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05-31-13, 12:07 PM
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I wonder if monitor lizards can love back?
Can they or Can't they?
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05-31-13, 12:26 PM
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Re: I wonder if monitor lizards can love back?
No they cannot. They can associate us with food, shelter and care, but they are not capable of love in the sense of a human reptile bond.
A well heated, healthy monitor lizard will hit the ground running and not look back, given the chance.
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05-31-13, 12:57 PM
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Re: I wonder if monitor lizards can love back?
Why does this topic continually come up about all reptiles? It's a weekly thing here...
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05-31-13, 01:31 PM
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Re: I wonder if monitor lizards can love back?
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Why does this topic continually come up about all reptiles? It's a weekly thing here...
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I thought the same. It must be a grand plot by all the new members to antagonize you 
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05-31-13, 01:47 PM
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Re: I wonder if monitor lizards can love back?
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I thought the same. It must be a grand plot by all the new members to antagonize you |
No...they aren't usually bright enough to think like that.
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05-31-13, 04:26 PM
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Re: I wonder if monitor lizards can love back?
Intelligent, learning capability, etc....sure.
Love and affection, social bonding to human caregivers, etc? Nope. Ditto on what Wayne said.
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05-31-13, 04:43 PM
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Re: I wonder if monitor lizards can love back?
All you need is love...and monitors...though maybe not in that order. 
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05-31-13, 08:38 PM
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Re: I wonder if monitor lizards can love back?
Different personalities, there are a bunch and there is always that pesky perception/ reality thing as well. When you want to see something bad enough, its not a huge leap to convince yourself that's what you are seeing. Take UFO's, Bigfoot and Loch Ness for instance. 
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06-01-13, 01:25 PM
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Re: I wonder if monitor lizards can love back?
I believe that they RESPECT us as long as we provide proper care, but not love.
And I think that's why people should respect them back, because all in all they're still wild animals.
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06-01-13, 08:28 PM
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Re: I wonder if monitor lizards can love back?
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Originally Posted by sweatshirt
I believe that they RESPECT us as long as we provide proper care, but not love.
And I think that's why people should respect them back, because all in all they're still wild animals.
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re·spect
/riˈspekt/
Noun
A feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements.
Verb
Admire (someone or something) deeply, as a result of their abilities, qualities, or achievements.
I don't think snakes fit the definition. I actually think respect is a worse term than affection. I still think we should be using term like tolerant / ability to associate us with some benefit to their own well being (selfish? if we are sticking with the human emotions theme)
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