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What would be a good species for a novice? I have no intention of running out and buying one this moment or even in the next year. A monitor that occupies a 6ft long tank or smaller would be preferable. I would like to stay clear of the larger species, even though I've noticed that large monitors, like the Nile monitor are usually priced lower than others (makes me little curious as to why that is). What are the feeding requirements, general cage setup, and over all temperaments of monitors--particularly the smaller variety? I've heard rumors about monitors having nasty temperaments and being downright vicious. Is this true for only wild caught or do the captive bred fall into this category as well?

The monitors looked like they might make for an interesting pet, but I could be mistaken. So I thought it was best to ask abou their care, temperament, and size in order to see if they are a group of animals that I feel I would be able to handle, eventually.

Ackies in first place. and second. and third.

Ackies all the way in fact, nothing else even comes close. captive bred, smaller size, hearty, easy to keep monitors with tons of personality and upside. check out more info on our site, caresheet and FAQ sections : )
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I would suggest you checking into a aregentina black and white tegu. They have wounderful tempers mine is very friendly an clam sheknow wo i am has no problem w m holdingor etting her and shes very friendly . She never has tryed to bit other then feeding tongs lol.But most peep have wounderful results w them but dont confuse a agen w a coulmbian there tempers are a noticable diff columbiansare skitish and jumpy . But theyget from 3 to 4 ft and eat bug and mice peeps egggs crickets and so on temps depend on the type of tegu some eatfruit lik red tegus need it to help shead Temps basking spot aroun 105 to 120 cooler end around 95. But theres a lot more im malil here to give yea a moniter type so you could look into a very wounderfully enjoyable repties. I have a sav moniter an iggy and torts and my tegu right now. My tegu if lik a dream come true for me my other reptiles are nothimg lik her they bite dont lik to be held waltn come near me or bary let me hold them. My tegu has many times walked up to me and is to nice. And shes still a baby now im sure in time she will become greater in experiance.

hey ... monitors can be really great animals and u are right some can be really tempermental as well... alot of it is how u treat the monitor... alot of monitors are shy.Good it is an animal you should really think about before getting ,and i would recommend doing alot of research. on this forum is a good start.the Nile monitors normally have bad temperments and that makes alot of poeple not want them, im not saying they are always bad because i used to have a large one that was pretty nice.they are also normally wild caught, wild caught animals go through ALOt of hardship before being owned.if your are lookin for a small species of monitor, i would go w/ a ridge tailed AKA ackie monitor.babies are CB and mkae great pets. there are a few other monitors that stay small like kimberly rock monitor but somtimes they can be pricey.

have a nice day.
khai