Thank you Jobi,
I appreciate the information very much. I know that what they do/eat in the wild is not going to impact my captive feedings much but I do really enjoy learning about them. I have also in the past fed one of mine a pidgeon and thought it was strange for a canopy feeder to pull the head off by biting the neck which is what happened- as this would risk dropping the food... Also, I have over the years never really seen any of mine vigorously shake food that was live as some other monitors do. They just catch and bite it and if it moves, they bite down on it some more- no shaking (hence, the use of the teeth). Sprackland is I'm sure a very nice man, but I did buy that book "Giant lizards" years ago, and after reading something about them(crocs) using the snout to push under bark for insects or some other ridiculous claim like this, I never read the book again... And, the stick insects stink, literally stink when handled and I can't imagine anything(besides some nasty mammal marsupial...) eating one out of necessity. Interesting that you posted that they don't care to eat lizards either, as I once kept a black tree monitor and a small group of burrowing lizards in with a pair of croc monitors. Also had roaches and crickets living in there too- the crocs only ate the rodents that I gave them. Again, thank you very much and if you feel like sharing any info about these animals any time, please do... Best to you- Mike

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