From what I have read she is right. Feed it smaller meal but more often. Pinky mice are good for growing babies since they need a lot of calories for growing. Then work your way up to fuzzy, have grown, and so on as it gets older according to their size, making sure it isn't too big. Try to feed it smaller meal everyday if you can, or at least every other day for growing babies. Here is the guideline on how to feed monitor according to some research I have done. Feed smaller babies and juvies more often since it is growing. Try feeding smaller one more often since it doesn't have a lot of energy reserve like a large fully grown monitor. Once it's fully grown you can cut back on the mice and only feed him enough so he doesn't get obese. If he does get obese try cutting back the mice and make sure he gets to move around a lot until he looses weight. According to Melissa Kaplin, mice (whole preys) are fine for adults if you use it cautiously, making sure it doesn't get obese. I tend to agree with her since large lizards, like monitors, probably needs something more substancial to nourish their body. Crickets and other inverts just doesn't have enough protein, fat, vitamins and minerals for these big guys. I hope that helps you!

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