no soil and low basking temps

[varanus_mad]

Originally Posted by nepoez

The monitor lived up to 7 years in that condition. Most YouTube savs die much earlier than that. I guess what I'm wondering here is why this monitor lives so long in this condition while others die much sooner. Why did my previous sav get severely sick in under 6 months under bad conditions and many other bad keepers' savs last more than a few years under the same bad conditions. Is it purely the substrate, humidity and bask temp that are the difference or is there more additional dimensions that we also need to discover and focus on as well.

I know for sure the substrate and baking temp is of major importance because my sav I got now is in the recommended setup since I got it and it is doing great unlike my previous sav which could hardly walk after 6 no months. But I would like to know why the monitor in the article can live up to 7 years when mine didnt even make it past 1 year...

I'm probably not expressing myself clearly but hopefully I got my point across.

Luck pure and simple every animal on the planet is unique different conditions affect them in different ways some can hack it for a long time others succumb much quicker, why do disease kill some people but other survive? Down to the luck of the draw fella, my sav was seven when he passed and I kept mine badly...

[formica]

Originally Posted by nepoez

The monitor lived up to 7 years in that condition. Most YouTube savs die much earlier than that. I guess what I'm wondering here is why this monitor lives so long in this condition while others die much sooner. Why did my previous sav get severely sick in under 6 months under bad conditions and many other bad keepers' savs last more than a few years under the same bad conditions. Is it purely the substrate, humidity and bask temp that are the difference or is there more additional dimensions that we also need to discover and focus on as well.

I know for sure the substrate and baking temp is of major importance because my sav I got now is in the recommended setup since I got it and it is doing great unlike my previous sav which could hardly walk after 6 no months. But I would like to know why the monitor in the article can live up to 7 years when mine didnt even make it past 1 year...

I'm probably not expressing myself clearly but hopefully I got my point across.

genetics plays a massive role in allowing animals to adapt, or not, to its surroundings, within limits. and its clear from the number of eggs a female lays in a season (80 in one article in that mag), that the odds of survival to sexual maturity aren't great even in its home country

[nepoez]

I had a feeling my previous sav was just ill equipped to get sick that fast. He started tripping all over the place at 4 months and by 6 months he couldn't even catch a single cricket and hardly ate... I hope my current sav is doing well due to proper husbandary and not because of luck...

[infernalis]

you have the right guidance.