Hey guys my friend is looking into getting a Mangrove monitor, does anyone have any resources or useful information before he makes his purchase? Thanks in advance...
Doug
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Mangrove monitor help
civa
Feb 02, 2005 07:57 AM
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joeysgreen
Feb 03, 2005 06:09 AM
Great display animals, very fun to watch. Not for handling, but are quite hardy. They will hide lots though, and may not be for everyone.
civa
Feb 03, 2005 08:20 AM
Why do you say not for handling? Are the temperment more like Niles? or Dumerils?
crocmonitor
Feb 04, 2005 12:13 AM
Ive had about 20 of them over the last 10 years. There a small monitor, hearty, kinda skiddish,like live food but will eat meats. Mine were sort of mean, like those little mean fish who seems to kill the bigger fish. I made a mistake by putting 2 smaller rounghneck monitors in with a few small mangroves. Mangroves kill them overnight. Overall i like them, i kinda like the bluetail monitor a bit more, somwhat the same but nicer looking.
joeysgreen
Feb 05, 2005 06:08 AM
Generally they remain flighty, and in a cage that means defensive. They have a large personal space. I"d like to think that of most aboreal or semi-aboreal monitors but I"ve only worked with a few species.
