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Originally Posted by allergenic
The average life span of the exanthematicus in captivity would disagree with plenty of "long time keepers".
theres a long time keeper i forget his name off the top of my head that only feeds his monitors frozen thawed mice and nothing else..this of course is in moderation since the mice are high in fat and has great success and never had an issue with mbd or impaction or anything soo like i said below its all about what has worked for keepers theres no real proof to what they eat since theres inadequate studies
Because he's in an aquarium.
It's a band-aided situation that doesn't allow for a proper humidity gradient.
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If you have been keeping monitors as long as you have, why are you so surprised that you are being questioned after posting photos of an albig eating raw turkey, living in an aquarium?
because ive never had a problem with the humitdy in the tank set up ever.that is why i use them till they out grow them then are placed into a large home built enclosure..
I just don't understand why it's so difficult for everyone to feed their monitors whole prey items. Is it an expense thing?
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the reason why there are soo many different recommendations to feeding them various items is one most people cant afford that, two not every1 has a pet store near to get those needed insects so they feed them a mice\rat ground turkey diet that has a vitamin supplement mixed in to make up for the lack of all insects and birds etc..also there arnt enough studies out there to even say 100 percent what a wild black throat or savannah eats..soo technically till theres more proof every1 is just going by what has worked for them.
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