I know a guy who's sister is planning on giving me her monitor, but he doesn't know anything about it except that is a strict herbivore and is 4.5ft long. Any clues on what kind it may be? I want to know as much about the species before I start talking with her about it.
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Herbivore monitor
Ali-baba
Jan 31, 2005 06:33 PM
Replies (7)
sage000
Jan 31, 2005 06:35 PM
there are none that are herbivores, or ominvores.... some will eat them, but its not to good for them, they wernt ment to be veggie eaters.. i could be missing out tho but im pretty sure im right.
Ali-baba
Jan 31, 2005 08:18 PM
After speaking with my friend more I have come to the conclusion that it is an Iguana that his sister has.
LIZARDLOVER11
Jan 31, 2005 08:32 PM
the grays monitor from indonesea is almost a strick herbivor
its very endangered, a ch baby now-a-days cost up to $6000. try to get some pics so someone can identify it. or it could be a yong black throat( some of them like fruit alot). or it may not be a monitor but a tegu(probly an argintine black&white tegu)(NIETHER THE BLACK THROAT OR TEGU ARE STRICT HERBIVORS) just get some pics that way we can give an exact ID.
hope this helps
Gage
N_E
Jan 31, 2005 11:18 PM
Actually the Gray's monitor is native to the Philippines not Indo. Oily fruits apparently make up a significant amount of it's diet, however I don't think it is "almost a strict herbivore".
Thanks,
Neal
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lwcamp
Feb 01, 2005 07:33 AM
>>the grays monitor from indonesea is almost a strick herbivor
Although it eats a considerable amount of fruit in its diet, it also consumes plenty of snails.
Luke
Tor038505
Feb 01, 2005 08:14 AM
How do you get monitor confused with iguana? lol.. Good-luck on what you get, if you're sure it's an iguana.. might be a rabbit? j/k
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Ali-baba
Feb 01, 2005 10:32 PM
The guy said 'my sister has a vegetarian monitor she wants to give you' so I got onto kingsnake.com and asked what vegetarian montiors there were. When he mentioned that it has spines I realized that it was an iguana. I'll be getting her tomorrow btw.
