Savannah Monitor skin issue

[Pirarucu]

Originally Posted by smy_749

Flatrock lizards? I always wondered how hot they bask at, since they move like lizards on crack.

Uromastyx and smaller monitor species. I have not seen flatrocks bask at temps that high, but that may be because I don't have much experience with flatrocks, nor do I know anyone who has offered them temps that high. I think more lizards will use those temps than most people think, so it wouldn't surprise me.

[mygabriella]

Ok... and if I wanted to feed a diet of mostly mice... How many and how often would you guys feed her?? Shes eating fuzzies... F/T. But she would eat until she blew up if I let her.

[DeadlyDesires]

I feed mine 1 wiened rat every other day usually and between those days i switch between roaches shrimp and night crawlers

[DeadlyDesires]

Originally Posted by Pirarucu

Uromastyx and smaller monitor species. I have not seen flatrocks bask at temps that high, but that may be because I don't have much experience with flatrocks, nor do I know anyone who has offered them temps that high. I think more lizards will use those temps than most people think, so it wouldn't surprise me.

Slayer has some flat rock lizards I don't know if he is on this forum or not but he offers same husbandry as monitors and they love it.

[smy_749]

Originally Posted by Pirarucu

Uromastyx and smaller monitor species. I have not seen flatrocks bask at temps that high, but that may be because I don't have much experience with flatrocks, nor do I know anyone who has offered them temps that high. I think more lizards will use those temps than most people think, so it wouldn't surprise me.

well I know that uros cover some very very hot parts of the middle east (like saudi) where the air temps reach 120 during the day so that doesn't surprise me at all. I'm going to Jordan in about 1 month, I will bring my temp gun with me and take some pics, although it won't be the hottest season they will still be basking.

[Pirarucu]

Originally Posted by DeadlyDesires

Slayer has some flat rock lizards I don't know if he is on this forum or not but he offers same husbandry as monitors and they love it.

Most animals do. My retic happily utilizes basking temps of 130F...

[mygabriella]

Ok cool. Thanks. My petstore doesnt carry much for reptile food. Half the time they are out of mice which is ridiculous. But im just trying to get an idea of the correct amount to feed her. Thats about what Ive been doing every other day.

[smy_749]

Originally Posted by mygabriella

Ok cool. Thanks. My petstore doesnt carry much for reptile food. Half the time they are out of mice which is ridiculous. But im just trying to get an idea of the correct amount to feed her. Thats about what Ive been doing every other day.

Order your mice online or find a local breeder, takes the stress out of going to a petstore to pay double the price every few days. Having them in the freezer is so much easier. You can also get chicks or baby quail, along with other things, but yea, I would advise finding a local breeder with a clean professional setup, or just order online. And seriously consider dubias. I keep mine in my bedroom closet with all my clothes, if they smelled someone would have told me by now , and I've never seen an escapee (they are in a tub inside a tub inside an aquarium and they've never even escaped the actual housing into the second tub)

[mygabriella]

Yeah no one does it in my area that I know of. I have ordered online. I cant do roaches... thats freaky. Haha!

[smy_749]

Originally Posted by mygabriella

Yeah no one does it in my area that I know of. I have ordered online. I cant do roaches... thats freaky. Haha!

They aren't as bad as you think, once you eliminate the ability to fly and crawl up walls. I honestly think you would get over the gross factor in a week or 2 of dealing with them. And its very nutritious....free endless supply of food. You can also get frozen roaches though.

Oh, and if you order online and can pay a bit more, order rats not mice, and fuzzy's not pinkys!

[poison123]

Originally Posted by mygabriella

Yeah no one does it in my area that I know of. I have ordered online. I cant do roaches... thats freaky. Haha!

Your telling me these don't look like fun? http://i1261.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0ee27c06.jpg

[smy_749]

Originally Posted by poison123

Your telling me these don't look like fun? http://i1261.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0ee27c06.jpg

Are those hissers? I used to keep mine in a bin similar to that one, but I found that the sides did have a slight slant to them, and the nymphs were climbing up (they never got out but still). I ended up switching over to a more vertically oriented tub, drilled a million holes in the bottom so that all the new babies and feces falls through. I like everything to be organized, including my roaches hahahaha

[mygabriella]

Originally Posted by poison123

Your telling me these don't look like fun? http://i1261.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0ee27c06.jpg

Nope def. Not! Superworms are about as gross as I can stand.

[poison123]

Originally Posted by smy_749

Are those hissers? I used to keep mine in a bin similar to that one, but I found that the sides did have a slight slant to them, and the nymphs were climbing up (they never got out but still). I ended up switching over to a more vertically oriented tub, drilled a million holes in the bottom so that all the new babies and feces falls through. I like everything to be organized, including my roaches hahahaha

Yep they are hissers (funny little feeders when they fight at night lol). They can climb anything from glass to plastic even the adults. I put vaseline around the top so they cant climb out.

[poison123]

Originally Posted by mygabriella

Nope def. Not! Superworms are about as gross as I can stand.

Its gonna take a lot of super worms to fill up an adult sav lol. I keep both dubias and hissers and they really are not bad. Crickets are just flat out nasty.