Re: Varanus panoptes horni care guideline
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Originally Posted by murrindindi
Hi, the majority of captive Savannah monitors seem to live between 3 to 10 years or so (10 being quite rare from what I see on the forums) mainly because of subpar husbandry. I`m not sure anyone really knows how long they can live if properly supported, but it may well be over 20years, and perhaps far in excess of that (other species, too).
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Thanks. I suspected that the 12 year thing came from the fact that's how long they seem to live in captivity but given the longevity of other reptiles I thought it was possibly suspect.
Would be great to hear of some good long lives now at least some of them are being kept correctly.
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0.1 B imperator, 1.0 M spilota harrisoni, 1.0 C hortulanus, 2.1 P reticulatus (Madu locality), 1.1 S amethystine, 1.1 L olivaceous, 1.0 C angulifer, 1.0 Z persicus, 0.1 P regius, 0.1 N natrix, 0.1 E climacophora, 1.0 P obsoletus, 0.1 L geluta nigrtia, 1.0 P catenifer sayi, 1.0 T lepidus
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