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I am getting a nile moniter i have done a lot of research and i am up for the challenge but i can not find a site that says how maney times a day to feed and how much to feed?

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i feed as much as he will eat everday, he is around 26" and eats 4-5 hoppers a day. i food in there in the morning and by nite its all gone. and normally isnt to eager for more. i also feed roaches, but mainly mice. he doesnt pay attn to crix at all.
so just feed as much as the nile will eat, thats the basic rule... i am still new with keeping niles, hes not tame but i really like him

I don't mean to assume, but I will anyway in guessing this is your first monitor? I may be wrong. If I'm right, and I were you, I would do a whole lot of research on the niles before you go for one. This is one of the largest, meanest lizards you can own. You may never be able to handle it with it cooperating. There are many great choices in the monitor world that are every bit as rewarding as niles (and more in my opinion!). I contemplated a nile as my first, but after researching, I decided to go with a blackthroat. I never regreted that decision. His was a big baby when I had him out, but still fun to watch as well. Other good first choices may be a ackie, savannah, or a whitethroat. Any animal will require work to become tame, if so you desire that. But with niles, "tame" cases are few and far between. I suggest chating with some nile owners on this forum, one of which is Kathy Levinger.
If you insist on getting a nile anyway, start off with a baby (captive bred if possible). This will make your mistakes much more forgiving if it decides to bite, scratch, defecate...etc. and it WILL do these things. With feeding, while they are young, feed them as much as they will eat, as it gets older, you can discern how much to feed by monitoring its growth. Again, talk with some experienced nile owners and see what advice they can give you.

Tim