Monitor keeping is a labor of love and patience. Some species have reputations of being more wary than others but all in all they never really become tame, at least not by the dictionary definition of the term. Of course people have a way of defining things according to what pleases them personally.



Some monitors can become somewhat tractable, but only if they are given the upper hand, and interaction happens on their terms, not necessarily those of their keepers. They have very good memories and don't soon forget being threatened by humans. They, as many wild animals, instinctually see humans as a threat to their survival. Repeatedly grabbing them from the cage and force handling will only reinforce this instinct. Slowly allowing them to become used to human presence, at the same time allowing them to learn to equate us with food is the key. Even then, individual monitors vary, even amongst the same species as far as this goes and some will always see humans as a threat.

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