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Originally Posted by Pirarucu
As far as not feeding millipedes, wasn't there a theory about them rolling millipedes on the ground using their bottom jaw to encourage the millipedes to release their toxins? I'm not saying feed millipedes if you're not sure they won't hurt them, but I'm curious if anyone else has heard about them doing that. I saw a video of a Sav doing it to I think a hornworm, perhaps under the impression it was a millipede?
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Right, but it has been brought up that evolution has "shaped" Savannah Monitors to deal with African millipede toxins, however different species of millipede produce different toxin chemistry, and the Savannah Monitor is more than likely ill equipped to handle foreign toxins from species they normally do not consume.
With this question in mind, I will pass on offering millipedes.
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