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anyone know of any tips on getting a picky sav monitor to eat i have one that will eat anything and i just got another from a pet store he is very skinny he ate at the pet store and 1 live mouse and one f/t mouse in the last month it has been 7 day since the last mouse every time a try and give him live or f/t he looks at it than closes hes eyes than dose not move. he drinks and has been pooping. and i have noticed that he dose not use his tongue like he should it maybe comes out a 1/2inch if that

Turn up the heatttttttttttttt.

Haha, you should include some facts about your setup like temperatures. Help others help you.

Mike.

Make sure the temps are high enough, and a hot enough basking site. Try smaller food items. Instead of a mouse, put 3-5 fuzzies in a dish and leave it in there for a day.

>>anyone know of any tips on getting a picky sav monitor to eat i have one that will eat anything and i just got another from a pet store he is very skinny he ate at the pet store and 1 live mouse and one f/t mouse in the last month it has been 7 day since the last mouse every time a try and give him live or f/t he looks at it than closes hes eyes than dose not move. he drinks and has been pooping. and i have noticed that he dose not use his tongue like he should it maybe comes out a 1/2inch if that
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Mike Heinrich,
Mike@amazontreeboa.org
www.amazontreeboa.org

Smaller food and also as much of a pain as it is for bigger savs try insects- either roaches, super worms or crickets. You will have to feed a lot of them to fill him but odds are he will eat them.

And, turn up the heaatttttttt.
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1.1 Savannah Monitors (Annah & Terrance)
1.1 Nile Monitor (Lyle)
1.0 Timor Monitor (Timmmmaaayy)
1.0 Blood Python (Kevin)
1.0 Ball Python (Martin)
0.1 Leopard Gecko (Bella)
2.0 Bearded Dragons (Peter & Jack)
1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake (Hector)
1.1 Kenyan Sand Boas (Wayne & Maude)
1.0 Dwarf Gecko (Little Girl)
1.0 Curly Hair Tarantula (Pube)
1.0 OBT Usumbara Orange Baboon Tarantula (Sin)
1.0 Emperor Scorpion (Ashoka)
2.0 D. auratus (Poison Dart Frogs)
1.0 Peacock Bass (Gary)

Have it checked out by a vet for general health slash parasites? Probably an import so probably has parasites unless otherwise treated.
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1.1 Savannah Monitors (Annah & Terrance)
1.1 Nile Monitor (Lyle)
1.0 Timor Monitor (Timmmmaaayy)
1.0 Blood Python (Kevin)
1.0 Ball Python (Martin)
0.1 Leopard Gecko (Bella)
2.0 Bearded Dragons (Peter & Jack)
1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake (Hector)
1.1 Kenyan Sand Boas (Wayne & Maude)
1.0 Dwarf Gecko (Little Girl)
1.0 Curly Hair Tarantula (Pube)
1.0 OBT Usumbara Orange Baboon Tarantula (Sin)
1.0 Emperor Scorpion (Ashoka)
2.0 D. auratus (Poison Dart Frogs)
1.0 Peacock Bass (Gary)

Is it possible it's already too hot/dehydrated?

Shouldn't the temps be posted before telling him to "turn up the heat"?

>>Is it possible it's already too hot/dehydrated?
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>>Shouldn't the temps be posted before telling him to "turn up the heat"?

Good point Susan. Yes, it is possible, that's why I said "make sure they're hot enough" rather than "increase temps".

Hey, any new videos lately?

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Mike Heinrich,
Mike@amazontreeboa.org
www.amazontreeboa.org

Haha!! I love it. I have a baby snapper that just 'woke up' last week. How cute are they?)

I'm working on more vids, but love those close up shots!

HAHA...yes, cute/ugly all wrapped in one. This one belongs to a local friend. I always photograph his stuff. It's a 75 pounder!

I recently finished up my very first attempt at video making. It's a Tree Boa video. You'll see a couple quick glimpses of my best friend/brother Mike Stefani in there too.

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Mike Heinrich,
Mike@amazontreeboa.org
www.amazontreeboa.org

Great job Mike!! Absolutely stunning photos.

Thanks for sharing

>>Haha!! I love it. I have a baby snapper that just 'woke up' last week. How cute are they?)

This thing is 75 pound of pure majesty!

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Mike Heinrich,
Mike@amazontreeboa.org
www.amazontreeboa.org

Seriously though, what ever do they feed that monster? And does it have it's own pond??
Also, how long did it take them to grow it that size- 15+ years??

Thanks for posting that Mike.
Awesome snapper!

That belongs to my buddy Brian. Turtles are his passion. Right now it lives in a huge tub in his basement, but a custom kingdom for "his majesty" is in the works.

Brian has some awesome stuff. Last year while the Loves were over visiting, I brought them to Brian's. Bill was pretty impressed!

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Mike Heinrich,
Mike@amazontreeboa.org
www.amazontreeboa.org

My eyes are bad- is that a mata mata, or however you spell it?

Don't tell me it's just a branch, or I will have to have my eyes checked @!@

>>My eyes are bad- is that a mata mata, or however you spell it?
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>>Don't tell me it's just a branch, or I will have to have my eyes checked @!@

your eyes MUST be bad LOL

He doesn't have any Mata Matas. He's got a pair of very impressive Impress Tortoises. Those are something I definitely need to photograph outdoors when the weather gets better.
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Mike Heinrich,
Mike@amazontreeboa.org
www.amazontreeboa.org

Your husbandry is wrong, and you are going to kill one, or more monitors, soon.

If you had terrific husbandry, you would recognize the importance of terrific husbandry, and you would post the details of such.

Since you post ZERO helpful husbandry details, it obviously isn't that important or key to you. But it is important to your monitor.

Check out our caresheet on Savs at our site, it covers the basics.

I would recommend addressing husbandry issues immediately, and hope that your monitors can make a turn around.

Best of luck.
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robyn@proexotics.com

Pro Exotics Reptiles

I did jump to conclusions I suppose about crankin the heat up but generally the heat is too low in most cases of not eating. 'generally.' i'm not a vet though, just an observation.
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1.1 Savannah Monitors (Annah & Terrance)
1.1 Nile Monitor (Lyle)
1.0 Timor Monitor (Timmmmaaayy)
1.0 Blood Python (Kevin)
1.0 Ball Python (Martin)
0.1 Leopard Gecko (Bella)
2.0 Bearded Dragons (Peter & Jack)
1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake (Hector)
1.1 Kenyan Sand Boas (Wayne & Maude)
1.0 Dwarf Gecko (Little Girl)
1.0 Curly Hair Tarantula (Pube)
1.0 OBT Usumbara Orange Baboon Tarantula (Sin)
1.0 Emperor Scorpion (Ashoka)
2.0 D. auratus (Poison Dart Frogs)
1.0 Peacock Bass (Gary)

From the ominous silence perhaps the poor thing died.

To importers and vendors who sell poor thin wormy dying animals to people that don't know better, I hope theres a special corner in hell.

Cheers to that.
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1.1 Savannah Monitors (Annah & Terrance)
1.1 Nile Monitor (Lyle)
1.0 Timor Monitor (Timmmmaaayy)
1.0 Blood Python (Kevin)
1.0 Ball Python (Martin)
0.1 Leopard Gecko (Bella)
2.0 Bearded Dragons (Peter & Jack)
1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake (Hector)
1.1 Kenyan Sand Boas (Wayne & Maude)
1.0 Dwarf Gecko (Little Girl)
1.0 Curly Hair Tarantula (Pube)
1.0 OBT Usumbara Orange Baboon Tarantula (Sin)
1.0 Emperor Scorpion (Ashoka)
2.0 D. auratus (Poison Dart Frogs)
1.0 Peacock Bass (Gary)