Komodo Monitor - Page 3

-EJ · #21 (**permalink**) 23-01-2008, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Jade01

£1000 is that all? i thought theyd be much more! tbh if i could house them (money and size) i think i would just about anything for one, ever since i can remember ive always had an obsession with them

I think a zero might have been dropped.
Having an idea of how the process works I have trouble believing that 10 of these animals would be released into the general population at one time let alone at that price.

-EJ · #22 (**permalink**) 23-01-2008, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack

Ive got a friend who works at zoo's, and has experience of working with Komodo's. He say's their very inteligent for a monitor and they can be target trained and even recognise colours.
Do you remember watching wildlife programmes and seeing birds working out how to get the nut out the feeder, its along those lines. trained to see say "red" for food, yellow cleaning etc.
There are only something like 35 in zoo's worldwide, and they have a stud book for thier bloodlines.
He's taking me up to Chester zoo on 28th, im told they have one of the best collections&enclosures in uk along with Komodo's. I'll see if i can get some good photo's of them and post them next monday.

I had the opportunity to have my picture taken with a 8ft+ male... I declined.

The image of those serrated recurved teeth are imprinted on my memory. Then watching that lizard sitting there and watching the people and myself around the enclosure... the intellengence that lizard projects is very scary.

400runner · #23 (**permalink**) 24-01-2008, 01:08 AM

does anyone know if komodo's have all the nasty bacteria in their mouth in captivity?

SiUK · #24 (**permalink**) 24-01-2008, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by 400runner

does anyone know if komodo's have all the nasty bacteria in their mouth in captivity?

I think the saliva is now classed as venom, they have primative venom glands I believe.

xx-Charlie-xx · #25 (**permalink**) 24-01-2008, 01:15 AM

not sure how it works here, but my dad has quite a few about 14 komodos i think. he lives in australia. i can pass on his email address and u could maybe ask him. he knows quite alot about them and the rules/laws with owning them over there and in this country

SiUK · #26 (**permalink**) 24-01-2008, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by xx-Charlie-xx

not sure how it works here, but my dad has quite a few about 14 komodos i think. he lives in australia. i can pass on his email address and u could maybe ask him. he knows quite alot about them and the rules/laws with owning them over there and in this country

does he run a zoo or wildlfe park?

xx-Charlie-xx · #27 (**permalink**) 24-01-2008, 01:19 AM

no a rescue. hes always been into large lizards, hence why i am too lol. he rescued 8 from a hotel that let them wonder round the pool area. not sure where the others came from. stunning animals though.

SiUK · #28 (**permalink**) 24-01-2008, 01:20 AM

ah that explains it then, I know they are strict on non native animals in Oz, your average keeper can only keep native species I believe

xx-Charlie-xx · #29 (**permalink**) 24-01-2008, 01:23 AM

tbh i really dont know much about the laws of keeping animals over there, but i know they are strict. gotta admit, given the chance id have one lol

Nelson77321 · #30 (**permalink**) 24-01-2008, 02:05 AM

was at chester zoo allday on monday and i read an interesting article about them, to the keepers surprise the female laid 11 eggs without ever being near a male, 7 off the eggs hatched, after dna testing it was revealed she was both the mother and the father of the babies, they are awesome creatures and hte male has gotta be about 8ft long or so the female slightly smaller!

the chester zoo enclosure is supposed to be one of theb best in the world

nelson.

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