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30-11-2007, 02:08 PM
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Bosc vs Nile
hi all
can someone please give me a quick comparrison between the Bosc and the Nile monitors someone i know - a novice - was looking into getting a Bosc and a petshop, not having any, sold him a nile as "quite similar" with no further info or comment other than "enjoy your lizard" this dont seem right. doesn't keeping a nile require a DWA liscence in the UK and i am of the mindset the nile is almost 3 x the size of a bosc help and advice pls i have given mine but need some further input pls thanx Lynx
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30-11-2007, 02:27 PM
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No niles aren't dwa  , they are chalk and cheese as far as looks and temperaments, niles are pretty evil as a whole, ive kept them before, not sure how you could get them confused, niles have the more normal long face of a monitor(among a milliuon other differences), where as boscs are the least monitor looking monitor, if that makes sense, niles are usually over 6ft in length(well usually between 6-7ft as a rule) where as boscs never usually reach that size usually topping out at 5ft for a large onethe shop confusing the two or saying they are similar, is way way of the mark bosc  nile 
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30-11-2007, 02:31 PM
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Niles do not need DWA.
Niles in my experience are a lot harder to tame, do get about twice the length sometimes but aren't as chunky, they have the slender monitor look about them more than boscs (who always look a little chubby to me!) A nile is a lot more than a bosc at the end of the day, and is unlikely to make a good "pet" no matter how hard you try. I would suggest he takes it back if he is not prepared for all the work of a nile - they really are very different to boscs.
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30-11-2007, 02:33 PM
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yeah, i took on an adult nile as a rehome, guess why, yup it was large and aggressive, just like every other one ive come into contact with Its not a name ive heard for a while, i remember when niles were as common as beardies
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30-11-2007, 02:36 PM
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yeh i would take it back and swap for a bosc if they have nt got the time or space to house an adult
i really want a baby nile so i can tame it lol ppl might say impossible but nuthing is out of reach i will do it one day luke
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30-11-2007, 02:45 PM
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if i had a pound for everytime i heard that 
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30-11-2007, 02:46 PM
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Just inform him of the viv requirements for an adult nile. thats key as that (other than the agressiveness) is the main difference.
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30-11-2007, 02:51 PM
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well the looks are very obvious too 
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30-11-2007, 02:57 PM
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30-11-2007, 03:00 PM
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yeah, just playing
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