Gila Monster's are kept as pets by many responsible owners. granted, there are some that are careless and give the Hobby a bad name. It's funny, well, sad that the only time this Hobby is in the news is for some type of accident, seizure or some false report of giant snakes overtaking Florida. Gila's are pretty docile and make good captives, if set up properly. I am hoping this is just a holding cage with the cypress mulch, twisty vine and faux foliage...
I had to look up this traveling exhibit. funny. these guys used to own/run a reptile specialty store in Massachusetts. I actually bought one of my first reptiles (asian box turtle) from them back in 1992. glad this is just a traveling exhibit enclosure. the animal would actually benefit from something to burrow under, but then people would complain they can't see it. animals can never win.
