I disagree with your logic. You're saying that just because they survive in the conditions we have set for them, that should be enough. I don't think it's enough to just settle for that when it's obvious that something isn't going right with keeping Savannah monitors in captivity, otherwise we should have captive bred Savannah monitors, and less dying every year at that! What I'm saying is that brumation may perhaps be necessary to keep a monitor at optimum conditions. It's shown for other reptiles, so why not Savannah monitors as well? It's just natural. At one end of the stick, I'm not going to stick an eagle in the cage with my monitor so it can feel hunted, at the other, I'm not going to feed it donuts and dog food just because it is in captivity. We need to find the perfect medium. And I'm not trying to promote any unorthodox actions to any body saying that they need to gorge their monitors and put them through a dry period to recreate the wild, I'm just saying that with enough study and trials, we can find a good medium, a less destitute drought or something, where it still puts them into a state of inactivity, but doesn't put them in any danger. But what exactly are you saying that chemically or physically is better for the monitor by running him year round, when it's natural for him to have that state of inactivity?

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