Hi, I think you might already know the answer! How many people even keep niloticus (in pairs, at least) and try and breed them? There`s also the fact they are so cheap to buy, captive breeding, considering the ammount of work, time and money involved isn`t much of an incentive (not to say it wouldn`t be a very worthile thing to do). Those same reasons apply to salvator too, so few people are doing it, and succeeding repeatedly, is the reason for the very high prices.

I doubt VERY much the captive bred will be any less wary than their wild counterparts, keeping and breeding an animal in captivity for a few years does`t change their natural behaviour in the sense you are asking (less wary)! A healthy monitor kept under optimum conditions is still terrified of any potential threat, and will look to escape/defend itself!!

There should certainly be a better chance the animal is healthy and less effected negatively in a captive bred animal.

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