Diet Question

kevyn · 02-06-05, 10:37 PM

I was wondering what the ideal diet and schedual is for a juvenile Savannah Monitor? Thanks.

Jeff_Favelle · 02-07-05, 01:52 AM

Crickets and pinkies. 4-5 times per week.

pinoiballer01 · 02-07-05, 02:50 AM

i just feed my savannah 1 mouse every other day.

Woodpusher · 02-09-05, 06:31 PM

Crickets and Mice are a widely accepted diet and have worked for many keepers including myself. I would however have to disagree and say that they are not an IDEAL diet.

A WIDE variety of insects (dusted) as well as the occasional eggs would be my choice for an ideal Juvie Sav. diet.

Slipknot · 02-09-05, 07:20 PM

I'd say an ideal diet would be crickets/roaches 4 days a week, mice 1 day a week and raw ground turkey 1 day a week...

kevyn · 02-12-05, 04:09 PM

When offing mice to Monitors, do you dangle them like with snakes or are they best placed in the cage? I'm speaking of f/t of course.

coldblooded · 02-12-05, 07:22 PM

So far, for the first year of life I have fed my savvy at the least 20-30 crickets a day sometimes more and 1 or 2 fuzzy mice every other day.

As for dangling the mice, I just just lay them on his basking spot and close the cage. Your savvy will find it, I'm sure of it.

kevyn · 02-13-05, 02:16 AM

Thanks very much for all the info.