Very well said.As good as the Sav book is,i find it a very basic start to varanid care.It gives framework without the fine tuning.If a book came out on a lot of other monitors,we would be having this same discussion,where we take data and think we can apply it to captive conditions.You can not take away what monitors eat in the wild,that's what they eat,but we narrow it down not taking into consideration what they can eat.Conditions in captivity do not mimic the extremes and variety of choices in the wild.Savs experience a harsh environment for periods of time,where they are forced to conserve energy-these are not necessarily conditions we need to duplicate in captivity which people inadvertently do when they are ignorant of what proper husbandry.Why aren't people making a fuss about people who feed their Prasinus/Green Tree Monitors rodents?That's because they have less margin for error,and those that know what the hell they are doing know how all factors including diet work together.Green Trees don't have that reserve to keep them going through poor husbandry-they die ,and not languish after a year or two like Savs.

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