Absolutely right. I love my Nile but he is a stinker. If you don't have experience with reptiles, start out slow. Get a Tokay gecko and see how you like a small angry lizard before you get a big angry lizard, because more than likely you monitor will get nasty. I love the Nile behavior and have been able to calm him slightly but its a challenge that can eaisly be underestimated without the knowledge first. Find a friend or zoo and go visit first to get a feel of the creature . Then decide if you want teeth and claws living in the same house with fluffy the mild mannered cat or jones the pitbull terrier. A creature that can live with Crocs? You be the judge.
They are awsome if you can handle that kind of temperment and interact with it. Because the longer you don't interact the meaner they become,, usually and then people dump them and then we have to save them in places like Florida Cheers!

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