waters are good but get very big and have a dangerous bite.

I personaly dont like the smaler species, they just dont do it for me, I prefer many other smaller lizards then dwraf monitors, a matter of tast.

anyway back to nils!
they will teach you better then all other monitors, thats my no1 reason to recomand them.

now lets say the real things and forget about the (pet) mentality syndrome that so many are willing to judge on these forums.

the truth is reptiles have no real value as captives other then to teach us about them, to each keeper they will bring somthing diferent in this regard.

I got my first nil in the 70s and kept her in a 55gal for 7 years, no she wasent stunted and yes she was in good helth.

see in nature nils can take 5-7 years to mature, they are sumited to the elements, sure captives can be raised to adult size in one year on a stedy supply of heat, hydration and food.

however they can olso be kept in very good condition at a much slower past.
only you can judge if this option fits your needs, I personaly have no problems slowing down growth be it to sale last years leftovers or to let some adult a rest period while I work on others. Thers surly nothing wrong in wanting a slow growing pet.

rgds

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