Hello Jobi & Frank,
Once again, I'm very greatful that you both have shared some experience and wisdom here with Me and any others willing to read and learn.
I do not know of any lizards that my crocs have eaten. One of my lizards did bite one of the black tree monitors that was living amongst them (neck bite, for climbing on her I guess "without asking"- startled, as you said they turn when touched quickly. Yet, I have touched them on occasion (always after they saw me) but looking in their eyes while doing this seems to provoke mine to hiss and blow. I have in the past had large rudicollis live among them also and they over or on eachother - no problems... but large rudicollis will eat blacktrees... I do have a skull from a large male that succumbed to a wound quickly and died(before a vet could work) after a bad pairing with an intolerant male. This was well before I learned to sex them with any accuracy and as I have mentioned before here, I still have a tough time sexing today- at least, it's not a male unless I can SEE it's a male. That almost broke my "love affair" with croc monitors because I was bonded to that animal- him not to me- but after years, I to him. I too have fed a rabbit, a big dead one that was in the freezer for some time(took forever to nuke it!) I did this on the assumption that komodo's would "meet" or socialize over food... stupid or not, I did it and they ate up and tore it up- this was with glass front doors and it was wiped up on the glass- what a mess... Jobi, I know that I have mentioned the lighter faced(nosed) variety with the smaller disordered spots on the back and body. I have seen pictures from Indonesia I think at a park in Bali, of these animals. Do you know of this specific population/locale? I have one female that is the very dark black with big yellow spots and no speckling and some that have more white speckling on the head and much more yellow. Well again, I have greatly enjoyed and learned- thank you both- Mike

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