best monitor?

[snakemann87]

ok, in reply to asphyxia, at the time i could build a 6x3x4, the price of stuff doesn't matter as long as the monitor stays healthy. I like monitors with a good temperment, around 3ft, maybe 4ft. I really like the monitors with narrow snouts, and what do you mean by kids stuff? Im confused with that question.

[norman]

he meant do you have any kids... probably not seeing as you are 15.

[snakemann87]

yeah i dont have any, lol

[snakemann87]

i think ive settled on a sav. about how big of a cage will i need for a female, what will i feed it, etc. Just searching for your opinions.

[BAZ]

Read Ravi's book on the Savannah monitor if you think you are ready for a 3 to 4ft monitor.

Females are smaller than males but there is no way of telling at a young age. I thought one of mine was a female until I saw it pop out it's hemipenes at about a year of age.

Ravi captive breeds Savannahs in Toronto but I don't think he has any available yet so talk to him about those.

But before you do anything I would say that you must get Ravi's book on Savannah monitors and read it first. His website is www.themonitorspot.com

[BAZ]

Please buy a book on Savs before you buy the animal.

A sav needs space. MINIMUM for a 3ft female would be 6ft by 2ft according to some. You need to give it about a foot and a half to 2ft depth of dirt to dig in.

Babies do well on crickets, meal worms and the occasional pinky (like once a week). Adults to well on a rodent diet. Whole prey items like rodents will give it all the nutrients it needs. The occasional ground turkey (like once a week) dusted with calcium and vitamin suppliment is good too for an adult but make the basis of it's diet rodents when an adult.

You need to give it a basking spot of about 130 degrees and the cool end of the cage needs to be in the low 80s. Loads of hiding spots. Large enough water dish to soak in. Keep the humidity up.

But like I said before.. buy the book first.. read it.. then buy the monitor.

[snakemann87]

sorry, i posted in varanid pics that i have decided on a red tegu, i am more interested in the tegu species, they are very neat little guys, thanks for the info though, i will eventually get a sav when im older.