Ahh, yes, now you have a monitor.

Remember what I said in an earlier thread:
"Your sav may go thru a personality change a week or so after you stop touching it & trying to get close to it. It may very well seem to turn meaner than a wolverine and appear aggressive, but it'll actually be acting defensively, not aggressively. Give it it's space, it will settle down over time by you just being in it's presence fairly often, not in it's face."

It's cage is it's territory, and it's gonna defend it. Respect it & it's territory by not getting close enough to get tail-whipped if at all possible. Slow, steady, deliberate movemet is the key. If it's too close to the water bowl when you need to change it, try to lure it away from it rather than encroaching upon the sav.

It will take a few months or so but it will eventually realize what you're doing (meeting it's needs) and allow you to do it. One "petting" session will set it back and could take months to undo. Patience is a virtue.

At that size it's gonna have a big feeding response to where it will most likely think it's gonna get fed every time you open the cage. In it's eyes, what comes in it's space, at the moment, is either food or a threat.

Be sure to keep the majority of the top covered with aluminum foil, plastic, or something to hold humidity in. If it frequently soaks in it's water bowl it's telling you that the humidity is too low in the cage.

If you're handy, or knows someone that is, here's a link to a DIY aquarium top that retains humidity quite well & is fairly simple to make. DIY Aquarium Top





Hang in there!
HH
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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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