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kap10cavy Jun 07, 2005 10:39 PM

Ok, if you don't know I got a sav from KevinBD.
I stuck Helga in a quarenteen cage for a few weeks. Helga ate and dug in the substrate like a good sav should.
I figured I was right and the only thing wrong was, the lizard was stressed.
I have since put Helga in with my known female, Sassy.
After looking at the pics I took I started to think, "Helga might be a stupid name for a male."
I wanted a better look at the lizard and climbed in to lure it out from it's burrow with a mouse.
Things got crazy real fast. My calm, sweet female ran from her basking spot, tailwhipped the mouse clean across the cage and stood above the burrow Helga was in, hissing the whole time.
Sassy has never hissed or tailwhip before, but she was guarding her new friend. Helga has since left the burrow, "IT" dug and moved in with Sassy in her burrow.
Strange lizards.
I guess they didn't get the memo on monitors not being social.

Scott
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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

Replies (2)

l_l3lackwolf_l Jun 08, 2005 02:01 AM

Like i always thought...of all the lizards, monitors are the smartest in my opinion:D

ToR038505 Jun 08, 2005 04:52 AM

ah, you didn't get that memo? I'll get ya a copy.. It's just we're putting title pages on all TPS reports.

Sorry, it's late. Nice to hear your "two" are bonding..... I've always thought of getting Artimus a female, but it's stress enough keeping him satisfied. haha GL

Justin
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1.0 Savannah Monitor - Artimus
1.0 Emerald Swift - Jesus
1.1 Green Iguana - King Arthur, Lady Guenivere
1.0 Basilisk - Adam
2.2 Cats - Psycho(radiation), Moses, Satan, Bandy.
3.3 Dogs - Romeo, Falon, Baby Girl, Scooter, Whiskers, R.I.P. Juliet
1.3 feeder mice I've seen hunchin, let's see if they still got it in em'!

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