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maybe this is nothing new but, my monitors love snails, but the canned ones at the store are small, and pricey, however the escargots at the grocery store here are like 5 bucks for a 24 to 28 count of large snails. the can says sodium was added so I rinsed them well and use as a treat or in a pinch,not as a staple, but they were very,very eagerly devoured, cheapish,store well, and always available at the grocery store.passing it on...
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louisiana lizard lover

Also as a treat or in a pinch, I have been personally known to feed a boiled egg without the shell... egg shells are sharp and make me nervous. I live in texas so I also catch wild striped bark scorpions and common green lizards for treats. I remove the stingers from the scorpions because they are not native to the same area as the savannah so I don't know what the poison would do. When I got Deuce four months ago he was appx 13'' and he has grown quite a bit since then and is shedding for the fifth time right now. He was shedding when I got him. Here is a pic with him next to a cigarette pack in his feeder tank. I didn't have anything else handy while he was calm to compare his size to. The cigarette pack was easiest. But, I mus be doing something right, he is very healthy, very strong and very sneaky. Only been bitten twice, bled both times. LMaO Don't jerk away like I did the first time. Their teeth are curved backwards and will shred if you pull away. Second time I had to drip white vinegar in his mouth to make him release.

I don't feed anything to my critters that is sold in a grocery store.
I will stop by and buy bags of crawdads and fresh shrimp.
If it's been processed for human consumption, I will not feed to a monitor.

Now, what is this about a feeding cage?
Why don't you feed it in it's home?

Scott
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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

i was told that if you feed him in his home he will think everything coming in there is food. he is already quite aggressive but i know that is my fault for not handling him enough when he was a little tike

Great, your monitor acts like a monitor, not like a lap dog.
Congrats. Let the critter eat where it lives.
Let it associate you with feedings, not getting grabbed to go from one cage to another. Earn it's trust.
This takes time but it's much better and less stressful than forced handling.

Scott
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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.