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dekaybrown
at Wed May 7 07:18:23 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by dekaybrown ]
I just read this whole post, and wanted to relate.
Chomper (our Sav) was purchased for my girlfriend. She had a sav for 5 years until her ex husband killed it, not poor care, he MURDERED "Barney" with a knife.
He was beating on Dorothy and the monitor was bonded with HER, so Barney busted out of his enclosure and attacked the husband.
Now she was so happy when I presented her with chomper she was nearly in tears. (and knowing I cannot even squash a spider, she is confident that her monitor will not get killed this time)
Thing is, Chomper has bonded with me! and he quickly scurries into his burrow when she tries to reach in for him.
Moments later he will run up my arm and let me handle him.
I say him, but Chomper is too young right now to tell.
When Chomper first arrived, I thought a 10 gallon would suffice for a little while, WRONG! Chomper was nuts in there, so I built him a 3 foot by 2 foot by 2 foot box, put in some river clay dirt and installed a couple toilet paper tubes to start the entrance for the burrows.
We began tearing our "extra" living room apart, Making a proper reptile room. Chomper will have his own 10x10 (extra jacks in the basement to support the dirt) with radiant heat in the floor.
Hopefully chomper will recognize her as a caretaker also, time will tell.
Any pointers on warming him up to her would be appreciated.
Regards,
Wayne A. Harvey
our critters
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1.0.0 Ball Python - Python regius "Cane" Rescue
1.2.9 Storeria dekayi Casper, Xena, Athena, & Kids
0.0.2 Thamnophis marcianus - Checkered Garters "spot" & "Zig"
0.0.1 Thamnophis sirtalis - eastern Garter - Princess
1.0.0 Thamnophis pickeringi - Puget Sound Garter "Sky" (adult, Sky blue)
0.0.1 Nerodia sipedon - Water Snake - "Aqua"
0.1.10 Storeria occipitomaculata - Red Belly snakes
0.0.1 Amelanistic Corn Snake "CY" Juvinile CB
0.1.0. Pueblan Milk snake "Oreo" adult CB
1.0.0. ASIAN GREEN SNAKE 3' WC Cyclophiops major
0.0.1. Savannah Monitor "CHOMPER"
0.1.0. Green Anole "Crystal" WC
1.0.0. K9 "ACE" Black Cockapoo
0.2.0. Feline"Felix"(R.I.P. 4/27/08) "Kaja" & "Silver"
0.1.0. calico RAT
2.4.?? Mice - Feeder farm - Crickets / fish
More herps than I could ever list out back on the land. 
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If I may Jump in here - dekaybrown, Wed May 7 07:18:23 2008 
