Most of the folks are led to believe, some things are needed.

For instance, most that come here with problems, brought all they were told was needed from the pet sho/reptile shop.

Like the tank, the UV bulb, the suppliments, the water bowl, the hide, the branch, the indoor/outdoor carpet, OR a couple inches of make-a-burrow commerical substrate, etc.

They were led believe, this will work. The problem is, it doesn't.

As trusting people, they have faith that what they are told will work. Oh that stuff and a caresheet.

The point is, most of that stuff not only does not work, its actually a hinderence to what will work.

In any area, when something is wrong, you troubleshoot. Troubleshooting is mostly eliminating the simplist things first. So these fine folks, check off the above list. Sorry, that list has very little if nothing to do with the success of a monitor.

The key to monitors is what you said, You said, my monitor is doing fine. That is more helpful then gutloading or UV bulbs. You see, we are working with living animals, and you judge what is WORKING, by how well these animals are doing. Not by checking the above off a list.

Not to mess with you, but you said your monitors are doing well, please discribe what that means. You see, there is no set standard as to what that means. Which is very sad. To most, it means their animal is still alive.

And yes, we do have a war against such things like gutloading and UV bulbs as they have WITHOUT QUESTION caused the death of thousands of monitors that did not want to die. I guess I could just blame the keepers for believing what they were told. Cheers

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