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Is it that these are a rare species of water monitor that are not widely available? Where do they come from? Is it a cross between sulfur and some other species? Whats the big deal about sulfurs that make them any better than a sumatran or any other water? Do they generally get bigger, have better patterns, better temperments, live longer, can they fly? What?!!

good questions. no they cant fly. no they are not any different than other salvators in terms of behavior, size (though the largest ive seen and heard of were 6 feet or less). the sulfurs supposedly come from 1 locality, an island but i cannot give details. prehistoric pets bred and hatched eggs laid by a female sulfur mated with a common male salvator. all the babies appear common. no one knows for sure if the sulfur is a genetic thing, i.e. xanthic, or hypomelanistic. they damn well could be. there are very few true sulfurs in the USA. i have them numbered around 20 living here. there are salvators that look like sulfurs but next to one another the difference is immediate. true sulfurs have wide bands across the back, tail bands fade off with age, background pattern is grey not black, and they are born with belly bands that connect unlike the common salvators. if you get a chance to see a sulfur in person they are neon yellow or a bit greenish, some have turquoise lips, and supraocular scales. its a matter of opinion what people think of them, some like the cloudy pattern, the banding, the color, some people dont. they happen to be a fav of mine, i have 3 home. for most part sumatran waters are larger, overall darker, but thats it. they behave the same, eat the same, etc. -john a

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if my history is correct, that male pictured with your daughter (formerly of rare earth inc.) and my female pictured here came into USA on same day and same box for that matter. there was 4 originally brought in, back in june 1993. heres croc 2-3 holding her back in november. good pics to compare snout shapes in adult salvators- male and female. -john

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There are no set prices for any monitor. If a person thinks thats the value, then that is the value.

Personally, I wish, people gave reptiles a higher value. This snake should be worth a lot. FR

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andrew

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You mentioned on another forum about a month and a half ago you were waiting for her to lay, did she? -Jeff

no, she did not, or if she did, i missed it and the eggs are dead. she is very healthy though and has grown a lot since i have gotten her. she appears to be ovulating at this point, her stomache feels tight and her sides have practically no crease right now. we will see. i am more concerned with her health and my husbandry at this point then getting eggs, i think that propery husbandry will bring eggs and me not having to worry about it feels nice. if i had strapped myself getting them, this would be no fun, that is for sure. thankfully that was not the case. i will let everyone know when she does. look above for their new cage pic. andrew

This large, 11 year old (?) male was absolutely spectacularly stunning in person and had the neon/fluorescent coloring John described. He was a big mush to boot and my daughter got a big kick out of him. If they prove out to be genetic, that will truly be a great thing for the future of this particular morph, color phase or whatever it is.

>>Is it that these are a rare species of water monitor that are not widely available? Where do they come from? Is it a cross between sulfur and some other species? Whats the big deal about sulfurs that make them any better than a sumatran or any other water? Do they generally get bigger, have better patterns, better temperments, live longer, can they fly? What?!!