acclimating wild caughts.

[sSNAKESs.com]

Hey guys, im just looking for tips on acclimating wild caughts.. Should i soak to rehydrate, dont soak, mist, etc.. what are the best things to do to acclimate my monitor?!?!

[Kyle Barker]

I know almost nothing about them, but when i got my sav it was in BAD shape. I panacured him, and flagyl'd him (he did have internal parasites and ticks), soaked him every other day, and offered lots of hidding areas. Thats pretty much all i can say, thats what worked for my sav. Hope it gives some ideas.

kyle

[markb]

Hi,
Try to get Daniel Bennett's and Ravi Thorakyle book Savanah monitors ASAP - its excellent guide to them, See posts below by Ravi and maybe he has a link to it?

Soak your savannah, remove the ticks (large ones are female, small ones male, probably Aponomma exornatum, but perhaps Amblyomma species too?) with needle-nose tweezers to get the head too. Acclimate best by leaving it alone for awhile to get used to new environment and habitat. Offer food but do not be present when giving it - stress increases illness, so leave it alone for 2-3 weeks and see what happens. Always have fresh water and feed small meals 1-2 days, rather than large meals 3-4 days/week.
Good Luck,
mark bayless

PS: Get that book ASAP...

[sSNAKESs.com]

I am acclimating a black throat monitor... and its a baby... He is eating now, about 5 crickets a day but doesnt look skinny at all... He sleeps alot... He defecated in his water today and i dont see any sign of worms that are visable to the human eye. No ticks are present, he just a hatching. Should i soak him every few days??? Should i stop feeding him for a few days?

[NiagaraReptiles]

You're doing fine Jeff, stop worrying so much :)

It's very different when dealing with baby w/c's and adult w/c's. The little guys ship much better than adults, and aren't nearly as vulnerable to neurological damage and stress as established adults are when ripped out of their environment.