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Hello,

I am getting a baby savannah monitor in the near future, and i have a question to ask all of you that i cant seem to find the answer to. Everywhere I look says that you have to be careful not to overfeed them, and that they become obese very easily. so, how much exactly should you feed them? I will be getting a very young one, like a 4-5 inch one and grow it up. How much is the right amount for a baby one, and as it grows? how do i know when its too much, or not enough? I assume that littler ones need to eat more since they are doing a lot of growing, but i dont want to feed it so much that it will become chubby. any help would be appreciated, I just want to make sure I raise a healthy lizard Thanks in advance!
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~Melissa~
1.3 Leopard geckos (Guido, Oasis, Gypsy, Marli)
1.0 Bearded dragon (Pharoah)
1.0 Hog Island Boa (Michelangelo)
0.0.1 Crested Gecko (Picasso)
1.0 Ferret (da Vinci)
0.1 Chinchilla (Eevie)
And Jack the cat!

Melissas Menagerie

Not from being fed too much, kinda. A healthy monitor will put food down alot faster and alot more than what youd ever believe. They need the ability to use the food and digest it with a high basking temp and a cool area to relax. My younger BT/WT cross at around 3ft was eating 6-9 adult mice a day for a while and crapping them out as well growing long and thin. As they get older and growth slows down they eat alot less.