Peachthroat monitor - Page 2

second skin · 01-12-05, 06:09 PM

it funny how hard it is to tell sarcasim from honesty sometimes
(but if there is still any doubt , HELL yes I was being sarcastic)
I wouldnt wish that on any monitor

Tamizan · 01-12-05, 10:44 PM

^ okay.......

VI: For one, i knew if i was a mom, i wouldn't want any more reptiles than 5, because if my kid didn't take them with them, guess who would be stuck with them? Me. Not my pets. Theirs. Oh well LOL

CamHanna · 01-15-05, 09:59 AM

Monitors are harder to keep than ball pythons and I would recomend a great deal of research. When you started this thread you had no idea how to take care of the species or even how big it got; 29 hours later you posted that you'd looked into them and they sound nice. IMO that's not enough time to learn everything you should know before getting into a completely new genre of herp. I'd say get back to the books (and read a lot), then decide later.

Edit: Just thought I'd add, food aint cheap.

Tamizan · 01-15-05, 12:21 PM

Oh, food is NOT cheap, you got that right....my sav full grown will probably eat $200 worth of food a month ><

hhw · 01-17-05, 03:42 PM

Monitors are NOT beginner herps; they are considerably more difficult than ball pythons and geckos. For one, housing for a full grown monitor is never easy; even the smallest species will need a 4x2x2' enclosure when fully grown. With a medium sized monitor you will need something even larger, most likely custom built. DO NOT get a monitor thinking it might stay small; the only reason it would stay small is if you weren't caring for it properly and it was very unhealthy.

Monitors are also high maintenance; I'd say I spend about as much time on my sav as I do all 12 of my snakes combined.

Also, as other people mentioned, monitors are not cheap. If you really want to get into monitors, get ackies or a sav. Ackies may be expensive to start, but no matter what kind of monitor you get the initial price of the animal pales in comparison with the food bills.

Anyway, I would leave the peachthroat until you got some more monitor experience under your built.

prcdslnc13 · 01-18-05, 12:14 PM

like they said monitors are ultra high maintenece. i have a juvi black throat that i pondered and read on for about two years before i found him half dead a a local ****** pet shop. he was 10 snount to tail tip, last february. guess how long he is now, almost 4 feet. your getting your self into a big time commitment. just to give you an idea. when i do just like cage maintence on my blackies cage it takes the same amount of time that it does for me to tear down, clean and redo the other 12 or so cages that i have in my reptile room. granted im not bitching because he is probably my favorite lizard i have ever had but i think you need to think a bit harder on this

TailsW/Scales · 01-21-05, 09:41 PM

I agree with everyone in that a Peachie is not a good choice for a first time monitor. But...............Boscs aren't either. Ackies are a great first time monitor and the prices have even come down some. When it comes to monitors start small and work your way up.

If you can't take care of a ball python a monitor of any species is to much for you. Maybe you should start with Bearded Dragons.

ATBlover · 02-12-05, 09:12 PM

VI, I think it's time that some one talks some sense into you......Im really fed up with all of your plans on getting new reptiles when the first one you got(one of the easiest snakes to take care of) was not "easy" enough for you to handle.....You never take what people say in consideration and you always pass by the negative replies and go on to the positives....Im only 15 myself, but i know enough to know that you cant get everything you want...I would like to get soo many things but i cant because i dont have the money and the time...Ive got a pretty steady collection now and ive been reading up on a dwarf retic for about 4 months now and hopefully im gunna get it next september...You have shown almost everyone on ssnakess that you are not responsible enough to get what you want and i dont even think you are responsible enough to have your ball python....I have 2 ball pythons and they were my first reptiles....but i did alot of research ahead of time because i knew what it takes....you clearly dont and i wish you would just stop getting new stuff and stop ignoring the info you are getting from some of the most knowledgable people when it comes to snakes...i'm really not intentionally trying to be mean but if thats what it takes then so be it.....All im trying to say is, stick with what you've got and get that ball python back to perfect health before you go on and get anything else!.......Connor

JAdkins2451 · 02-12-05, 09:21 PM

ATB hes been banned for like a month

ATBlover · 02-12-05, 09:22 PM

why?

ATBlover · 02-12-05, 09:23 PM

why would i be banned...i was just giving the kid some advice..!!!...he needs it if you've seen some of the posts he had already made!

Tim and Julie B · 02-12-05, 09:26 PM

No man VI reptiles has been banned for a month now........LOL

ATBlover · 02-12-05, 09:55 PM

LOL i dont know why id be banned:S i dont think i did anything wrong!..do you?..anyways i hope my little messaage got to VI and i hope hes done with reptiles for now!

HeatherRose · 02-12-05, 09:58 PM

No one said you'd be banned ... did they?

And a member can't read forums once banned...

ATBlover · 02-12-05, 10:01 PM

o ok well the guy above said im banned for like a few months:S..do you think i was too harsh on the kid?