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Jay
02-18-11, 07:28 PM
hey this is a vid of chomper my father bred this little guy

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infernalis
02-18-11, 08:10 PM
Cool vid.


I fixed the youtube link.
Jay
02-18-11, 08:12 PM
thanks i suck at posting links
mld
02-18-11, 09:03 PM
Chomper is just so cute, very nice looking little guy! How old is he now?
NennaMeerkat
02-18-11, 09:08 PM
OMG SO CUTE!! He looks like a frisky guy. Bet he runs uber fast.

So I am curious...when these guys get full size what are they supposed to eat? I mean they get pretty big right? So then they can pack away the bugs right?
Jay
02-18-11, 09:29 PM
lol controversial subject from birth to 3 months my dad fed small insects then switched

1 MONTH
Monday – Chunked whole chicken and turkey (small bones, feathers guts all the good stuff)
Wednesday – Chiken heart and Beef Heart w/ d3
Friday – whole egg boiled lightly crushed w/ calcium
Saturday – 4 pinkies

2ND MONTH
Monday 50 Mealworms with Chicken gizzards
Wednesday - 5 – 6 rat pinkies w/ calcium
Thursday - 5 – 6 worms w/ d3
Saturday 2 mice
Repeat
The odd snail for a treat
NennaMeerkat
02-18-11, 09:41 PM
lol controversial subject from birth to 3 months my dad fed small insects then switched

1 MONTH
Monday – Chunked whole chicken and turkey (small bones, feathers guts all the good stuff)
Wednesday – Chiken heart and Beef Heart w/ d3
Friday – whole egg boiled lightly crushed w/ calcium
Saturday – 4 pinkies

2ND MONTH
Monday 50 Mealworms with Chicken gizzards
Wednesday - 5 – 6 rat pinkies w/ calcium
Thursday - 5 – 6 worms w/ d3
Saturday 2 mice
Repeat
The odd snail for a treat

Interesting. The one at a zoo that I worked at while in college (many years ago) we just fed f/t baby chicks. That lizard loved those things...but I have no idea how healthy such a diet was. It didn't get fed every day though. Don't remember how often...but wasn't every day.
Jay
02-18-11, 09:45 PM
yea every other day and not large meals !
NennaMeerkat
02-18-11, 09:47 PM
yea every other day and not large meals !

I think that it was once a week...and I wanna say it was 3-4 baby chicks? I wish my memory was better. I think this is why I would never get one of these guys. Just a bit more than I can handle responsibly.
Jay
02-18-11, 09:50 PM
lol interesting im sure it was a healthy sav, they are a bit much worse then my dog sometimes lol
NennaMeerkat
02-18-11, 09:58 PM
lol interesting im sure it was a healthy sav, they are a bit much worse then my dog sometimes lol

I just remember it being really old, really big, relaxed, and a hell of a eater. It was given to the zoo by someone who didn't think it would live so long or get so big. He reminded me of a dog, he loved attention and to get scratched. Kids loved to pet him and get their pictures taken with him.
infernalis
02-18-11, 10:10 PM
One of the things I like about living out here in the middle of nowhere is during the summer when we take our Chomper outside, he inhales anything that moves that he can fit in his mouth.

He found a bunch of beetles down by the creek, he cleaned them up and looked for more.

He seems fond of fresh crayfish and will dig around in the rocks looking for them.

He even eats the pincers after they fall off.

I also have access to lean venison, it's free when you know hunters.

I do enjoy my roach colony, and my Leo (gecko) loves juvi roaches, so I'll always keep them around too.
TeaNinja
02-19-11, 12:13 AM
i like how his tongue is super long, he seems awesome.
Sapphyr
02-19-11, 12:19 AM
Aw! So cute! Now I want one :c but it's something I'd potentially consider in... 10... 15 years? Not sure it'd be a 100% good idea, for me, though. At any rate, Chomper is gorgeous~ Absolutely adore the tongue flicking and omnoming~ Such an eager, cute eater. x>
Jay
02-19-11, 09:03 AM
ill post an update vid later today !
Lankyrob
02-19-11, 09:08 AM
Just wondering how you exercise him? Our monitor gets his by chasing his bugs around his viv and trying to catch locusts in mid air as they jump. With hand feeding like that do you exercise him as well?
Jay
02-19-11, 09:22 AM
oh yea we tie a cooked egg to a strin ang let him chase i every day and in the sumer 10 minute walks of chasing buggs lool
Lankyrob
02-19-11, 09:25 AM
That would make a good vid!! lol. Have done quite a bit of research into savs (even tho i am potentially never gonna get a chance to own one) and the consistent warning that comes up with them and most monitors is that they are lazy swines and need to be encouraged to exercise so that they dont just sit and eat and get fat. Always interested to hear how people ensure this doesnt happne.