Sad but true (food for thought)

[mdfmonitor]

Originally Posted by BH Varanus

Enountered the locust issue back when i had my first monitor...lol sucks..ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Most of us find out the hard way!!

has anyone got any footage of big monitors eating insects?? can't remember seeing any & it's something i'd really like to see!!

[varanus_mad]

Originally Posted by BH Varanus

all in all a good varanus debate is always good for the experienced keeper. I hope anyone reading our post doesn't view this convo as a verbal combat but as a reason to dig deeper into their own keeping strategies.. Bravo gentlemen. a tips list is a good idea 'md'

To be honest I find it hard to follow your stand point... But then again I'm a big believer in the KISS strategy,


Aside from your dietary changes in v. Ornatus how did your husbandry differ from the standard,

125f -160f basking spot 75f-90f temp range and a decent humidity gradient?

I am also assuming you provided for digging facilities to?

While it is true that monitors differ in dentition and head shape they all tend to use a similar range of temperatures, and humidity options... We also have an extremely limits range of feeder options, and while I fully understand your approach of inverts and carrion over mice again it seems to work for all species of varanid with the exception of odatria who deffinatly do better on an invert based diet versus a mice one.

ATB Shane,

[infernalis]

Originally Posted by mdfmonitor

has anyone got any footage of big monitors eating insects?? can't remember seeing any & it's something i'd really like to see!!

I would like to see as well, although now that I have a hissing roach colony, it's not hard to imagine, those beasts are some seriously massive insects.

a bug the size of a mouse demands respect.