Nearly all of us are newbies. I've had a monitor for just over a year now and I'm definitely still learnin'. I learn everytime I observe him or the other two I have, plus from what I read here and somewhere else. And yes, I'm a book buff, I love 'em. But fortunately I usually only get to read about half of all the books I've got. Hahaha!!!

I'm in the process of reading Daniel's sav book now. So far I like it, but I have no prior knowledge to compare it to. I like the way it's written, laid out, and it's not in large print like a child's book, like some others I've read.

I'm only in the 1st Chapter - "In the Wild," and I find it very informative. And to Daniel's credit, earlier, another author was quoted as saying, "...V.acanthurus, could lay two clutches, anything more and they will die." Daniel stated, "We know that in captivity savannah monitor lizards can produce clutches of eggs every few months, or even weeks," (The statement has a reference leading to a Herpetological Review 32(4): 244-245, done in 2001 by: Retes/Bennett) That quote is an excerpt from Page 29 of "The Savannah Monitor Lizard" The truth about Varanus exanthematicus By: Daniel Bennett & Ravi Thakoordyal 2003.

"sighthunter," definitely stick around, Frank could use another friend, after all, I think his dawg is gettin' pretty old. Hahahahaha!!!! Nah, just pickin' at him.
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Due to political correctness run amuck,
this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
Appalachian American

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