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I agree, good post. Also it is important to note that our knowledge of Savannah husbandry has come on a long way in the past 10 years, but some books seem to give advice that was current years ago. I wish I had known what I know now when I had a pair.

They can be kept, but they do require space, attention and the right guidelines, esp. re diet and vivarium setup.

trust you to contaminate my post!!

Thank you, pal. Not only do some books give old advice - but I discovered a few months ago that the "proper" husbandry courses on the reptiles side of things for people who want a qualification in it are also giving out crap info. Spent a few minutes trying to explain to our local store (to two different so-called "reptile experts") that savs shouldn't be kept in dry conditions - only to be told that was what they were taught on these courses

oh great...what course? the one you have to take to get a pet shop license? or another?

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Well the store (it's a multi-chain) I would imagine already had a license - the guy was manager there but has left now. But the reasons for his departure was not down to non-knowledge - and yeah, he just said "his course" and the way he said it sounded like it was related to husbandry of reptiles. I'm not sure how many there are or even if the course would be a reptile-specific one (I would hope no) or a general pet store one. They keep other types of critter there too, like hamsters and such.

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Razaiel, Brilliant, Any Body Contemplating A Monitor Should Read This. Lets Hope This Is Made A Sticky Asap, So That It Makes Those Thinking Of Getting One Think Again And Then Go And Do The Proper Research Then Make An Informed Decission.again Brilliant, Supurb Post

Gre post Sue! You did a really good job with this!

I vote it to be a sticky

Rick

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I haven't read all of these posts but the original one is very good - maybe it should be copied and posted to all reptile pet shops......

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Reptile pet shops try as hard as they can to get rid of them when they get them in......2 weeks and "money well wasted" to them due to the amount they eat So I doubt they will issue this to some one that might buy one off them

EDIT - Doesn;t the post need to be rated before it can be made sticky?? GET RATING!!!!!! lol

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