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Just thought I ask how long we have had our monitors? Please include species.

Me: 1.1 beccarii (male 1 1/2 yrs, female 1 yr 2 months)

FYI: I removed the netting.

I have had mine for almost 4 years, I got them in October of 2003. They are about 5 years old. They are wonderful, fun animals with a great personality and are very friendly.

1.1 varanus acanthurus brachyurus (Dorado and Dora)
Yellow Ackies

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1.1 varanus acanthurus brachyurus (Dorado & Dora)
1.1 u. macfadyeni (Amani & Abeba)
1.2 u. ornata (Husani, Zari, & Bintu)
1.0.1 u. benti (Runako & Rhaxma)
0.0.1 geochelone carbonaria (Rojo)
0.0.1 cyclura hybrid lewisi x caymanensis x nubila (Sweetpea)
1.1 hyla chrysoscelis (Pudge & Squirt)
Herps Are Awesome!

Pombe, one male sav. Have had him since he was month old and he is about 3 years now.

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Shannon in Reno
1 savannah monitor (Pombe-means "beer" in Swahili)
6 dogs
1 cat
36 rats
40 mice
54 chickens
3 beardies
1 black rat snake
~1000 hissers
1 giant milipede

Wander Lust (aka Wander Lusty -thanks Frank, lol)
Nile Monitor-Female

Had her since January of 05 approx.; which makes her about 2.5-3 years old now.

Sorry I don't have an easily accessible pictures, but my oldest Ornatus is 13 yrs old this year. If any of you have my book, he's the one on the cover. His name is Kael and I got him as a hatchling in 1994.
Rob Faust

Wow, great job Rob. It feels good to have "pets" that live a long time. Hopefully my sav will. I have a black rat snake that is 17 and a few chickens that are going on 11 and a hound that is 12 and that is old for her size.
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Shannon in Reno
1 savannah monitor (Pombe-means "beer" in Swahili)
6 dogs
1 cat
36 rats
40 mice
54 chickens
3 beardies
1 black rat snake
~1000 hissers
1 giant milipede

We've had our ornate, Nessie, since "conseption" - she/he was hatched from our clutch (Little Nessie (m) and Spike (f)) Nov. 1, 2000, so that makes her/him almost 7 yrs. old. However, we have been raising ornates and niles (and Argus lately) since 1985. Ornates are the most intelligent monitor IMO from my own personal experience.

Cheers,
Nessiesmom

Original "Nessie" site

No pics, sorry. But here we go;
2.1 h2o monitors- 1 1/2 years
1.0 Melinus- 1 1/2 years
1.0 flivi x goulds- 2 1/2 years
1.1.1 triple cross sands- 2 weeks
0.0.2 savannahs- 1 week(pet store rejects, doing much better)

Now to pair up my melinus, and find some ackies and tristus!
-Chris

I have Cody since August of 1993. She was 16 inches when I got her.

Cheers,

John

cybersalvator.com

Three savs....
One since hatchling....have had 5 yrs.
One since a bit over a foot....have had 4yrs
One since mostly grown, 4 or 5 iinches of tail bitten off before I got him.....have had a couple years.

Ackie, three footed (sib bit the other front one off with the breeder) , got with a major systemic infection (in a tub of babies on dirt with no other notable care) and had her on meds for a month plus.....never really has grown so is under a foot still, full of piss and great animal otherwise....have had 3 yrs.

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Sonya

I'm not mean. You're just a sissy.
Happy Bunny

of Cricket, the ackie with the foot chewed off...

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Sonya

I'm not mean. You're just a sissy.
Happy Bunny

No recent pic yet, comps ****ed but had my Blackthroat monitor Godzilla (V. Albigularis) for a recent 3 years, gave him a rat to celebrate and he was a mere 20 cms when i got him.
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2.0.0 Cats (Garfield, Oddie)
2.2.0 RES (Bowser, Angela, Leo, April)
1.0.0 Varanus Albigularis (Godzilla)
1.0.0 Zonosaurus Quadrilineatus (Yago)
1.0.0 Python Regius (Kaa)
0.0.1 Morelia Spilota Variegata (Giovanni)
Sheriyar Bokhari