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I have a 3 ft Savannah Monitor and a 2 ft Black rough neck monitor. I'm at a loss on whatelse they can eat. I've gotten alot of different answers. Our savannah is primarily mice and rats and our brn is on mice, baby rats, crickets and worms. He refuses to eat super worms, he prefers the slimy worms, I just can't think of what there called.

I also don't know how much to feed. when winter was over our savannah was so hungry. He could eat 6 mice and then he'd kill but not eat it. So I figured that would do him. And it did for 2 days, so now it's like every two days he eats about 5 of them. Our BRN eats that way too, even through the winter. Is this normal??

Thanks

I read on Melissa Kaplan's website that feeding mice (whole preys) are healthier than feeding inverts. The only thing I would do is try cutting on feeding your Savy mice to only twice a week so he wouldn't get so obese and it'll less expensive for you. and this is according to someone she talked to that has great amount of experience with monitor lizards.

Some people on this forum recommend feeding Savy inverts, such as crickets, mealworms, nightcrawlers, etc...only.

Now, it's confusing for newbies like us to try to sort through information. Maybe somebody would shed some light on this.

Oh please say it aint so.
You are taking Ms. k's advise on monitors?
Please don't.
Stick with what works, mice, crickets, roaches, chicken peeps, quail, fertlie eggs.

Band aids are cheap but cures will cost ya.
Scott
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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

You may take her advice seriously.
Stick with whole animals, mice, chicken peeps, some insects cant do any harm, adds fun to their diet, etc.