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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.
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.
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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