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Howdy!

Are serious about trying to get a tooth while encouraging your monitors to bite you??? (Gloves or not) you are a crazy lady if you do that! I cringe when I think about what could happen to you. PLEASE be careful!!! A less hazardous way to try and get teeth is to offer shelled food, some crawdads or snails. Find out if they are ok for your types of monitors first, I don’t know. The hard shells might help loosen teeth that are going to fall out soon, or at the very least you may be able to see while they are eating the long tips pushing through the gums. Then you will know when to be extra vigilant in searching for them.

I could send you via snail-mail the next tooth of Scooter’s that I find if you promise not to go and get yourself chomped on....

Goodluck and take care!
-Holly-

I know my monitors well. They have no wish to hurt me!
I don't know about other monitors, but all of mine, NIP not bite, when investigating something for food. Its not a hard bite, and they do not hang on. When Ana tugged on the glove, it surprised me, but then she is really clownish and playful, so it fits.
Here, if it makes you feel any better, I'll go play with my monitors, and take some pics. I just hope people understand the difference between calm and curious monitors and defensive scared ones...Nipping isn't a big deal, its how monitors communicate. And its how young Diem explores his world. He nips everything! He's a naughty puppy.

And thanks for the offer of one of Scooter's teeth, but no thanks, that defeats the point. I want a souvenir of one of MY babies!
hahaha, I found your concern touching and funny! Thanks!
I'll be back with pics.
D.

None of them are co-operating tonight.
I'm waiting for War to go to sleep in the tub, so I can get a pic of him stretched out next to a ruler, no dice. And I can't get Ana to bite the glove at all, I'm just annoying her. And I can't see Diem, its late and he isn't coming out. I have no mice, so he is not coming when I call him. He comes when I have mice...it doesn't matter what I call him then, I can even insult him and stuff.
It's late..goodnight.
D.

Greetings D
If I were trying to measure Scooter, I would tape a cloth/seamstress measuring tape to a place I know he goes to stretch out. He will inevitably measure himself eventually...lol

I love pics… POST AWAY!

The guy I buy my fertilized eggs from just sent an email and one is on it’s way… I’ll try for pics too… Scooter measured in officially at 5.4 last time I measured him (a long time ago) I wonder what he measures in at now? Maybe I will lay out the measuring tape as well.......

It’s funny that I should care? Your pic on the other forum was on the screen a few days ago when my BF walked up. His comment was OMG She’s your long lost sister! He thought it weird that we are similar looking and both have and love larger meat-eating lizards. Then even weirder, my son had also seen the picture of you as he passed by that day. Today, we were talking and he asked me about the picture of you… He thought it was me!!! I dunno… weird kinship cause of our similarities? My men like you and are a good judge of character?

I am sure they have no wish to bite you but an accident is just that. Jeff and Jobi confirmed what I said earlier, you can find them by dissecting crap or sifting water. The way Scooters teeth slice into a mouse makes me shudder to think of the one time I make a mistake/or he does and it happens to me. But if you aren’t worried you are either really brave or really naïve....LOL!

Just do your skin favor and have a PLAN incase the unthinkable happens please....
-H-

Thank you so much for your comments. I'm really honored your men think I look like you...you're very pretty!!
As for me, I'm content NOT doing the girly thing most of the time. I live in big white T-shirts (bleachable, U know, because of the many ways to get dirty in my zoo, blood, dirt, bird poop, LOL) and pyjama pants. I probably look like a little boy most of the time.
But for FR, well...that man makes me want to look like a girl...heehee...

Anyways, the poop thing is more appealing (!) than bugging the critters to bite a glove. I was mostly just wondering aloud...I don't need a tooth, I have the real critters. I want lots of stuff I don't really need.
But I have learned something real interesting from this thread, and am delighted to discover a way to get a souvenir without stressing my animals!
Cheers
D.

Howdy D

I do a lot of dirty work, but not much of it with my bare hands. I used to sweep the linoleum in the apartment and put the contents in a plastic bag, shake it flat, and study it for teeth. If you must squish turds, you might want to do it in a plastic bag, you should be able to feel the teeth...eewww....

That is so funny! Frank makes me feel the same way! hehehehehe! I have the same fascination with him that I do with monitors... He is one of THEM... I prefer your style of dress myself, but my RL sissy and mom take me shopping and make sure I have some cute stuff. The FR button/sticker is priceless. Thank you for your compliment to me, I was flattered that my guys thought I looked like you!

Have a great weekend ( & and don't forget to post pics when you can )
-H-

The easy, less painful way for teeth is to go through the fecals. I have jars of dragon, white throat, water, gaboon viper, retic, etc, teeth from going through the poop - and the only thing it hurt was my nose!

yes you can also sift the water container to get them, as I do with indo species.