I may be out of place even responding, since I myself am relatively new to monitors, but these last couple months have taught me these important things.

Click on the link to pro-exotics and read till the pages blur, then save it to your favorites and read it all again.

Don't let your pride or feelings get in the way when 20 people pop on here and scold you. (I did at first)

Sort through the information and you will find common denominators that will make sense.

Monitors are individuals just like people, and even though there is a lady on utube who sleeps with hers in her bed, don't just expect your sav will have the same personality as hers.

another very important thing, Savs like a lot of privacy as they grow, and will spend a lot of time in the burrows.

Never dig them out of the burrow to hold it, the psychological impact can cause your monitor to just shut down. After all if it cannot feel safe and secure while in it's burrow the poor animal will spend it's abbreviated life in fear.

We started ours out on crickets, superworms and small cubes of turkey. Skewer the turkey onto a toothpick, and jiggle it in front of your sav, it's entertaining and fun.

Good luck and I hope your monitor lives a long healthy life.

Kind regards,
Wayne A. Harvey

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