My baby savannah monitor is about 11 inches long and will not eat like she used to. Before I could give her a whole pinky, some ground turkey, and sometimes a few red worms. Now she will eat some crickets every other day and she totally ignores the other stuff. I have her in a 75 gallon tank with a "corner dish" full of water, logs and other things to hide under, the substrate is cork cubes along with moss. The hot side in the tank is about 110 degrees. Would anybody have any suggestions on how I could get her to eat again ? Also as of right now she is real squirmy when i try to hold her but she has never bitten me. Will she mellow out as she gets older? I appreciate your interests in reading this and would ask if you have any suggestions to reply. Thanks again
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If you search these forums you will find some immediate problems(temps more) with your enclosure that you should resolve for your lizards health. But you should post a picture of the entire enclosure with the animal inside so that it can be visually critiqued as well. Best to you- Mike
your problem lies with your husbandry. the only real detail you have provided is that the hot side is "about 110".
that isn't close to an appropriate hot spot, and when measuring temps, you need to KNOW what they are, an "about" won't do.
check out our site for a Sav caresheet, and absolutely, positively get a copy of the Bennett Savannah Monitor book, as well as a Temp Gun.
if you decide not to, you will have a dead monitor on your hands.
best of luck.
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robyn@proexotics.com
