Its not about breeding, its about health. Healthy monitors breed like flys. You cannot stop them. This is true.



Understand, you do not need to hibernate, photoperiod, or anything with monitors, just get them healthy, and off to the races they go.



Those of us who breed them, do not understand how not to. Do you get that. How we control reproduction is to stop digging up eggs. I know that sounds funny, but its true.



Now consider, with that in mind, I absolutely cannot figure out, how someone can keep monitors without getting eggs, ok, female monitors. All you need to do is not make mistakes, like really large ones.



About fat content, its neither here nor there. In fact, they most likely require X-amount of fat to forum enlarged ovum. Also, fat is stored when the metabolism is low. Engine running to slow. When they have the temps and conditions to use those temps, they increase their metabolism to a point that getting fat is not a problem.



I would think the biggist problem with monitors getting fat is lack of parasites. Captives do not have to pay that tax. So they store it. Think about that. You all seem to want to discuss what wild is, then you eliminate what wild is(parasites)



The central point is, allowing a captive, to achieve life events. That is, hatch, grow, become reproductive, do so for a period of time, then die. That is whats important, of course those catagories all have parts and behaviors in them. Which are all important. So yes, breeding is only a part, its the culmination of many smaller parts, but just a part. Thanks FR

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