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Well, I don't know what exactly you mean by tame, but they do not just attack for no reason, and they will tolerate some handling, but tire from it quickly. I do not handle them unless I have to for some reason, but not just to be playing with it or anything like that.
Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 407 Location: STL, Missouri
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:05 pm Post subject:
Swtbrat wrote:
WoW very beautiful!
I never had a monitor but I hear they are able to be tame,Is yours tame?
Thanks for sharing.
Brat!
with alot of handleing they can become quite "tame". but to me, when you use the word "tame" it just means that your monitor wont try to eat you every time you get close. lol
beautiful salvator by the way. i love varanids! im picking up a V.panoptes horni pretty soon. i cant wait but they arnt quite as "tame" as salvators. lol _________________ "To be great is to be misunderstood. . ."
Joined: Aug 15, 2007 Posts: 25 Location: orange county
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:14 pm Post subject:
great looking salvator! i especially like the third pic with the blue tongue, reminds me of a child after a good lollipop . I've always wanted to get one but i have never been able to provide the space for one!
Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 407 Location: STL, Missouri
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:25 pm Post subject:
its not asking alot from a reptile, i trust my tegu completely. its just alot from a monitor. they're too smart and calculating. they will always pick up on your weakness even if its used to you or "tame".
but i have to say, they are my favorite creatures! _________________ "To be great is to be misunderstood. . ."
Joined: Nov 30, 2006 Posts: 342 Location: Southern California
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:06 pm Post subject:
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its not asking alot from a reptile, i trust my tegu completely. its just alot from a monitor. they're too smart and calculating. they will always pick up on your weakness even if its used to you or "tame".
but i have to say, they are my favorite creatures!
I agree. I bought my tegus for tame lizards. I bought my monitors for monitors, not lap dogs. _________________ Animals: Too many.
Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 407 Location: STL, Missouri
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:33 pm Post subject:
i agree mike. im getting an argus purely for the fact that it is an argus monitor and i truely love these creatures. it could be out for a while but eventually will tell you(in an obvious way) that he is ready to go. if tegus can be called a "lap lizard" then an argus is your pit bull _________________ "To be great is to be misunderstood. . ."
Joined: Mar 22, 2007 Posts: 41 Location: Ottawa, Canada
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:44 pm Post subject:
I have owned V. salvator, V. niloticus, V. dumerilii, and V. kalabeck. I currently maintain a pair of V. acanthurus. The water was a nervous wreck when I got him at roughly 18". He would regurgitate, run full speed into the glass of his 100 gallon aquarium, etc.
I had to cover the sides and back of the aquarium, and place a removable curtain on the front so I could go into the herp room and not disturb him. After a year and a half of patience and gentle handling, he turned out quite nice. I could walk into his enclosure (12x8x7), sit down on one of his logs, and he would come over to me, climb up on me and let me hug him and chat with him. He eventually became leash trained and was a part of many herp presentations. He was the most awesome monitor I ever owned. The nile was just as nice, but he would always scratch into my head looking for something (I feared for my ears, but he never bit me).
Looks like he really enjoys the swim you provided.
Yeah, they love to get in there and play around. I have several of these 10 gallong plastic water containers that I keep dechlorinated water in and just fill the tub about half way full for them while I am cleaning their enclosures.
Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 407 Location: STL, Missouri
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:55 pm Post subject:
mumps wrote:
I have owned V. salvator, V. niloticus, V. dumerilii, and V. kalabeck. I currently maintain a pair of V. acanthurus. The water was a nervous wreck when I got him at roughly 18". He would regurgitate, run full speed into the glass of his 100 gallon aquarium, etc.
I had to cover the sides and back of the aquarium, and place a removable curtain on the front so I could go into the herp room and not disturb him. After a year and a half of patience and gentle handling, he turned out quite nice. I could walk into his enclosure (12x8x7), sit down on one of his logs, and he would come over to me, climb up on me and let me hug him and chat with him. He eventually became leash trained and was a part of many herp presentations. He was the most awesome monitor I ever owned. The nile was just as nice, but he would always scratch into my head looking for something (I feared for my ears, but he never bit me).
Chris
with handling and love, waters can become the most docile and friendly of all monitors. when i get my own place i am defiently getting one. they have been my favorite monitor since i got started into the varanids. _________________ "To be great is to be misunderstood. . ."
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. I've always wanted to get one but i have never been able to provide the space for one!
