Timor monitor questions - Page 2

varanus_mad · 02-26-13, 02:47 AM

Timorensis is possibly one of the worst choices for what you have in mind they are incredibly shy dont like to be handled dont like to be viewed

They are difficult to get right in captivity.

Personally im off the opinion this is one species that should be left in the wild.

They dont take to captivity well.

Lankyrob · 02-26-13, 04:13 AM

You keep mentioning wanting a "tame" monitor that you can interact with. If you read any of the monitor threads on here then what you really want is a monitor that is huffing and puffing and tail whipping you as these ones are more likely to be healthy and well looked after.

jhinton6932 · 02-26-13, 05:37 AM

lots of monitors dont take well to captivity...becuz the owner didnt take the time to ask questions and do some research from reputable sources. find forums where people have this species, its is thriving, and ask how much time and effort it took to get there. and Timors will not want a rope around their neck lol. get a dog if thats what you want to do, and if u want something to make ppl ooh and aah get a wolf hybrid, not a monitor, although both would be bad choices if thats your motive

Zosime · 02-26-13, 09:58 AM

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lots of monitors dont take well to captivity...becuz the owner didnt take the time to ask questions and do some research from reputable sources. find forums where people have this species, its is thriving, and ask how much time and effort it took to get there. and Timors will not want a rope around their neck lol. get a dog if thats what you want to do, and if u want something to make ppl ooh and aah get a wolf hybrid, not a monitor, although both would be bad choices if thats your motive

i have dogs their lame i like reptiles im going to get a monitor what ever all anyone has ever said is to not get one insted of actually helping me so screw it if it dies then it freakin dies what ever.....

DeadlyDesires · 02-26-13, 10:00 AM

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i have dogs their lame i like reptiles im going to get a monitor what ever all anyone has ever said is to not get one insted of actually helping me so screw it if it dies then it freakin dies what ever.....

and this is the reason you dont deserve a monitor lizard... you are too young and immature to understand the responsibility of owning and caring for one..

Zosime · 02-26-13, 10:12 AM

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and this is the reason you dont deserve a monitor lizard... you are too young and immature to understand the responsibility of owning and caring for one..

ok so you guys have been telling me since last year when i was on RF and iv done my research on monitors just not all of them.. just one and that was a savannah i know quite a bit about them and how to care for them and yet after a year of researching and not getting any other lizards im still not ready for one... then when will i be because getting constantly told no im not ready or what ever when i am iv been breeding my colonies of super worms and dubia roaches,, and when the monitor comes im going to get hissing cockaroaches and have acouple thousand crickets at all time..... I know the responsibility of caring for them i know what it takes iv watched all of your guyses threads for a year on RF and other fourms and i have nothing but time to devote to the monitor and im going to be building really good cage for it by the end of this month or i will try but it will get built before i buy a monitor and i saw you cage build for your savannah so i have the concept of building a cage... Why do you say im immature because you only know what i type through the computer... thats really small minded to think like that i troll alot on the computer but when i actually need help i will take the time to read it go over it write it down and remeber it i have care sheets for almost all the reptiles i asked about through out the year...

Gregg M · 02-27-13, 08:42 PM

You cant smell a troll??? Stop feeding into this, please....

War Machine · 02-26-13, 10:11 AM

Get an adult Niloctus, Salvator, or Albig. And try and put a leash on it

DeadlyDesires · 02-26-13, 10:13 AM

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Get an adult Niloctus, Salvator, or Albig. And try and put a leash on it

lol no kidding..

Zosime · 02-26-13, 10:14 AM

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Get an adult Niloctus, Salvator, or Albig. And try and put a leash on it

you want to buy it for me

smartass

Lankyrob · 02-26-13, 10:51 AM

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i have dogs their lame i like reptiles im going to get a monitor what ever all anyone has ever said is to not get one insted of actually helping me so screw it if it dies then it freakin dies what ever.....

This attitude is exactly the reason why people are responding to you in a negative way. How old are you? From your responses and inability to take advice and negative feedback i would guess you are a teenager?

This is a living breathing creature you are talking about, and you couldnt care if it died? If that is the case then you dont deserve to have any animals

Zosime · 02-26-13, 11:38 AM

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This attitude is exactly the reason why people are responding to you in a negative way. How old are you? From your responses and inability to take advice and negative feedback i would guess you are a teenager?

This is a living breathing creature you are talking about, and you couldnt care if it died? If that is the case then you dont deserve to have any animals

im 17.. yeah i understand that and well i would care if it died but its just pissing me off because iv waited a year to learn from the mistake i had with my first Savannah monitor it had had parasites and then it died at the vet..and i only had it for 3 days before i brought it to the vet.. i was very upset about that so i waited a year and did research read alot wrote down a care sheet and got plans for a cage set out so i can get a Sav monitor..But i did a little reading on timor monitors and someone on another fourm said the care was a little like sav's just like humidity and temp wise not cage, I didnt know they were skittish or what ever i thought they were like savs temp wise i didnt know... MY BAD... thats why i was asking questions here because i wasnt sure i didnt know i read some sheet for like 30 min on timor's and for all i know it could have been wrong so there is no need to say i shouldnt have any monitors its just pissing me off because iv been waiting for a year wanting to get another monitor and then when i ask for help people just say i shouldnt get one >.< thats not helping me im going to get one ither way i just want to go through my options and see if there is something smaller than a sav and is under 200$

DiscoPat · 02-26-13, 11:51 AM

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im 17.. yeah i understand that and well i would care if it died but its just pissing me off because iv waited a year to learn from the mistake i had with my first Savannah monitor it had had parasites and then it died at the vet..and i only had it for 3 days before i brought it to the vet.. i was very upset about that so i waited a year and did research read alot wrote down a care sheet and got plans for a cage set out so i can get a Sav monitor..But i did a little reading on timor monitors and someone on another fourm said the care was a little like sav's just like humidity and temp wise not cage, I didnt know they were skittish or what ever i thought they were like savs temp wise i didnt know... MY BAD... thats why i was asking questions here because i wasnt sure i didnt know i read some sheet for like 30 min on timor's and for all i know it could have been wrong so there is no need to say i shouldnt have any monitors its just pissing me off because iv been waiting for a year wanting to get another monitor and then when i ask for help people just say i shouldnt get one >.< thats not helping me im going to get one ither way i just want to go through my options and see if there is something smaller than a sav and is under 200$

Why not get another type of lizard that can live in something that is easy to move?

At 17 I assume you will be moving out of your parents house within the next few of years.

Moving with a monitor that requires a cage larger than 4x2x2 is really hard to move. even moving a 4x2x2 sucks. I am renting a place now and I am kicking myself for not building Steve's cage with wheels, I will eventually have to move even if it is 3 years from now. It is going to be near impossible to move that enclosure and I will probably have to pay rent at 2 places at once and build a new enclosure at the new place, With Wheels this time. Then move Steve to the new enclosure and tear apart the old enclosure.

If you absolutely have to have a monitor for some reason build the enclosure with reenforced wheels. Remember the enclosure will have around a ton of dirt in it.

infernalis · 02-26-13, 11:30 AM

whoa.... regroup.

try this again polite this time.

I know exactly who this is, and if you guys (including me) give him the time, he will learn.

Just try and answer his questions in a civil manner.

And no more calling people smartass if you really want to learn, ask questions, take the good with the bad..

Now in all honesty, taking any large lizard out where the public can interact with it is not a good thing.

I made that mistake once with Chomper, and some idiot started up a dirt bike, the sound freaked him out and things got real ugly quick.

Zosime · 02-26-13, 11:54 AM

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And no more calling people smartass if you really want to learn, ask questions, take the good with the bad..

Now in all honesty, taking any large lizard out where the public can interact with it is not a good thing.

I made that mistake once with Chomper, and some idiot started up a dirt bike, the sound freaked him out and things got real ugly quick.

alright. ok i understand that now i didnt know iv'e seen videos on YT with theirs out at the park so i thought i could do it to but now i know that it isnt smart so i wont do it. Yeah that dosnt sound like a good situation lol i wouldnt want to deal with a scared like 3-4 foot monitor outside