Cassie eating a fuzzy. - Page 2

alessia55 · 04-20-12, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BarelyBreathing

While you're waiting for your roach colony to grow, there are other great prey items to offer to broaden her dietary spectrum.

From Savannah Monitors :
A proper Savannah Monitor diet would consist of Roaches, Crickets, Night Crawlers (Large earth worms) whole snails, garden slugs, superworms and Locusts (where available) with occasional rodents and certified chemical free organic whole shrimp & crayfish as treats.

infernalis · 04-20-12, 03:43 PM

From Ravi Thakoordyal, Co author of the book, established Savannah Monitor breeder...

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Originally Posted by Ravi

Hi Wayne,

As far as what I fed them......pretty simple. Mice and bugs. When they were young they received a lot of crickets, super worms, locusts, pinkies/fuzzies. Once they started to hit sub-adult sizes the ratio of bugs to rodents was reversed and they ate primarily mice. In captivity it is very difficult for most keepers to keep a savannah sufficiently fed on a diet of bugs...they just eat too much. I have no issues with a rodent based diet as long as the keeper is able to support the animals regulatory needs......meaning enough heat to properly digest those meals.
This is always a touchy subject with keepers and my views may not line up with yours or others but they're based on personal experience and results so take it with a grain of salt.
I'm a huge believer in the notion that there are many ways to accomplish the same goal and keeping monitors is no different.
Thanks,
--RT--

Akuma223 · 04-20-12, 04:36 PM

I'm obviously no expert in any way when it comes to reptile care but how would a mouse a week hurt a Savannah? If anything it should be good for them. Just because they don't normally eat mice in the wild doesn't mean we shouldn't feed them some. I think balancing the diet out between some mice and mostly bugs would be healthy, I'm sure in the wild they would eat mice if they could. Has anyone here had any problems feeding their sav's mice? If there aren't any obvious problems it should be fine. I think balancing things between natural and improved is a good way to do things.

Lankyrob · 04-20-12, 04:43 PM

Well i will hold my hands up and say i am wrong, Brady i wholeheartedly apologise for my misguided criticism.

Bradyloach · 04-20-12, 04:46 PM

Great point!

If a savannah monitor comes across a mouse do you think it would just say no im full of insects. Obvs it would turn around and eat it.

Bradyloach · 04-20-12, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Lankyrob

Well i will hold my hands up and say i am wrong, Brady i wholeheartedly apologise for my misguided criticism.

Thanks rob! i appreciate it

youngster · 04-20-12, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by BarelyBreathing

I'm not going to start a Daniel Bennett arguement here, but think about this: He says they don't eat them in the wild, yet suggests feeding them

With all due respect this example isn't really very fair. Just because it's not in their diet in the wild doesn't mean it's necessarily bad for them does it?

Example: Hoggies eat toads almost exclusively (I think) but in captivity they are fed almost exclusively on rodents. And you can't tell me a mouse is bad for a hoggie

Another example: Feral cats eat wicked gross stuff in the wild to survive because they have to, but that doesn't mean you should feed your cat garbage.

Again, BB not questioning your husbandry or anything, just sayin'.

exwizard · 04-20-12, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by infernalis

Not happening folks...

So I guess DAMN NEAR EVERY SINGLE Monitor specialist, field biologist, zoologist, breeder and author must be wrong????

Savannah Monitors The mouse page..

The video I am uploading right now is Littlefoot eating his first mice.

Brady, you did fine man..

Wayne, youre great.

Brady you keep it up. Cassie is and will continue to thrive in your caring hands. While I know nothing about Savs I do recognize when people love their animals and are doing what they can to take care of them.

infernalis · 04-20-12, 05:02 PM

My entire Savannah Monitor web site is built on a foundation laid by the greatest Monitor experts alive.

David Kirshner, Daniel Bennett, Michael Balsai, Dr. Sam Sweet, and now Dr. Gordon M. Burghardt.

Top professionals, Robyn Markland, Ravi Thakoordyal, Christian Castiell.

exwizard · 04-20-12, 05:04 PM

I also applaud you for backing up Brady when he obviously is doing what he can to take care of his Sav. Kudos to you.

infernalis · 04-20-12, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by exwizard

I also applaud you for backing up Brady when he obviously is doing what he can to take care of his Sav. Kudos to you.

Thank you.

Bradyloach · 04-20-12, 05:07 PM

I am going to pick up shrimp tomorrow. I found some that are cooked on the east coast and then frozen and sent here. no added salt. I will have a look tomorrow. Also im going to see if i cant find snails! I will only feed a rodent a week. thats it.... The diet will mostly be inverts

exwizard · 04-20-12, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Bradyloach

I am going to pick up shrimp tomorrow. I found some that are cooked on the east coast and then frozen and sent here. no added salt. I will have a look tomorrow. Also im going to see if i cant find snails! I will only feed a rodent a week. thats it.... The diet will mostly be inverts

Cassie couldnt possibly be in better hands.

youngster · 04-20-12, 05:12 PM

Brady I thought you were breeding snails? What ever happened to that?

Bradyloach · 04-20-12, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by youngster

Brady I thought you were breeding snails? What ever happened to that?

Well it wasent going good. It just didnt work... im thinking about breeding pond snails... apple snails dont work hah