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Ok I got a savannah onitor late night. I have been reading the
taming stuff. the monitor i picked last night was very calm had very bright eyes and over all just looked great. I put him/her is a 40 breeder for now. this is the question some people are saying to hold him/her every day to tame and other say not to. so i want everyone to vote please.

Thanks for the help

Hi Brandon,
I think that your confusion is coming from the acclimation process and the taming process which are very different time frames and highly debated.
You just got him last night correct? That means that for the next four to six weeks you should let him acclimate to his cage and temperature. He maybe calm and healthy believe they can come that way, but you should only handle him for short amounts of time five to ten minutes and only when you must handle him for cleaning purposes or water changes if you catch him soaking. At least for the acclimation.

Once acclimated the "taming" can start, once again only ten to fifteen minutes every other day or every two days for like the first week or two. Then you can up it to ten minutes every day as long as he is comfortable and not upset. You have to understand one thing about Bosc monitors, they do "tame" but when one is healthy, i.e.. bright eyes, good appetite, and healthy weight; it doesn't mean that it isn't in shock or slightly stressed from being sold from the importer to the pet store to you all in a matter of weeks.

Give him time then work with him. This is just like raising a baby so to speak, little bits at a time and you adjust to its needs as he grows.
Trust me you may have a great monitor but everyone has a moment.
Let him relax for a bit then work on making him your lap dog.

Hope this helps settle the confusion,
JC

Well JC
Tht did help alot. I did just get last night and now i'm going to let him/her settle in the tank for about two to three weeks. I will let you know how it go for the next few weeks.

Thanks for the Brandon