We currently have one lace monitor in our collection - a 10 month old male named "Louie" Below is some details on caring for captive Lace Monitors and photos (and footage) of our boy.

Housing

These monitors are best housed in enclosed adjoining pits, whose combined measurements are approx17 x 7 m (55.8 x 23 feet) Walls were constructed of smooth rendered brick approximately 1.6 m (5.2 ft) high. wire mesh (1 cm squares) covering the enclosure approximately 2.3 m (7.5 ft) above the ground. The same type of wire netting should be buried 18 in (46 cm) below the ground in pits to prevent the monitors from burrowing out. All vegetation should be native and can be a  major feature of the enclosures. Numerous logs, both hollow and solid, can be placed throughout, along with rock outcrops and slabs. Full, direct sunlight should be available to the monitors throughout the day.

Feeding

Feeding occurs throughout most of the year except in the colder winter months. During the warmer months, the goannas will often eat even on cold days. Their diet includes: fish, bones, reptiles, frogs, mammals, snails and a variety of eggs (including goanna eggs).  Chopped meat (e.g., kangaroo) appears to be the preferred type of food along with mammals and birds. Rodents are also readiy taken and easy to get a hold of.

Below is some footage of Louie eating a rat. Note he is housed indoors on this occasion.