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With equal amounts of handling, how do the temperments of the mangrove and the black rough neck compare? Which is nicer of the two species?

thanks,

matt f.

there isnt knowing how "nice" the monitors can be w/ handling.some matters may never like it.both mangroves and black rough necks can be really skittish.pretty much they are mild caught so they go through that pain and struggle before they get into another jail or cage in ur house.each monitor also has its own personality... is this ur first monitor .. if so i would start off w/ a different species. maybe a sav or something or the smaller species.
thanx

have a nice day

srry i typed mild instead of wild.

Thankyou for your imput, i do have a savy as my first monitor, but most of my reptiles are boids. I would never buy a wild caught monitor. Recently i have had some oppurtunities to both aquire a cb mangrove baby or a cb black rough neck baby. I have cared for my friends black rough neck for several mounths when she whent out of town, and it was a pleasure. That black rough neck was very well handled. And the one baby mangrove i have held tries to bite every chance he gets, while the black rough neck i know is "dog tame" ( i use that term loosley) i was just wondering with alot of handling is one species more likley to be "tame" than the other.

Thanks again.

Matt F

those are two very different types of monitors.

who is captive breeding either? i am not aware of that...
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robyn@proexotics.com

Pro Exotics Reptiles

don't you know robyn, there are all of those cb ones coming from those "farms" in indonesia. You know, just look at all the cb ones listed in the classifieds...for cheap at that.

if u have had some hands on experience before,thats a plus. i would do more research on both monitors.ive seen both species become really nice. on the CB part, the animals are farm bred which isnt that far from wc. think of all the questions u can come up w/ and ask around on this forum or other monitor forums on the net.not many books tell u a whole bunch the basics that pretty much it and some out now arent that helpfull because of some incorrect info. maybe somone on here can lead you to a good book or something.

As far as we know, to date, there are no farms breeding monitors. There are farms or sheds, hatching monitors from wild bred and captured females. Which has nothing to do with captive/farm/ranch/basement/anywhere, breeding. They do not keep adults, make of that what you will. Cheers

Appreiciate the info guys!

Matt F

I don't think anyone can really offer a good comparison of any two different types on monitors as far as how tolerant one will be. It can be safely said that Ackies are alot more tolerant then Niles, but it still isn't always true. I went to a local reptile show about two years ago where this guy had a Juvenile Nile that was extremely tolerant. I was holding it and it didn't even flinch.

I own two ackies one of which fits into the stereotype of many other ackies as being very tolerant, yet the other ackie actually bit me when i moved them into a new cage... weird how before this happened i had read that yellow ackies almost never bite. Monitors are very unique, each one has its own personality.

If you have researched both rough necks and mangroves and are primarily focused on dispostion rather then what type of monitor you get i'd say keep fishin around... i whish i had done so with my water monitor, shes a real brat but i love her... and if you refuse to buy animals that aren't c.b. i'd say give up now and get a bearded dragon or something. The only two ways I will believe a monitor is captive bred is if its from one of the very top, most respected breeders who will probobly ask 2-3 times the amount their average worth at a local reptile show, or if the species of monitor is only native to australia.
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