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HI ALL-HOW DO TIMORS RESPOND TO CAPTIVITY? ARE THEY EXTRA SHY, CAN THEY BE HANDLED? I'M HEARING THAT ACKIES MAY BE THE BEST CAPTIVE SPECIES...ARE TIMORS SIMILAR IN THIS REGARD?
PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON YOUR FAVORITE MONITOR SPECIES...ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE A CALM DISPOSITION. I'M TRYING TO PICK A SPECIES THAT WILL BE "CONTENT" TO BE MY PET.

THANK YOU

In my experience with timors they are very shy, like most arboreal species seem to be. As far as being handled I dont think its safe to say any species is handleable. It all depends on the animal. From what I have seen they tame down easier than most arboreal monitors. I think an ackie is more likely to tame down, but you should always be ready to get a monitor that isnt tame.

I have an ackie that is not shy, but hates being held. He will even bite sometimes. I have not worked much with him though as I do not care for him to be tame. I only hold him when I need to take him out of his enclosure for one reason or another. I have timors also that are really wild. I hate having even having to take them out, they are so high strung I feel it really stresses them out.

I have limited experience with both species having only worked with a few of each over the past few years, so I cant say much from experience. But from what I have read over the years, ackies seem to be a better choice for a beginner monitor. Everything I have personally experienced seems to confirm that. If you just happen to like arboreal monitors better though I dont think a timor would be a bad choice.

A SPECIES THAT WILL BE "CONTENT" TO BE MY PET. ............Canis lupus familiaris comes to mind. Felis domesticus does as well although I personally don't prefer the latter so much.
Timors are great monitors if set up right, but certainly not handlable.

I completely agree with this. Its nice to think of reptiles as being able to be more like a cat or dog. Thats just not the case. Its more about the joy of observing and proper husbandry.

THANK YOU BOOTH FOR YOUR THOUGHTS.

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