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Hey everyone im thinking of buying a peachthroat monitor.I was wondering what would be the best substrate to use.Would it be all right to use bead a beast.Also I read that they eat frogs, and fish,insects,mice and other things.I was wondering since frogs and fish usally carry parisites if it would be allright if I froze some frogs and fish would I be able to feed them to the peachthroat.Same with feeder fish would the parisites die and make it all right to feed them to the peachthroat.Also does anyone on this fourm own a peachie.If you do post pics of your enclosure you have him in and post pics of your peachthroat.

Hi, I have Peach Throats, They are an awesome monitor, I don't have any pictures of their enclosures at the moment but the bigger the better. I feed mine crickets and mice. Frogs and fish really aren't needed. Mice are much easier and less expensive, it is a proven diet as well. I use oak leaf litter for substrate, it seems to work pretty well, they dig burrows in it all the time. I would stay away from bed-a-beast it didn't work well when i tried it. If you can't find oak leaves right away cypress bark would work ok, for a little while.

This is one of my males

Good Luck,
Steve

Thanks for the reply.Where did you get your peach throats from? Did you get them online? Im thinking of getting the one pro exotics has for sale in the classifieds if they still have it.Do you know any good web sites I can get a nice colorful baby from.

Pro Exotics is where that male in the pic came from as a baby. I would get it from them if you can. If not wait till they get more, it will be worth it.

Steve

What would be the ideal adult size enclosure for one peach throat.How is the temperment on your peachthroats.Have they ever tried to bite you? Do they mind being handled? When you got your baby peachthroat from pro exotics was it pissy or actually able to handle.Are your peachthroats active monitors.My friend has a savannah monitor and all it does is pretty much lay under his basking light.I want a monitor that is fun to watch not just something that is going to sit in one spot.Just a few questions I would like to know about before I go out and buy the monitor.

Thanks
Ryan

Not Steve, but I do have a 'few' jobiensis.

>What would be the ideal adult size enclosure for one peach throat?
Ideal would probably be a couple acres, but you can get by with a bit smaller... 6x3x3 works ok, for just one, as long as it doesn't get too big.

>How is the temperment on your peachthroats?
From very calm to all out psycho

>Have they ever tried to bite you?
Tried... yes; Succeeded... yes

>Do they mind being handled?
Yes, some don't mind climbing on me, but only on their terms (no holding)

>When you got your baby peachthroat from pro exotics was it pissy or actually able to handle?
I wouldn't say pissy, I would call it scared, which is very typical for young monitors.

>Are your peachthroats active monitors?
Yes, very

>My friend has a savannah monitor and all it does is pretty much lay under his basking light.
Sounds like it is cold

>I want a monitor that is fun to watch not just something that is going to sit in one spot.
Unless it's dead or close to dead, it ain't going to be in one spot for long.

If you want a monitor to handle, I would suggest you look elsewhere (possibly not at monitors at all), while peachies can be great and calm, they just aren't a handling type of animal. They are very active, just the right amount of aggressiveness, outgoing, and beautiful to boot. But until they are available c.b., I would never recommend them to a first time monitor keeper. IMO, Ackies are a far better, easier, and less demanding first choice.

--Robert

I think Robert about covered it. I have had pretty much the same experiences aswell. I would also agree if this is your first monitor ackies are much easier. The fact that peachies aren't cb just makes it more difficult. If you are dead set on a peach throat get it from Pro Exotics, at least that way it will be better aclimated. I would say again what Robert said about handling, as if I try to pick mine up they will bite. One will climb on me for food but that is still kinda scary. If you want something to hold peachies aren't the way to go.

Good luck,
Steve