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01-23-04, 07:08 PM
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another sav question
Im posting a link because the post started out to be showing a pic of my sav thats starting to do better..but i have a question right under it..plz look at it if you know ur varanids 
http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/showt...threadid=35762
thanks a lot!!
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01-23-04, 08:06 PM
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Hey posted here as it'l be moved if it was there..
he looks kind of emaciated to me, possibly dehydrated?
is he eating every time food is offered now?
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01-23-04, 08:15 PM
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yea..and he deffinetly has a full time supply of water. I made the water fall on one end of a tub and the other end is like a soaking, drinking hole. Would he be scared of the running water?
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01-23-04, 08:16 PM
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oo and whats emaciated? same as dehydrated??
How can you tell, maybe if i look at him without looking through a picture i can verify this..thanks for the concern and info!
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01-23-04, 09:20 PM
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He doesn't look good. Does he have access to 130F + basking spot, as well as unlimited food? It takes literally no time at all for these guys to bounce back from being real thin and/or dehydrated. Not like a snake at all. If its been any length of time that he's looked like this, I'd say you have problems that either you haven't fixed yet, or you have problems with the monitor that aren't fixable.
Post pics of the cage and you will get 1000x more help. 99% of keeping monitors is how you set up the living arrangements.
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01-23-04, 09:44 PM
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what jeff said man,
we need to see how you're doing things.
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01-23-04, 10:14 PM
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k ill get them up asap..and yea the basking spot is about 120..is that to low?
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01-23-04, 10:21 PM
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You may want to consider packin some rat pinks/pups and fuzzies into that fella, I never cout the crix yiou give him just put handfulls in (I dust mine0. I always have a few dozen just running aroundthe enclosure at all times.
Good Luck
Brian
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Last edited by asphyxia; 01-23-04 at 10:23 PM..
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01-23-04, 10:22 PM
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thats how i try and have it..im gonna buy 7 dozen tomorrow because there are a lot of places for them to hide and maybe he isnt seeing them. Im also gonna buy some silks because he seems to like those...i tried feeding him pinkies but he doesnt seem to notice anything unless it moves..how do you guys feed yours pinkies?
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01-23-04, 10:24 PM
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here are some pics of the enlcosure...plz dont be harsh if im doing something wrong..i want to learn, and thanks for the concern and info...
the baskin spot you see is just at 120..should i get a higher wattage bulb?
under the rocks is a good hideing spot on the warm side
in this picture there is a hide right outside the water fall tub where the cork bark is..and the tub is where he can get a drink whenever he wants
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01-23-04, 10:25 PM
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there is a uvb light in there aswell..i know some people dont use it but i added it anyways just for more light and to help him anyways
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01-23-04, 10:27 PM
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how much should i throw in the tank, food wise. How many crix, or mice should i feed each day? Caresheets out there arnt very good...ive read as many as a i can but all they say about diet is that they eat mice and all sorts of insects..at the store near me i have available all different kinds of rats/mice, silks, wax, butters, crix, and im pretty sure they have super worms as well..what should i buy and give him each day?
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01-23-04, 10:29 PM
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Hi, to answer 2 posts up
7 dozen may last him 2-3 days IMO you need to start purchasing crix amd mealies by the 1000's ($25.00 BTW), I feedboth F/T and live to my 9 monitors.
Just but the pinks in a heavy bowl like the ceramic ones.
B
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01-23-04, 10:30 PM
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i did that but they just end up rotting
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01-23-04, 10:38 PM
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lol this thread is getting messy
and Im getting messed up in the order but let me say a few things
1 Get dirt lots like 10-12"
2. loose the rocks before they slip and crush the little dude.
Random Notes:
You need a different light IMO try a flood for a wider beam
Rotting Rinks- No one said that it would be cheep
As the sav is still small I would build it a stack like this
To build one see this:
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/sh...049&ppuser=985
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Associated Serpents Inc.
The Green Mile-Rodent Feeders
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Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes.
That way, when you criticize them you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
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