Can i have one PLEEEEEEEASSSSEEE!!! - Page 2

TeaNinja · 03-29-11, 11:35 PM

chomper is a savage lol.

emilie · 03-30-11, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by TeaNinja

chomper is a savage lol.

looks like one....are they nice?

infernalis · 03-30-11, 12:37 PM

Chomper for the most part is a docile lizard, but like any wild animal, if he gets spooked, it's not pretty.

He got scared once and he went into defense mode like he was bipolar and off his meds.

He escaped once (I left his door unlatched, my fault) and we did not know he was loose, suddenly there is a loud crashing sound from the next room..

He started climbing up the curtains and his weight pulled the whole thing right out of the wall.

emilie · 03-31-11, 07:07 AM

wow. I wouldn't even know where to start.

TeaNinja · 03-31-11, 07:24 AM

yea they are very large energetic lizards. they have A LOT of weight to them.

infernalis · 03-31-11, 09:02 AM

Those toes have eagle talons for nails on them too, so when a big heavy lizard like that decides you are a tree and starts climbing up your leg or arm, you better have a decent pain threshold.

One time I was holding him out in the yard, he saw a grasshopper jump and decided he wanted to eat it, he squirmed and behaved like a 2 year old in a candy store when mommy just said no.. the gouges on my arm looked like I got into a fight with a rabid cat.

It's all good though, He's a Monitor, he behaves like a monitor.. that tells me we did something right.

emilie · 03-31-11, 12:27 PM

i admire your ambition, i probably wouldnt be strong enough to hold him....

infernalis · 03-31-11, 11:52 PM

We love our little dinosaur. One day I want nothing more than to build a room in the basement that's like 8 feet square so he can find more things to do and stay more occupied.

A web cam in the corner up high looking down would be cool.

Lankyrob · 04-01-11, 02:23 AM

That is our ideal plan for getting one Wayne, our dream place would have a room with about six foot of dirt for digging etc, a swimming pool that accesses a totally secure heated outdoor area in order to provide as "natural" an area for him as possible.

infernalis · 04-01-11, 02:28 AM

That would be so sweet.

mo9e64 · 04-01-11, 07:03 AM

it's nice to see someone with a great passion for their monitor,Infernalis,A 8' square cage would be great for a Sav.This weekend i'm starting a 10 x 6 cage for my Bluetails-it'll be a lot of work but well worth it. Moe

infernalis · 04-01-11, 07:58 AM

I figure if I build the room up on cinder blocks it will allow a lot of room for radiant heating from below.

With a proper zone valve installed, I can have the hot water from my boiler furnace circulate under his room. With a double thermostat set up it would use our existing house heat to maintain his cage temps.

Our wood stove is going in the basement also, I am going to love it. The heat will rise up and all our floors will be warm, but it will also keep that basement toasty all winter long.

shaunyboy · 04-01-11, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by infernalis

I figure if I build the room up on cinder blocks it will allow a lot of room for radiant heating from below.

With a proper zone valve installed, I can have the hot water from my boiler furnace circulate under his room. With a double thermostat set up it would use our existing house heat to maintain his cage temps.

Our wood stove is going in the basement also, I am going to love it. The heat will rise up and all our floors will be warm, but it will also keep that basement toasty all winter long.

^^^^^
that sounds like a great plan you giving good old chomper his own room just as you would one of your human kids as they get older

the big guy is family after all...!!

cheers shaun

kenchenzo · 04-01-11, 04:17 PM

i have a young nile that is about 2 feet.
when he is big enough he will have a 14x12 room for himself with a filtered pool in it.

infernalis · 04-01-11, 04:18 PM

That's dedication..