If you aren't ready to take on the potential of the monitor then don't. There really is no changing the monitor, you just have to best meet and exceed his requirements. There's not even a guaranteed possibility that you'll tame him, usually monitor owners just end up scaring the reptile so much that they just give up on their lives. If you're worried about size, get an ackie monitor. They're a lot more expensive, but only get about two feet, they are usually captive BRED instead of captive BORN, which supposedly makes a difference in temperament, and do well in groups up to trios. There is no formulated diet to "stunt" the growth of a monitor. I would suggest you do a lot of studying and research, build a cage that would be suitable for the amount of Ackie's that you want to house, THEN buy a captive bred baby Ackie. You might even want to establish colonies of feeders if you're on a tight budget.

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