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10-12-03, 03:45 PM
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Join Date: Oct-2003
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My monitor
Ok, since my savannah was a baby it has eaten its insects with the white powder stuff on them and pretty much everything that is white he thinks is food lol
But I did not think about this when I decided to put calcium sand into his tank...which is white
If he eats it i heard that it can potentially be good for him
But is it really if he eats it randomly and not by accident?
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10-12-03, 04:21 PM
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Join Date: Nov-2002
Location: Toronto
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Calci sand is pure garbage man!! it causes alot of problems. get yourself some dirt from outside that holds a good burrow!! But definatly, ditch the sand. Good luck!
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10-12-03, 05:03 PM
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Join Date: Jun-2003
Location: Near Hamilton, ON
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Yikes! As V.hb said, get rid of that crap! It does more harm than good.
If you do decide to get dirt from outside, be sure to go to somewhere "healthy." Somewhere distant from the city.
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10-12-03, 08:53 PM
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Join Date: Oct-2003
Age: 34
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Oh wow...wow...yeah umm thats bad lol
Ok anything other than dirt? thanx...because I cant go anywhere and my parents wont take me...would fertilizer work? just thought of that..maybe it could work
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10-12-03, 09:05 PM
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Location: Newmarket, ON
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Only for about 5 minutes...then your monitor will be dead.
Go by some organic black earth untill you can get some alkaline dirt...about $2.00 a bag.
Tell me what kind of heat and enclosure do you have set up.
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10-12-03, 09:08 PM
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Location: BC
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Fertilizer? Ummm....that would be a big NO!
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10-12-03, 09:37 PM
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Age: 34
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Ok well I have a water dish that is big enough for him to submerge in - I have a 50 watt heat light and a UV Light ESU reptile or something like that
- I have a rock and a log in there as well...he is a little more than a foot maybe 1'3" or 4"...his cage is 3 foot long and 1 foot wide...
He is a little more than a year old 2
and i didnt think the fertilzer would work either lol
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10-12-03, 10:06 PM
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Location: Calgary Alberta Canada
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The reason fertilizer wont work is that its POISON. Im no expert on varanids, but get some dirt from a store, then your sav can dig and burrow. How big is your sav?
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10-12-03, 10:11 PM
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Join Date: Oct-2003
Age: 34
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He is about 1'2" - 1"6" , I havent measured him in about a month so thats where the variation comes from
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10-12-03, 11:36 PM
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Join Date: Jun-2003
Location: Near Hamilton, ON
Age: 39
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Some people can be so ignorant and disrespectfull...
Tempest;
I would try and upgrade the cage soon as well as getting some good dirt in there...Try a 4 X 2 X 2 made of melamie or ply wood...something cheap if you don't have the money...
Feel free to PM or E-mail me should you have any more questions. Best of luck! 
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10-13-03, 12:06 AM
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B-Rep If a person is gona buy a herp all this stuff should be basic knowlege. come on sand for a monitor who filed his head with that. Then he comes here and asked if fertalizer is any better when he was specificly told that good old fascion dirt is the best way to go. Come on now. dont come here and start disrespecting somme of the ppl that have forgot more things about herps then almost anybody on this site could learn if they tryed.
they gave the advice who cares how it's given take it and learn we are not gona suger coat every thing for you ppl.
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10-13-03, 12:10 AM
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Location: Fort Worth, Texas
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okay first off before everyone gets all jumpy and such I just wanna add that this is, in fact, the internet... I don't think B-Rep realized the tone of voice used in the previous posts and therefore thought they were rude instead of helpful. I just want to point out that everyone did they're part and I don't think anyone really meant to be disrespectful or mean to Tempest. He's probably a first time monitor owner and needs some guidance, so dont spoil everything for him, just let him know what he needs to change and accept the fact that he might need a little help here and there. Just my input, thanks
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10-13-03, 08:18 AM
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Also, I highly doubt that a 50 watt is giving him the temperature that he requires.
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10-13-03, 08:29 AM
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Join Date: Nov-2002
Location: Toronto
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Anyways, Tempest.. Get yourself a good thermometer. make sure his basking spot is about 130 degrees. You dont need that UV bulb, but it really wont hurt. The rest of the enclosure should be 80 degrees. If you cant get to far for dirt just go into your back yard, you should be able to find a nice clean spot to dig up. Then use the black earth you purchased to fill the hole so your parents dont kill ya!! good luck.
By the way, i didnt see where anyone, including tempest was rude..
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10-13-03, 11:14 AM
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Re: My monitor
Quote:
Originally posted by Tempest
If he eats it i heard that it can potentially be good for him
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Calci-Sand is one of the worst substrates for any animal to be housed on. It acts like Tums (it is 100% the exact same ingredient), neutralizes the enzymes/acids in the gut, hindering proper digestion and absorption of anything (you know how on the Tums bottle is says not to take within 1-2 hours of any medication?). This can lead to impaction as well. Just another pet store pushed product to get more money 
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