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Old 12-17-12, 12:56 PM   #16
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He likes to get under the sofa and ambush your feet, he attacks, death rolls and takes off your sock then disappears back under the sofa only to run back to his cage and hoard a sock under a rock or in a burrow. :/ About 5 pairs of socks have met this fate.
Perhaps in a previous life he was a cat.





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Old 12-17-12, 12:57 PM   #17
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Perhaps in a previous life he was a cat.





he acts more like a weird dog/cat than a lizard. If you pull out shrimp or crawdad out BAM he instantly gets happy, he starts walking in circles all excited and will tripod until you give it to him.
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He is so energetic we have decided once a day to let him have an hour of supervised free roam. He likes to get under the sofa and ambush your feet, he attacks, death rolls and takes off your sock then disappears back under the sofa only to run back to his cage and hoard a sock under a rock or in a burrow. :/ About 5 pairs of socks have met this fate.
Lmao it sounds like one Bosc who has a lot of character, I really can't wait for mine to be able to come out without getting in the defensive mode when he finds his little spot (usually beside the bed). I noticed on another post you mentioned he goes mad for crayfish and starts tripoding and going in circles, he really does remind me of a dog either way you've got one wicked Bosc
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I too believe that usually it is a sign of dehydration or past dehydration.
One theory I've heard is that they can't lose water from under their scales, but when the vent is opened up there is an avenue for water loss. I'd have to say I doubt that would be significant enough to matter..
However, if I had to guess I'd say it is because the lizard is trying to get things moving. Just like a dehydrated lizard will get impacted with substrate, poo will be harder to get out. They are trying to make it a bit easier. LOL. If they had to do this at a young age, it would be possible they can grow used to it and will continue to do so even once they are in proper care.
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Lmao it sounds like one Bosc who has a lot of character, I really can't wait for mine to be able to come out without getting in the defensive mode when he finds his little spot (usually beside the bed). I noticed on another post you mentioned he goes mad for crayfish and starts tripoding and going in circles, he really does remind me of a dog either way you've got one wicked Bosc
actually he is an argus/goulds cross :3
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Old 12-20-12, 08:48 PM   #21
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Both of my savs poop in their water sources and on the substrate. My humidity is always 60% and higher. I'm fairly sure neither are dehydrated.
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Both of my savs poop in their water sources and on the substrate. My humidity is always 60% and higher. I'm fairly sure neither are dehydrated.
Makes one wonder if the pooping in the water is another of those myths perpetuated by forums?
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Makes one wonder if the pooping in the water is another of those myths perpetuated by forums?
I always thought water just stimulated them to poop. Kind of like snakes, if I soak my boas they have a habit of going potty. Maybe it relaxes them.
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I know that if my bum turned inside out every time I pooped, I would probably prefer to go in water too.
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Hahaha, now there's a mental image I could do without Wayne.
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I know that if my bum turned inside out every time I pooped, I would probably prefer to go in water too.
maybe thats the reason they sometimes do it rather than getting sand or rocks in their craw?
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Its relaxing to poop in water... Thats just speculation on my part.

varanids lose water through respiration, eyeballs and through there vent there skin ulike ours isnt really permeable.
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Its relaxing to poop in water... Thats just speculation on my part.

varanids lose water through respiration, eyeballs and through there vent there skin ulike ours isnt really permeable.
So much of everything is speculation with these amazing animals.

Well, not exactly everything, but a lot of what they do is still puzzling.
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It's amazing the things we are still learning. If anyone wants to own a monitor they should come here and read through all these posts.

Raptor my sav poo'd in the water dish when he was in his smaller viv, now that he is in his adult home I have not seen poo anywhere. He is growing like a weed, so he is pooing somewhere(maybe in the leaf litter?). There are lots of insects in there so I'm sure it's getting taken care of.
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It's amazing the things we are still learning. If anyone wants to own a monitor they should come here and read through all these posts.

Raptor my sav poo'd in the water dish when he was in his smaller viv, now that he is in his adult home I have not seen poo anywhere. He is growing like a weed, so he is pooing somewhere(maybe in the leaf litter?). There are lots of insects in there so I'm sure it's getting taken care of.
If your cage is right, poop should vanish within 48 hours.
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