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I am looking to purchase a fairly large male or female water monitor. I have looked on the classifieds and found that there is one in SC for 1300 that is 5 1/2 foot, out of my price range. I am looking for one that is about that size, just not that cost. I know they do not seem near as popular as the others, just have a fond liking to these species. If you know of anyone that has one that they are looking to get rid of, please let me know. I am willing to pay a reasonable price, but can not afford the 1300 like others might. Of course it goes without saying that i would like for them to be tame, i plan on using it for educational purposes. Yes, it will have adequate room, care and feeding.

Any help you guys (or ladies) can provide will be greatly appreciatd.

Look on varanus.net under their classifieds.. someone is selling a water monitor there. its not five feet yet, but under the proper conditions, one can reach those proportions very, very quickly. My female got big (5' ) quickly, once i gave her sufficient temps, caging and food.

But you'll need a lot of all three things to do it right, a room sized enclosure is what you'll ultimately need. Along with a freezerful of food.

Maybe you know this already... check out the one there for sale, i seem to recall it being about 3' long, maybe more. Good luck.. And if you have any specific questions regarding husbandry, this is a good place for help.

with a proper setup and good husbandry, a baby Water should be over 4 foot in a single year. that single year is going to pass in no time.

not only would a baby be more affordable, but YOU would control the variables, and you could make it as spectacular as you like.

i can tell you that if someone raises a Water for a full year, invests all the time and money, blood sweat and tears, they are not going to want to just give it away for nothing. you should expect to pay through the nose for a young adult Water of any decent quality.

start with a baby, and meet all your goals and expectations yourself, "affordably"
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robyn@proexotics.com

Pro Exotics Reptiles

.........all the time and money, blood sweat and tears.....

The "blood" part of the equation can be fun. :>

The initial cost is nothing compared to your food, housing, and other husbandry bills. To feed and house a water monitor properly is not the cheapest thing you can take on.

I would not part with my adult waters, not the ones that are easy to work with or the grumpy ones for a small amount of cash.

It takes alot of time and effort to get them raised up yet alone if you want a tame one. If your not willing to put the time in yourself then do not expect others to do it for you. If you do expect them to then be ready to pay for it.

ok, i guess i should have made my post a little clearer. I will start over. First, thanks for all of the advice. I have followed the path that you have all described and i have done the "baby" thing and yes it is very rewarding. What i guess i should have said is that i am wanting to find someone that has possibly lost intrest or, better yet gave up on the animals. It is easy for anyone to just buy a baby and go through the steps, when you look at how many are neglected it just does not make sense to me to do that. I have the money, knowledge and room to house 2 or 3 adult waters,that is not an issue. I am not looking for the elusive puppy tame lizard by any stretch of the imagination, just looking around to see if there is anyone that might be in the need to getting rid of one that they can no longer keep.

All of the advice that you all have gave is absolutly correct, people do not realize the cost, time and or necessities that these animals need, let alone the room of your house that they take. If you are in that situation that you bought on impulse and your cute little monitor is not that anymore, let me know.

I do not want to start an animal rescue by any stretch of the imagination, just trying this route before i actually do the D.I.Y....... thanks for all of the replys.

don't mean to sound like an a$$ but the monitor in in SC look like crap for one he said it has been 3 years when his male died that makes that an old monitor and it would cost a lot to ship anything that big also look at all the marks and scars on it and look at the base of the tail you can see the bones it also look like it needs some water, looks to me like a joke for 1300 maby 500 things that big people sell cheap even if it is proven just because of the shipping would be a lot and it also looks like maby it is LTC for the price on that you could buy pair yellow tree monitors and would make 3 times that much off the babys there is some adults in the for sale also and they are still pretty big and they are way way way more smarter then waters to me (i got some they are cool) and most people will keep ther large tame waters, because there is not too many around and it will still cost you good amount,,,but any way try Central Coast Reptiles research center there are very nice people and they can inport/export world wide there may be some for sale there or might be able to help,,, good luck