My mother, bless her heart, came up with a very suitable punishment.



Are you familiar with how bamboo grows? Very very slowly, over a period of years, and the tops that grow out of the ground are very sharp and pointed. We suggested he be tied down over a bed of sprouting bamboo and left there.



On a side note, I think that monitor is beautiful. I have a particular soft spot for taking in not-quite-perfect lizards. I have 3 Uromastyx, 1 is a big beautiful male who is missing SEVERAL toes, all of the toes on one of his front hands. Our other is stunted (it's at least 4 or 5 years old and has maxed out at about 6-8 inches, she's a mali) and is almost completely blind in one eye from some infection or another. Our most recently acquiered mali is the best of the bunch, she's only a bit on the thin side since she had recently dropped a clutch of eggs. Our ackies is missing at least one toe on every hand. We think, especially in the uromastyx, that it just adds character. They are the sweetest, funniest little creatures, and I wouldn't dream of trading them for a "prettier" lizard. I am very happy that the water monitor has a good home and temperament.

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• //////////// TORTURED WATER MONITOR - flyingNILE, Fri May 30 10:51:01 2003
• RE: //////////// TORTURED WATER MONITOR - Rich_Crowley, Fri May 30 12:11:58 2003
• Thats sick man,ppl like him should definately be........... - skyliner, Fri May 30 12:16:25 2003
• RE: Thats sick man,ppl like him should definately be........... - jf75mo, Fri May 30 13:18:20 2003
• RE: Thats sick man,ppl like him should definately be........... - The_Reptile_Boy, Fri May 30 14:46:19 2003
• Aww, what a Cutie! ^-^ n/p - WingedPoe, Fri May 30 12:38:37 2003
• RE: That's not punishment enough for him (more) - BRG, Fri May 30 14:09:21 2003
• RE: That's not punishment enough for him (more) - meretseger, Fri May 30 20:17:19 2003
• Sick Bastard - NagyReptiles, Fri May 30 17:48:30 2003
• What a coincidence.... - jiffypop, Fri May 30 19:13:50 2003
• Will that iggie make it? - Dragoon, Fri May 30 21:33:10 2003
• RE: Will that iggie make it? - jiffypop, Sat May 31 05:41:28 2003
• Thanks, one more question? - Dragoon, Sat May 31 19:40:55 2003
• Its bad enough when animals suffer from ignorance but that.... - bengalensis, Fri May 30 20:49:10 2003
• RE: Its bad enough when animals suffer from ignorance but that.... - The_Reptile_Boy, Sat May 31 02:22:20 2003
• RE: //////////// TORTURED WATER MONITOR - SammyVelazquez, Mon Jun 2 23:11:42 2003
• RE: //////////// TORTURED WATER MONITOR - npohworks, Thu Jun 5 21:17:14 2003