New Salvator photos from Vital Exotics

[Vital Exotics]

I thought I would show you guys some updated photos of the Water Monitors we have at Vital Exotics….Salvators are my favorite species of reptile and I enjoy everyday interacting and watching these guys! Such awesome animals!

CBB Type 2 Albino Male, the purples on this guy are amazing in person!







CBB Het Type 2 Albino Female, even she has a different color to her. Almost purple instead of black:



Black Dragon female, ready to lay another clutch soon:





Black Dragon female and High Yellow male, this pairs clutch hatches in less than 2 months:

[Vital Exotics]

One of our big males outside at our land for an afternoon of sun, swimming and exploring:





CBB Vital Exotics High Yellow hatchlings, our next and last clutch of 2013 hatches in a week or so:







Hatchling raise up enclosures:



One of our adult enclosures:

[MDT]

Kris, I always love looking at the pics you post. Your enclosures are fantastic and the animals are amazing! Congrats on your projects dude! Keep the pics coming

[V87]

Originally Posted by Vital Exotics

I thought I would show you guys some updated photos of the Water Monitors we have at Vital Exotics….Salvators are my favorite species of reptile and I enjoy everyday interacting and watching these guys! Such awesome animals!

CBB Type 2 Albino Male, the purples on this guy are amazing in person!







CBB Het Type 2 Albino Female, even she has a different color to her. Almost purple instead of black:



Black Dragon female, ready to lay another clutch soon:





Black Dragon female and High Yellow male, this pairs clutch hatches in less than 2 months:

May I ask wots with the black dragon pairing ??? Isn't that a mixing if sub sp ?????? Whhhhhhyyyy ...

[smy_749]

Is the black dragon another species? I thought it was just like the 'night niles' at BHB. Also, can these albinos see well or are they like the albino niles / iguanas?

[stephanbakir]

Varanus salvator komaini. They are their own ssp.

[smy_749]

Originally Posted by stephanbakir

Varanus salvator komaini. They are their own ssp.

Is vital the only person in the US with these?

[stephanbakir]

Nah, tons come into the country, most end up in the hands of morons and die quickly, or live terrible lives. Compared to most quality reptile collections, vital exotics is top notch, and blows away the competition in terms of caging and care.

[smy_749]

Originally Posted by stephanbakir

Nah, tons come into the country, most end up in the hands of morons and die quickly, or live terrible lives. Compared to most quality reptile collections, vital exotics is top notch, and blows away the competition in terms of caging and care.

Yea, and photography too. I like the retic pics better than the waters though.

[Vital Exotics]

Thanks for the compliments guys. The "Black Dragons" used to be looked at and classified as a subspecies up until a few years ago, when they were re-classified as basically a melanistic Salvator. Plus there have always seemed to be different localities of the Black's not necessarily a separate species or sub-species due to many degrees of varying head and body structure. The Blacks are fairly rare here. They used to come in wild caught here and there over the years, but they are and were very hard to deal with (being WC) and most have not ended up in proper care. They have only been bred (mated, laid and hatched out offspring) so far by one person worldwide, a friend of mine, Quetzal in Costa Rica, and that was 4-5 yrs ago. I should have some in a few months as well as the Black X High Yellow locality crosses. I really enjoy working with this species. They are great if you are up for the work and commitment.

[Evolieno]

I have never seen a black one, and I must say it is stunning!!!

[V87]

Originally Posted by Vital Exotics

Thanks for the compliments guys. The "Black Dragons" used to be looked at and classified as a subspecies up until a few years ago, when they were re-classified as basically a melanistic Salvator. Plus there have always seemed to be different localities of the Black's not necessarily a separate species or sub-species due to many degrees of varying head and body structure. The Blacks are fairly rare here. They used to come in wild caught here and there over the years, but they are and were very hard to deal with (being WC) and most have not ended up in proper care. They have only been bred (mated, laid and hatched out offspring) so far by one person worldwide, a friend of mine, Quetzal in Costa Rica, and that was 4-5 yrs ago. I should have some in a few months as well as the Black X High Yellow locality crosses. I really enjoy working with this species. They are great if you are up for the work and commitment.

So ur saying varanus komaini is now no longer a sub sp of salvator ?????
As I knw melanism happens in alot of the sub sp but to me that look a seperate sub sp .....
As it looks to me a komaini breeding with a different sub sp maybe a bivittatus ??? If so should that mixing of sub sp b happening .. ??

[Vital Exotics]

V 87...V. Komaini is no longer a sub-species like I said above. There have always been "Black Dragons" that seem to have different structures, etc suggesting that there are more than one locality with all Black Salvators, so basically, when V. Komaini was looked at as a sub-species, there were other Black ones who should not have fallen under its classification anyways, due to differences. I have bred my Reptile Guru male (Marmoratus X Macromaculatus cross) to my female Black Dragon.

[smy_749]

Originally Posted by Vital Exotics

V 87...V. Komaini is no longer a sub-species like I said above. There have always been "Black Dragons" that seem to have different structures, etc suggesting that there are more than one locality with all Black Salvators, so basically, when V. Komaini was looked at as a sub-species, there were other Black ones who should not have fallen under its classification anyways, due to differences. I have bred my Reptile Guru male (Marmoratus X Macromaculatus cross) to my female Black Dragon.

How much are you going to sell the blacks for (an arm and a leg?) , and have any ideas what the cross will look like?

[Vital Exotics]

smy_749...I have to see what the Black X High Yellow clutch hatches out as, before I price anything. If the melanistic gene is simple recessive then the Black ones will be harder to make, which will make them more expensive for me to produce and take more work. If it is dominant or Incom Dom, then they will be easier to produce, so I can make the price lower. Watch my Facebook page or Reticulated Pythons | Ball Pythons | Water Monitors | Black Dragons | Crocodile Monitors | Vital Exotics for updates. Thank you.
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