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great post!! i will admit to ALMOST being one of the people described in the first post! who gets a bosc expecting a big soft soppy lizard that is easy! i have over 20 years experience with herps but that has been no help at all with my bosc! apart from the set up of viv etc...other than that these guys are MUCH harder than i had ever anticipated! i admit to have tried selling mine as i had given up hope of having a "nice" manageable bosc! only today after MONTHS of having him has he FINALY decided he can trust me! and wow what a rewarding feeling! i urge every potential owner to read this thread! as it is VERY true! i had given up on my bosc and felt awful about it but thought i was doing what was best for him by selling him..BUT in reality i would have been just putting him back to square one as he would have had to go through the whole process of learning to trust a new owner (who i might ad may not have held on as long as i did for him to come round!) and i suspect the circle would have continued from owner to owner! i am glad i have stopped the circle with mine, but it is awful to think of all the hundreds of other boscs who aren`t so fortunate!...
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13-07-2008, 02:11 PM
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Good post!
 Boscs are very hard work but the pay off they can have once there settled down and trust you is unbelievable.
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13-07-2008, 08:11 PM
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 makes me feel guilty about owning a bosc monitor, but at least i know he's gonna be well looked after. i didnt know these beautiful creatures are treated like this. i suppose im a bit nieve and think the world appreciates all animals as much as i do. but thanks for the info i will defiantly make sure i ask more questions if i get any more pets. we do try and handle our little monitor to get him used 2 us i usually approach him gently and sit on the sofa with him in my hand with a pillow making a little hide which calms him down, and he'll lick my hand and he even falls asleep on me  he does get a little scared sometimes like when i walk into the room but im being patient with him i know these things take time to bond with these animals. he's never tried to bite me or go for me as of yet so i must be doing something right! he whipped my bf once with his tail but thats about it but that coz he loves his mummy more  but im gonna keep reading up as you can never have enough info thanks again ^^
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13-07-2008, 08:22 PM
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oh ill add as i saw a few posts about bosc names
we called ours stewie after the baby in family guy reasons are obvious 
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13-07-2008, 09:33 PM
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A 8x4 viv would be for 1 bosc or could you put more in there what size viv would you need if you wanted to breed them
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16-07-2008, 04:24 PM
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ive actualy just read this after the whole time its been on, ive wanted a bosc for ages now but have been waitin.
Still waitin till i get mi own flat so it can have its own room and i have the money =] This thread has helped me to decide that i still definatly want 1 just to wait till i have the money for all its food and requirements. Ace piece of info man 
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I could not agree more with your first post Razaiel. I am familiar with people who have done almost the same thing.
It is all going to end up as bad as the dog for life situation. People get a lizard thinking its cool and it will make them look cool. Then it gets big, may even give you a nasty bite, and thats it its gone. I don't know how some people can be so cold as to not have some sort of feelings towards their pets, that they can just get rid, like an old sofa. I have an idea for those people. STOP! think about it, buy a book, read about it, ask other people for advice. I think that some responsibility would lie with some of the shops that sell these reps to anybody. I know some people can make up knowledge but at least the shop has made an effort. People need to remember that reptiles are specialised animals. They need special requirements, and some can be dangerous if not handled by an experienced keeper. I hope no one takes any of my points the wrong way. It is not aimed at anyone on here. Neil.
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