First ever sins my first post on this forum, I intentionally posted to annoy you, yes it’s true!
I targeted you as the most competent keeper, got under your skin like some cyber nematode. Why? Simply because you are selective in whom you want to help, like many experienced keepers I know you are closed to new ideas, it’s your way or the highway.

I agree with your husbandry, in fact I will eventually set all my lizards in a more natural and present way, as for dehydration I assure you none of my lizards are dehydrated in anyway, they eat the flowers and fruits with relish as if it’s the base of there diets. They choose to eat them of their own, I did not force them or starve them in anyway.

Dehydrated or underfed lizards do not reproduce consistently as mine do, there’s a reason why I don’t keep them humid at all times, first they live in relatively dry forest with a wet monsoon season, there cycle starts with mating rituals and displays, they sent mark territories to recruit females and repel males, this sent marking can only be don on dry surfaces, every time it rains they must sent mark again. For this very same reason varanids keepers are failing to reproduce Asian species.

Also these dragons don’t drink well when kept in very humid conditions, this is probably the reason peoples need al kinds of water gimmicks, think about it, they can travel a few 100ft to drink in nature, why can’t they find water in a small enclosure?

I like you the way you are, I much prefer to annoy you and get your attention then to be unnoticed, you may not like to be challenged or questioned, in fact I think you prefer being left alone in your little happy world, however its challenges and questions that keeps us going forward, this allows progress.

You my friend can count on me to stir you up!
Thanks for allowing me to do so.

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