savanna monitor help please!!?
Question by matt j: savanna monitor help please!!?
ok so i had this thing at my school where a dude brought animals over and lucky me got to hold the savana monitor and i LOVED HIM!!! he fell asleep on me it was awesome but anywayz i went to petco and saw a “baby savanna monitor” it was like 4 inches and i immediately recognized the name it said they grow up to 5 feet and that just confirmed it for me hes so cute and awesome so i asked my mum if i could get it she said yah thast sounds good but then stupid me had to blurt out its adult size is 4-5 feet >< she instantly went hell no I think this is totally unfair cuz we have a dog and have had multiple dogs and they get 5 feet or more and i heard monitors are more tamne than dogs anyways its not a space problem either cuz we have a massive lot so im just wonderin do any of you have any tips on convincing my mom to let me? also just give me a basic runthrough of care for it please ^-^
ok firstly im sixteen bleeding is fine im used to bein bet up and cut and im sorry i didnt mean tame i meant calmer i meen i no they eat a buttlod but the dont jump around and lay terds on ur couch etc.
ive had a bearded dragon a green anole as well as a lizard i caught and raised that lived for like 3 years so i DO have lizard experiance ive had multiple dogs cats and hamsters and i am responsible enough to clean them and i no they get huge
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Answer by wonderboy n
the monitor is no where as tame as a dog and will try to eat everything in sight thats smaller than it …… they have to be kept at certain temps also ……. not a good pet for a child you held a tame one taming them can be very painfull hope you like to bleed alot ……..you can train a dog ….. you cant train something that doesnt know loyality or who to not bite ….
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Well I dont have the sites bookmarked anymore (new computer) but if you google savannah monitor FAQS or monitor lizard FAQs you should find some things. Also be sure to check out the forums at kingsnake.com and repticzone.com. Furthermore, your best bet is probably to try and spin it for how it could be benfeicial in the long run or short run to own it. Also could try to prove that your ready, if you really are. Just remember that they can be aggressive and very needy. Also careful when buying them. Check for how healthy it is. It should be reasonably active & alert, should have enough fat in its tail and stomache, all limbs, nails, fingers, etc…no scratches, infections, nose rub, or visible parasites. Also take it to a vet to check for internal parasites as soon as possible, especially if its not a CB (captive Bred). But as someone who raises asian water monitors and nile monitors and black throat monitors, they can be difficult to “tame.” Takes time and atience if it happens at all. And I have seen onitors that get along with dogs, cats, etc…but dont count on it.
Monitors get HUGE!! Period! And if you’re going to have a lizard that will grow to be big enough to kill a small human…you’re gonna wanna know how to handle it. If you have NO reptile experience whatsoever, a monitor is NOT a good starter lizard. Yeah…he’s adorable, and cute and sweet. Now. The problem with getting a lizard that will grow to be that size is the lack of commitment and patience. It takes an immense amount of time to get a monitor that young to be as sweet and tame as the one you encountered at your school. Are you really willing to commit to it? Or will it be another case of a child like “OMG OMG OMG OMG! I HAVE A LIZARD AND I LOVE IT!!” one minute, and then a month later you’ll have your mother screaming at you to clean the cage because it smells too bad (trust me…monitors smell AWFUL when they are bigger), and your response will always be, ” I’ll do it tomorrow! “, and then eventually your mother will have to do it. Take my word for it, start out small. Get a gecko or dragon…but not a monitor.
Sorry if these aren’t the answers you wanted, hun…but you asked. Don’t ask something of us and then try to argue it with us.
I do not think you’re ready for this lizard…do your research and know what you’re getting yourself into. Because when it comes to monitors, there really is no “basic runthrough of care”. If your monitor is going to be healthy, it will require more than “basic care”.
Oh God, please DO NOT get a monitor. People like you are the reason there are wild pythons and iguanas in places like Florida and Texas–it will get too big for you, you will “no longer have the space” to keep it, then probably release it into the wild thinking it’ll be fine.
Ok, I’m done ranting. Savannah monitors are NOT pets, they are wild animals. It will EAT your dogs, and grow large enough that you’ll have to feed it rabbits. It will need a HUGE enclosure and, since it is a wild animal (even if it’s captive bred, they have not been “domesticated” long enough for the wildness to have been suppressed), will probably become aggressive when it matures, and then you’ll basically have an unapproachable dragon in your backyard or bedroom. Monitors should only be kept by VERY experienced reptile keepers with lots of room, time, and money to properly care for them, not by 16 year olds who saw one and suddenly NEEDED it.
Sorry, honey, I’m going with your mom on this one.
Monitor’s need a ROOM, not a cage, and they are very agressive. I know it was fun to hold a monitor who fell asleep in your arms, but the sad truth is when a reptile “falls asleep” like that it is a panic response. That lizard was under a lot of stress and was not comfortable with you – it fell asleep because he couldn’t run away. Their brain turns their body off completely when they are in a situation they can’t escape, because the chemical responses overload their system to escape and they can’t.
You can’t hold an adult monitor like that, so even optomistically you would have a “cuddley” pet for two-three years, and then have a HUGE carnivorous animal that you have to care for up to 20 years more if you treat it right.
I would recommend a Bearded Dragon – they stay about cuddle size, need heat without high humidity, and are usually more docile as they aren’t carnivorous.
if ur going to be responsible, and take care of it, and not relase it into the wild, then go for it, if u dont get him, some other idiot will who doesnt realize anything about them, as for ur mom tell her that it takes a little bit of time for them to grow, a little white lie never killed anyone. just tell her how small it is, and im sure she will grow to love him.
my mom was totally against it, but i was 18 and said who cares, now she loves him and he is pretty tame as long as i handle him often
Monitors can be very tame as long as you handle them alot when they are young. You should do alot of research on them to prove to your mom that you are responsible and know what you are doing. Also showing videos like these can help show your mom they can be tamed and are great pets. Just remember monitors eat alot and you will have to feed them rodents and they require a very large cage when they are full grown.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7wlEF2JTqw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz5mvOpCnvI