Overall, Melinus are like a wart, you have it, it does not hurt, but its not fun either. If you stare at it, its kind of interesting, but after awhile you realize your better off without it.



They are not biters, but it may be more interesting and fun if they were. Also I think using biting a reason to like or dislike a monitor species is dumb. I do, sorry, its kinda like a person who does not express or act how they feel, but hides it inside. If you care about something, you want to know how it feels. With monitors, when they bite they are telling you, YOU OFFEND ME. And surely we should, we are big and ugly and bossy, and think we know everything. Its surprising they all don't bite.



One event made me love ackies, one of my first ackies would walk up my arm when I placed my arm in the cage. I would sometimes let it and other times, simply put it back in the cage. Then one day, I the palm of my hand to stop it and it pinched me, not a bite, a pinch. I laughed and fell to the ground laughing, I realized it was telling me to move my big fat hand. I then learned to listen to what they say. I learned that biting is one way they talk, to eachother and me.



My love of monitors is based on that, they talk. They teach me. I benefit from that, you know, learning. Melinus do not teach. If you already know, then melinus are no problem. But I like to learn.



Do they hide, as a species yes, but it kinda means, you have to give them something to hide it. Which sorta depends on your goals.



If your wanting to breed them and offer all sorts of cover for their mental benefit, you may rarely see them and the important stuff is done under cover. The fact that the worlds first breeding of this species occured by finding babies in the cage is PERFECT to discribe this species.



Are they awful? no, they are not that either. They are just kinda like a wart. You have them and they are just there. Of course, there are times in their lifes a day here, a week there. You may see them. Cheers

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