What Monitor SHould I BUY - Page 2

chuck911jeep · 03-08-04, 11:40 PM

If you choose a baby of any species, you will learn fast to work with. Do your research on husbandry for the species you like the most before acquire it and listen to your own judgment. If you love salvator, go for it. If you like exanthematicus, it's your choice. But no matter the one you choose take one thing in consideration: some become tame and some don't, no matter the species. Lot's of people buy bocs monitor to take experience and after a while they think they have enough experience, put the savannah in the freezer and go for another species. Don't do that, buy the one you like the most at first and keep it.

Anole93 · 03-09-04, 12:02 AM

NILE

Anole93 · 03-09-04, 12:03 AM

the nile monitor is my favorite

Anole93 · 03-09-04, 12:06 AM

I know nothing about monitors i jus know the nile monitor is cute!

sheldon · 03-09-04, 12:22 AM

Ackie's are great to work with!

NewLineReptile · 03-09-04, 12:27 AM

Black Rough Neck Monitors and Niles are my fav's

Brandon

NiagaraReptiles · 03-09-04, 06:54 AM

Wow, Storr's and Glauerti suggested for starters? I've had experience with both, and surely wouldn't recommend them as good beginner monitors, but that's my opinion.

Ackies are by far the best choice.....Yellows in particular

JonK

BurmGuy87 · 03-09-04, 07:51 AM

Wow great suggestions everyone thanks!

Right now I am searching and printing out EVERY caresheet I find! Then I'm gonna go have a LOOOONG reading session in my room. I'm also pulling out all of my Reptiles magazines cause I have a few with monitor articles! So I am definately cramming here!

Thats good advice Chuck thankyou! I'm gonna pop the ? about having that room today........and if they dont go for it I'll have to narrow my choices down to a Tegu or Savannah....which I'm perfectly happy with but I wouldnt mind a go at a pair of Waters or Niles

Or hey.......maybe a TON of Ackies! LOL Thats actually not a bad idea cause Ackies are beautiful monitors!

BurmGuy87 · 03-09-04, 08:19 AM

Wow I just found an amazing site that has drained half of my black ink!!!!

http://aquasyst.rockin.net/nile.htm

I printed every part of it!!!

CDN COLDBLOOD · 03-09-04, 10:28 AM

I wouldn't even consider a nile or a water from the sounds of this thread. Like Jon said, your better off going with yellow ackies, the only problem is, they cost four times what a water or nile will cost initially. But, in the long run the nile and water monitor will prove to be far more expensive to keep. Whatever you choose, just think hard about why you want a particular species. And, Captive bred is always a better choice. You won't find any captive bred waters or niles kickin around these days (Ravi's the only one I know to have hatched some savannah's in recent history).
Good luck!
Brandon

John A · 03-09-04, 10:35 AM

Forget the care sheets, we all need REALITY SHEETS. go visit real dedicated keepers of all the reptiles you are interested in. also, go read my newest reply in the thread about water monitors. -john

BurmGuy87 · 03-09-04, 10:44 AM

I just read it and thanks. But as I said in that thread I am ready for the housing. But I just have to decide what to get. I am thinking of savs, ackies, tegus,....and MAYBE another nile. I had one previously as a rescue it was about 2ft. I gave it a good home

V.hb · 03-09-04, 12:57 PM

Don't buy a nile..... Trust everyone here, I actually never found storrs to hard to work with, but jonk is alot more knowledgable when it comes to dwarfs..... Go with his advice with the yellow ackies. You're pretty young, what happens if you go away to school etc, its alot easier to bring a tank with you, than an 8 foot nile enclosure...... or a bedroom...... heh

food was also mentioned, thats a huge price factor..

BurmGuy87 · 03-09-04, 01:04 PM

I know......I doubt I will but who knows. I will go with the Tegu probably...a 75% chance I will

reptiguy123 · 03-09-04, 01:10 PM

Ackies! Good luck!