New Photos of my big guy

Toothless · 08-07-13, 05:57 PM

Snapped these the other day of Toothless. I'm in the process of adding another two levels to the enclosure, changing the second basking spot, and adding UVB.

Toothless · 08-07-13, 05:58 PM

Toothless · 08-12-13, 09:17 AM

Snapped a few more today

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Toothless · 08-12-13, 09:18 AM

Mikoh4792 · 08-12-13, 09:18 AM

Looks like a dinosaur

drumcrush · 08-12-13, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikoh4792

Looks like a dinosaur

Lol best comment I've ever read

boosh96 · 08-12-13, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikoh4792

Looks like a dinosaur

It's kinda funny/weird how he looks even more "dinosaur-y" than a lot of other Savs.. Lol.

Mikoh4792 · 08-12-13, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by drumcrush

Lol best comment I've ever read

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Originally Posted by boosh96

It's kinda funny/weird how he looks even more "dinosaur-y" than a lot of other Savs.. Lol.

I know the face reminds me of a T-rex.

formica · 08-12-13, 10:35 AM

nice pics

how are you maintaining high humidity in his nest? I notice you arnt using a 2ft soil setup, or are you?

Toothless · 08-12-13, 01:13 PM

He does look pretty prehistoric doesn't he

. I think it may be due to his very angular face. Kinda reminds me of one of those velosorapture thingys.

I have a 4 x 4 dig box for him with a foot and a half of soil since I'm on the second floor in my building so needed to watch the weight. The humidity stays constant at between 60-90% depending on where in the cage its measured from. I water the soil a few times a month.
The owner of the building stopped by today to look at my fridge and loved the enclosure

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h3h · 08-13-13, 03:10 AM

These guys are so cool. I wish I knew someone who had one so I could go over and play with it, but then leave. Lol. I don't know if I want this in my house, but they are way cool!

- h3

Toothless · 08-13-13, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by h3h

These guys are so cool. I wish I knew someone who had one so I could go over and play with it, but then leave. Lol. I don't know if I want this in my house, but they are way cool!

- h3

If you tried playing with mine you'd very quickly have quite a few lacerations and bruises

. I know some are able to be handled, but I like my guy just the way he is

. I've only touched him a few times in the past year and a half and that was only when he was distracted by food lol.

formica · 08-13-13, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Toothless

He does look pretty prehistoric doesn't he

. I think it may be due to his very angular face. Kinda reminds me of one of those velosorapture thingys.

I have a 4 x 4 dig box for him with a foot and a half of soil since I'm on the second floor in my building so needed to watch the weight. The humidity stays constant at between 60-90% depending on where in the cage its measured from. I water the soil a few times a month.
The owner of the building stopped by today to look at my fridge and loved the enclosure

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seems like a sensible compromise! i'm having to compromise on my Savs digging options aswell until I move house, I'm wondering, as its quite a busy interior, does he burrow, or use other areas to sleep?

also have you had him since being a hatchling?

Toothless · 08-13-13, 11:51 AM

That sucks! I just wrote a whole post but it got deleted!
Lets try again...
He likes to root around in the soil for bugs and such, but prefers to sleep under his water shelf rather than dig a burrow. I even added a man-made burrow under the soil in hopes he would use it, but I guess old habits die hard.
Here's a few pics of him growing up- I've had him since he was about 5-6 inches.

formica · 08-13-13, 12:11 PM

more awsome pics, I think you are right, and I suspect, just as with humans, Savs will choose the most convient place to sleep, why dig 150kg of soil when theres a nice warm and humid hiding spot readly available to sleep in! they are known to sleep in hollow trees, and even high up in the branches in wild (despite protests from some that this is absurd behavior for a Sav!)

I dont see any signs of dehydration or gout in the pics of him as an older Sav either, how old is he now?