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murrindindi
at Sun Aug 21 08:12:09 2011 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by murrindindi ]
Hi, my opinions on food choice have changed somewhat over the last few months (thanks to Mr. Frank Retes), there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that varanids can remain in excellent health, be long-lived and productive, when fed a diet based on rodents alone, though personally, I still offer a little variety, I`ve always fed rodents as a base. So clearly, rodents alone are excellent, and all that`s needed in captivity, for most species...
I can also tell you that savannah monitors are NOT "specialised" insectivores in the wild. In the location that Daniel Bennett studied this species, those animals fed mainly on Giant African millipedes and snails, not "insects". As far as I know, Daniel has never said they cannot eat rodents or other vertebrate prey in captivity!
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RE: Aquatic snails as feeders? - murrindindi, Sun Aug 21 08:12:09 2011