Monitor lizard
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ive heard all monitor lizards have a tendency to be "nasty"
I've had both a savannah monitor and a black-throat monitor. Both were lap kittens of affection, but then I also took the time to hand-tame them practically from hatching. I might also have lucked out and got two with super calm personalities. It sounds stupid, but if you want to be able to handle them, handle them often, especially when they don't want to be held as little tiny lizards. And get yourself a nice thick pair of gloves. Your hands will thank you for it the first time they brush against those needle-like claws.
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bodar
heres a good site with a lot of very knowlegdable people on
http://www.repticzone.com/forums/Monitors/index.html
john
heres a good site with a lot of very knowlegdable people on
http://www.repticzone.com/forums/Monitors/index.html
john
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...you really should have found this out before you bought the thing. What if you find out something about it that you don't like?bodar said:
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from what ive heard, from a herptoligist dude, there is a 50-50 chance of behvvaior, theyll be really nice, or really mean,sometimes handling cant even help
finding out before eh? i call it life experiance and yeah that link is awsome thank you.see i have all the room it needs so im not going to worry about the behaviour of this animal if it is mean then thats the way it is. then i wont handle it. if its nice, then i will handle it. and just so you guys know it is NOT nice it is an evil spawn of satan, a freakish experiment from god that went horribly wrong. i love it, goes great with all the other agresive T's and such i have:drool: :drool:
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No, seriously. No.bodar said:
It's good that *you* don't mind if it IS a hostile monster from the ninth layer of the abyss, but not researching an animal before you get it is not something to be encouraged. There *are* people who will just get rid of an animal any old way if they didn't research it beforehand and find out they don't like it.yeah but im not one of those people, i love this "thing" or abomination of hell, as i call it. and i half knew what i was getting into i just really didnt expect him to be so mean. in the end i win cause everything i have is mean as hell so its jus another to add to the collection
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Be careful Mangrove's especially with questionable backgrounds i.e. wild caught have bacteria in the mouth that can lead to infection. also a powerful bite can require stiches... I aquired my water moitor at a young age and he is worked with everyday. I really don't believe every monitor can be tamed..niles and crocs and some mangroves just don't tame or can't be fully trusted. I wish you luck and hope you are ready for big food bills and lots of cleaning these animals eat an amazing amount of food and what goes in must come out. I watched my water put on size in the 2 months I had him. He wet from a timid lite hide all the time to a power house eating machine, give him time to adjust, like 2 weeks to settle in. For the record in case you are wondering I have bred savs' as well as owned blackthroats, crocs and waters for over 15 years. snakes are cool but nothin beats a monitor there somthing about the intelligence in there eyes. good luck p.m. if you need anything. p.s. enjoy your dragon
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just another addition to the collection? no.. come on now.. ive keep allot of T's and still have quite a few as well as a whole room full of reptiles.. my monitor is more work then all of them combined.. its more like a cold blooded child then a addition to the collection... i spent 500 bucks just to build his 7-3-3 cage that he will grow out of in the matter of a year.. at two years old my monitor alwready goes threw about 60 in food every month... easy.. im not saying you dont love your monitor and wont take care of it but when youve sceen as many impulse buys as i have you tend to be a little less then exited when someone buys a monitor without knowing even the basics..
here is a link to my new video i just made on my nile... maby the cage i built can give you some ideas because if taken care of properly your monitors going to need a cage this size within a year.
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here is a link to my new video i just made on my nile... maby the cage i built can give you some ideas because if taken care of properly your monitors going to need a cage this size within a year.
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The main difference I noticed with mangroves is they tend to be flighty. The mangroves I have had were reluctant to bite, but they would poop on me when I picked them up. There are a number of look-a-like mangrove species out there that behave differently. Some of the other mangrove types I have had are more likely to bite. But as with all animals, each one may be a bit different.