may be worthwhile to avoid living near landfills, if you have a choice. If you don't, try to stay more than two miles away, as the health effects, at least in the birth defects study, lessened beyond this point.

I already have a boa constrictor and i want a burmese python?

Lol D

I got my boa constrictor on april 19th for my birthday And now i want a burmese python. I want a normal phase male when should I get him? i just had my boa for 4 weeks or so and im 14 years old.Should i get one or not? I also own a leopard gecko,baby savannah monitor and a red eared slider.

Answer
Burmese pythons are very large snakes, and they get quite long as well. These snakes can get over 15 feet long, especially the females. These snakes seem small as babies, but in the next year or two you will have a very long snake. These snakes are not light weight when they become adults, and they will need a large enclosure. This also means large food.

I do not think a Burmese python is a snake for you. I think you should think about the care for your boa now and think of buying a Burmese python later. Burmese pythons are not cheap either, since they will become very large. They have high cage requirements, and you will need a huge enclosure to house this snake it. This is more of a snake for an expert. Here are some beginner, intermediate, and expert snakes:

Beginner:
-Corn snakes
-Milk snakes
-King snakes
-Garter snakes
-Rat snakes
-Ball pythons
-Spotted pythons
-Children's pythons
-Sand boas
-Rosy boas

Intermediate:
-Dumeril's boa
-Blood python
-Jungle carpet pythons
-Womas
-Red tail boas
-Black headed pythons

Expert:
-Reticulated pythons
-Burmese pythons
-African rock pythons
-Anacondas
-Indian pythons
-Venomous species

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