my new savannah

spidersweb · 09-11-05, 10:34 PM

here my new savannah the i traded my water monitor for this is a female

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crocdoc · 09-11-05, 10:48 PM

Excellent! In my opinion you've made the right decision to trade your water monitor for a mate for your savannah monitor. You'll have a much more interesting time once they start breeding and will also contribute to the hobby by providing CB savannah monitors. Well done.

timfriesen32 · 09-11-05, 11:01 PM

weren't you 13 or 14 according to your age in your profile back this past spring?

anyhow, good decision on trading the water for a sav!

spidersweb · 09-12-05, 12:16 PM

thanks im later on going to get a water monitor but right now ill work on savannah crocdoc what a good book on savannahs

crocdoc · 09-12-05, 06:33 PM

The same one I recommended the last time you asked that question a week or so ago. There's a great book by Daniel Bennett and Ravi Thakoordyal called The Savannah Monitor Lizard: The Truth About Varanus exanthematicus. It's inexpensive, it's good, buy it.

lonewulf · 09-12-05, 07:07 PM

I got that book after my first savannah .. I agree it is a very good one ..

glad you are enjoying her Spidersweb she is sooo sweet keep me posted

spidersweb · 09-13-05, 02:55 AM

i have a book called popular monitor and tegus

spidersweb · 09-13-05, 02:56 AM

does anyone know when mating season is for them and how big or how old do they have to be and my name is nate

crocdoc · 09-13-05, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by spidersweb

i have a book called popular monitor and tegus

Nate, buy the one I have recommended. It's not very expensive and it's more up to date.

I wouldn't worry too much about seasons, since yours are in captivity and will respond to the conditions you keep them in. Savannah monitors don't have to be very big before they can start breeding. 3 feet for the male and 2 feet for the female would be a safe bet, but they breed at much smaller sizes in the wild.

Make sure your enclosure is set up alright with hot basking spots and deep substrate for the female to dig into. Give that female as much food as she'll eat for a while and she'll probably cycle (develop a large abdomen and become receptive to the male).

crocdoc · 09-13-05, 05:27 AM

I just noticed the photo you posted elsewhere that shows your monitors sitting on some sort of mulch. You're going to have to replace that with deep dirt if you want the female to lay eggs. She's not going to be happy with what you've got now, unfortunately.

spidersweb · 09-13-05, 11:19 AM

im just going to put a big disc full of dirt in there