I find it interesting that sav keepers (the majority of the new ones) have this laundry list of ground meat and bugs and dustings and "treats" they feed their sav to provide it the nutrients it needs. Yet, they don't get that something whole and simple like a mouse will replace all of it. Why would you even want to feed it all those things when one simple food item will work and is proven? If you're feeding your monitor a food that has to be dusted with nutrients to be complete, wouldn't that suggest it's not the right food item?

Before I got my Black Throat 6 years ago I read all the care sheets and internet postings, and it was common to hear suggestions of ground turkey and roaches and crickets and dust them with this or that, but then I'd talk to guys who'd raised and bred them for years and said not to waste my time with all that stuff and just feed them whole prey. It just makes sense.

It would be like eating a pizza. You eat a slice or two and you're done. It's simple, quick, and effective. But then your neighbor says he's got a better way. He eats; flour, salt, sugar, tomatoes, basil, cheese, pepperoni, green peppers, onions, olives... Well, hopefully you get the point. Yeah, you could eat all that stuff to get the same result. Or you could just eat one thing and make it easier on everyone.

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