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Posted by: Calparsoni at Fri Apr 15 16:26:56 2011   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Calparsoni ]  
   

Just a few observations on your monitor and some of the other posts. As has been stated by others you could use a warmer basking spot and I would ditch the hot rocks (called boat anchors at our house as it is all they are good for.)and heating pads. I am sure temps are playing a part in your problems but here is another interesting observation. I am not one to be picky about what I feed my monitors as they basically will opportunistically scavenge what they can in the wild whether it be bugs or small rodents frogs or whatever. there are very few specialists among monitors although they do exist. That said the gecko you are feeding your monitor appears to be one of those golden geckos in the gecko genus that comes (usually) from vietnam. Assuming that it is not captive bred (as it most likely is not,) there is no telling what kind of intestinal parasites it may have that an african monitor may not be accustomed to dealing with, Who knows what problems that may cause. Given the chemical cocktail that has been dumped on vietnam by our govt. and theirs over time and considering a geckos position in the food chain as a predator there is no telling what problems could possibly ensue from feeding what could potentially be a miniature version of a bald eagle to your monitor.

I am not a parasite freak nor am I some kind of chemical conspiracy nut, but personally I would avoid feeding wild caught geckos from southeast asia (or anywhere else) to my monitors. While it is true that commercial food sources are not parasite free they are a much less risky option and much cheaper than geckoes and crayfish both of which are totally unnecessary to feed a savanah monitor.

I have one that I was given several years ago and it is basically a garbage disposal for whatever anyone else does not eat (usually snakes.) it gets rodents crickets roaches or whatever else, but never wild caught lizards (or frogs or other type prey that it doesn't need.) it does just fine.

   

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