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dragonbreeder
at Wed Aug 15 08:46:50 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by dragonbreeder ]
Hey Robyn,
How¡¦s it going?
I meant new to melinus, I had already received my yellow prior to this posting and was hoping for some feedback from current keepers. I have had mangrove, peachthroat, argus, some really great rudis from you guys), flavi crosses, kimberlies, etc¡K and wanted to try something different.
I have him in an enclosure that has plenty of ground space as well as arboreal space. He seems to take advantage of all areas, spending much of the day climbing and much exploring the ground area and digging.
I have heard others state that these guys just hide and are not very exciting, but so far this one has been pretty interesting. We will see how this little guy works out. ļ
So far the best monitor I have ever had all around was the black roughnecks. I kept many of them through the years and they never fail to please. I hear many people say that the peachthroats are a favorite, but the one I had was not a good monitor to keep. I acquired it back in 1989 (when they used to be scientifically named ¡§karlsmidti¡¨ and were going for 1K). He was a young one with striking colors, and with a bright blue tail. I kept him in a very large home-built wood enclosure with plenty of ground cover and high branches. He ate well but had a very nasty temper. Changing his water bowl was always a challenge and this guy would actually lunge at you. He got me a few times (luckily I was wearing gloves), holding on with his sharp nails and twisting his head and pulling while biting like a little raptor. Outside of my peachthroat, I have never seen such an aggressive monitor, but I do know that mine was just a fluke and there are many keepers that have peachthroats that are not at all like that¡K
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- melinus - dragonbreeder, Tue Aug 14 22:54:56 2007
- RE: melinus - robyn@ProExotics, Tue Aug 14 23:57:46 2007
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