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Old 02-11-2008, 10:18 PM
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monitor mad is that a rabbit your salvator is eating?
no , it's a supersize black rat , i do feed rabbits but i cut them into the correct sizes for the different monitors
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I've had Lex since he was 10 inches long, now he's two foot long. Hopefully sometime soon he will be in an 8x4x4 enclosure. I've never had an animal that eats as much as him, once fed he follows me around for more. He's taming slowly, I'm just being hands off with him. I have no idea what age he is
Nice little intro for your Teg there. Very nice animal.

Hopefully by posting these sort of images people who are considering keeping them can see for themselves how big these species can get.
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Old 02-11-2008, 10:24 PM
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Nice little intro for your Teg there. Very nice animal.

Hopefully by posting these sort of images people who are considering keeping them can see for themselves how big these species can get.
Yeah, there's so much research and thought before purchase.
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this is sampson ive had him since he was about 8inches he`s now 3ft and still growing fast ,to earn his trust i found the hands off approach worked for me when he was a baby i didnt handle him for months i would interact with him when i cleaned him out fed him and changed his water daily he`s allways been in the front room where theres people all the time so he`s allways been on show he soon learnt that we wasnt a threat and he calmed down nicely he`s never hissed tail whiped or bitten me ,
i love monitors ive been keeping them for about 3 years and can honestly say i will never stop
great advice ....patience is definitely a virtue when it comes to monitors and Tegus and they will reward you ten fold
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I've had Lex since he was 10 inches long, now he's two foot long. Hopefully sometime soon he will be in an 8x4x4 enclosure. I've never had an animal that eats as much as him, once fed he follows me around for more. He's taming slowly, I'm just being hands off with him. I have no idea what age he is











You might want to think about changing its name pal ...it looks like a female to me and a nice one at that
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Old 02-11-2008, 10:32 PM
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You might want to think about changing its name pal ...it looks like a female to me and a nice one at that
I think it is a female but I call all unsexed animals males with males names. Plus Lex can be girly'... I think.

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great advice ....patience is definitely a virtue when it comes to monitors and Tegus and they will reward you ten fold
i compleatly agree ive lost count the amount of times ive seen new forum members come on with a baby bosc and start to get worryed when theyre not calming down even though theyre handleing every day so then they end up in the classifieds,some do respond to being handled alot i think the key is to learn quickly what your monitor wants and then take it slowly after all whats the rush
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Monitors have always fascinated me since the first time i saw them on tv (i think it was a nile) can't get enough of them now
same here pal...ever since i watched a cheeky little monitor running of with a crock egg
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i think that when people are going to start off with a reptile they should get a leo or a bearded. and if someone is going to get a monitor or tegu they should do a lot of research first. this forum is great for giving infomation. i have seen people who have never had a lizard in their life go into a reptile shop and want to have a bosc there on the spot. shop owners should give a little test befor selling a large lizard
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