what should i look out for when i buy my bosc monitor

[Dextersdad]

Originally Posted by pete-vtr

in relation to rehoming. lets think about why people opt for a baby rather then rehoming

just a few as to why people choose to get a baby;

-pick which one you want/ selection
-no better feeling then raising an animal from young
-bond with baby from young age
-tame down much easyier
-lets face it thier cute
-adapt to routines from a young age with minimal stress


rehoming is a big commitment, and many people chose to avoid it due to some of the following reasons;

-animal may be very aggressive
-possibly poor health
-no medical history/ records
-bigger chance of animal refusing food
-may have parasites
-limbs missing due to poor care

etc etc


not having a dig at anyone just my 2p

True, rehoming is a big commitment but getting a baby one is an even bigger one.

Babies may have parasites (as nearly 100% of Boscs sold in the UK are CF or WC).

Babies from shops won't have a medical history either.

Babies grow and will need changing living arrangements and when juveniles will need a lot spent on them for a healthy diet. More so than adults.

From all the Boscs I know taming down either is or isn't going to happen, depending on the Bosc itself. Getting an adult one to calm down is no harder than a young one IMO.

Babies are cute but they also become adults, hence the market is flooded with unwanted ones.

[Chuckwalla]

Originally Posted by pete-vtr

in relation to rehoming. lets think about why people opt for a baby rather then rehoming

just a few as to why people choose to get a baby;

-pick which one you want/ selection
-no better feeling then raising an animal from young
-bond with baby from young age
-tame down much easyier
-lets face it thier cute
-adapt to routines from a young age with minimal stress


rehoming is a big commitment, and many people chose to avoid it due to some of the following reasons;

-animal may be very aggressive
-possibly poor health
-no medical history/ records
-bigger chance of animal refusing food
-may have parasites
-limbs missing due to poor care

etc etc


not having a dig at anyone just my 2p

Hi mate
You have covered most rep shops also with this statement,
I know quite a few shops where reps are are detailed below.
animal may be very aggressive
-possibly poor health
-no medical history/ records
-bigger chance of animal refusing food
-may have parasites
-limbs missing due to poor care

etc etc

Animal maybe aggressive highly unlikely you will find a calm baby/young bosc mate. I have rehomed a few monitor lizards are they are in the very best of health.

[pete-vtr]

i know its a very debatable subject, there are lots of reasons for and against rehoming although my first post wasnt aimed at boscs but animals in general.

whatever you choose to do mate is completely upto you.

[cocobates]

agreed with the other points mentioned + you have the satifation of giving one a proper chance whitch in its self is a gr8 achievment

[bigmac]

hi i have got it now been told its a girl but shore she seems nice and healfy no mouth rot or any fing rong from what i see

[bigmac]

Originally Posted by Kiel

nobody had one for rehoming then?

are are you spending the £140 you made from selling both your beardies?

(i no i didont make a good first time entrence but im trying to get pased that and prove im a good reptile owner and i love my reptiles. the bearded dragons are only going becuase i want a breading pair of boscs and the missis says put them with the ones im rehoming im only aloud to keep what i have as my pets now an if i want a different one then one of the overs has to gowiped i no

[bigmac]

Originally Posted by Dextersdad

Firstly I wouldn't get one from a shop. There are far too many unwanted Boscs out there.

Look at rehoming. There's always some in classifieds.

No need to even get a baby either as they will soon need a bigger viv.

hi there fanks for info i agree its beter to rehome when there is such a larg amount of unwanted pets shes a loverly girl i fink very nice to handle tame as anyfing im still weary thoe never no with a new pet after all.

[bigmac]

Originally Posted by lycanlord20

people seem obsessed with insisting people rehome, if somebody wants to go to a shop then surely that should be there choice.

i do see were you are coming from but i have to agree that its beter to take an unwanted pet into a loveing home theres so many i would rather just rehome but at the same time shop bort has its perks

[bigmac]

Originally Posted by Chuckwalla

Hi mate
You have covered most rep shops also with this statement,
I know quite a few shops where reps are are detailed below.
animal may be very aggressive
-possibly poor health
-no medical history/ records
-bigger chance of animal refusing food
-may have parasites
-limbs missing due to poor care

etc etc

Animal maybe aggressive highly unlikely you will find a calm baby/young bosc mate. I have rehomed a few monitor lizards are they are in the very
best of health.

fanks for the info she is tame and i fink a girl not shore how would i go about cheaking shes a girl without a vet fee

[lycanlord20]

Originally Posted by bigmac

i do see were you are coming from but i have to agree that its beter to take an unwanted pet into a loveing home theres so many i would rather just rehome but at the same time shop bort has its perks

Yeah there no question about that, I wasnt disagreeing, just making a random statement.
Truth is Im getting a baby bosc from a pet shop on wednesday, I thought about rehoming and have been thinking about it for over a year, I decided to go with the shop as the owner of the shop takes my babies off of me when I breed and hes a good guy.