Thanks Jen, I really was just interested in hearing what species everyone would like to see more captive bred individuals. Yes, at some time in the future I plan to breed monitor lizards, but the decisions to which species I choose to work with is mine and mine alone, I just wanted personal opinions. I find it quite amusing that people assume that someone willing to spend thousands of dollars on "rare" monitor lizards to form a breeding colony wouldn't have the funds to house them properly, or the experience to care for them. What really was just outrageous was how certain people just jumped into vast assumptions and made condescending remarks. Was there really a need for them based on the question I asked? I don't think so. Don't we all share a love for monitor lizards? Aren't we on this forum because we like discussing them?

As far as me sounding like a teenager, sure I used some informal language it's not like I asked some completely ridiculous questions like

" HELP! my nile monitor isn't eating the lettuce i gave him, hes in a 10 gallon tank wit 2 inches of water".

All I'm trying to say is that it looks like a lot of people on this forum look to immediately jump down peoples throats as if anyone who posts a question is some unqualified, uneducated person who saw a youtube video of a monitor lizard and made an impulse decision to purchase one. Sure, there are a lot of people like that out there, but by specifically stating that I wanted to hear some opinions and using the terminology "dawgs" does not make me one of them.

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