the 'research' or books about jobiensis being categorically shy or nervous. I think all that you can buy are like that, but I think this has more to do with their history than what they are. The pictures can be deceiving, sometimes I do not see a particular animal for days on end, and there have been times I have not seen one for weeks on end.



Overall, all my monitors (except in certain circumstances) spend a great deal of time hidden away. That is the benefit on having more than a couple, there is typically always someone out.



I am not really sure that my methods are all that great, it seems on average to take over a year for me to get a w.c. juvenile or adult to eat like it should, and treat me more as an intruder than a threat.



The only real constants I feel is important, is feeding off of tongs and persistance. Food builds more trust than anything else IMHO. Once I get them eagerly pulling food off the tongs, everything else seems to come real quick.



I do not handle the monitors much, most of them are not very fond of it.



Good Luck,



--Robert

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