−40−2002040 °C
✓Official 
Nile Monitor Habitat Requirements
Varanus niloticus · Reptile · Base game
Habitat needs
Exported 2026-10-05Terrain share
✓OfficialAllowed share of the habitat floor for each terrain type. The bar spans the minimum to maximum share.
- Grass 0%–50%
- Sand 0%–40%
- Soil 30%–80%
- Rock 0%–40%
- Waterlogged 20%–70%
Group rules
✓Official- Preferred group
- 1–3
- Bachelor group
- 3 male / 3 female
- Mixed group
- 1 male / 2 female
- Temperament
- Confident
- Mating system
- Promiscuous
- Guest walkthrough
- Not allowed
Breeding and lifespan
✓Official- Breeding difficulty
- Easy
- Gestation / incubation
- 0.08 yr
- Interbirth period
- 0.92 yr
- Sexual maturity
- 4 yr
- Litter size
- 2–8
- Juvenile
- 4 yr
- Adult
- 5 yr
- Elderly
- 11yr
- Food cost per period
- 125
Life stages and breeding times are given in years in the official data.
Compatible animals
Full matrix →From the official Zoopedia "Cohabitation Options" lists. A pair counts if either animal lists the other.
✓Official No compatible species. The official Zoopedia lists no cohabitants for the Nile Monitor.
Enrichment items
✓OfficialEnrichment
- Blood Scent Marker
- Submarine Buoy
- Platform Floats
- Prey-scented Sack
- Rubbing Pad
- Rubbing Pad Bark
- Small Ball
- Mud Bath
Food enrichment
- Bamboo Feeder
- Block of Frozen Fish
- Frozen Blood Pumpkin
- Restraint Feeder
Size, status and colour morphs
✓Official- IUCN status
- Least Concern
- Size (length)
- 2.1 m / 1.9 m
- Weight
- 8 kg
- Colour morphs
- Albino
Where two values are shown, the first is male and the second female.
Colour morphs
-
Albino
Official in-game portraits of the Nile Monitor colour morphs.
How much area for N Nile Monitors?
Area = minimum + (N − 1) × extra per animal. A planning estimate; the game decides the final check.
FAQ
What temperature does the Nile Monitor need in Planet Zoo 2?
The official data gives a comfortable range of 20–41 °C for the Nile Monitor. Keep the habitat inside that range and use the planner to compare it with other species.
How much space does the Nile Monitor need?
According to the official data, the minimum is 220 m² of land for the first animal (+40 m² for each extra animal), 30 m² of water (+15 m² each extra). For example, 300 m² of land for three.
How many Nile Monitors can live together?
The preferred group size in the official data is 1–3. Bachelor groups allow up to 3 males or 3 females, and a mixed group up to 1 males and 2 females.
What barrier does the Nile Monitor need?
A Grade 2 barrier at least 0.5 m high.
Which animals can live with the Nile Monitor?
None. The official Zoopedia lists no compatible species for the Nile Monitor, so no cohabitants are given.
Data source: official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia export dated 2026-10-05. Text on this page is written by this site; the numbers are the official values.
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