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Originally Posted by sirtalis
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That gives you an idea of a) how big their enclosure needs to be (viv is just not an appropriate word for something that size) and b) how much they eat. That's a lot of money being eaten each feed.
Yes they are truly awesome creatures but more of a job than a hobby. They're not the sort of animal that you can be out of the house ask day working then just spend a bit of time with in the evening.
You'll have an electricity bill to rival a marajuana growers also.
Have a read here
Correct Savannah Monitor Care. Ok it relates to savannah monitors (also known as bosc monitors here in the UK) but it gives you an idea of the amount of time and care big monitors need.
If anything the nile will be even more work just because the scale of everything is just that bit bigger.
Genuinely not trying to pass on your fire with all this negatively. It's great you want to rescue it but you've got to have thought really long and hard before going in to this. Time, money, space and the willingness to commit 20 years of your life to looking after this lizard.
A couple of final thoughts. Have you asked why the person is getting rid of it. I bet I can guess - it's way too much work for them, costs tons of money and their lizard is a grumpy, aggressive beast that they simply can't handle. To be honest, if you were happy to commit the resources to looking after it I wouldn't pay money for it, they're just trying to get a bit of cash back out.
Also you say it looks poorly. Are you setting yourself up for £££££ of vets bills, do you know how to nurse it back to health, has it been mistreated and is therefore extremely defensive?
Again, if I was going to commit to such a beast of be looking for a nice healthy specimen with provenance.
Rescuing a poorly nile when you have no experience of the large monitors is a massive risk...
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