Varanids are not that complicated in terms of what to feed them compared to iguanids and tortoises. I know a someone down the highway that breeds Varanids and he doesn't even keep them that good an dall he feed it is rats and mice. He has one for over 25 years...an old breeder. And I know a kid down the street that breeds a whole bunch of lace monitors; he had to give them to the pet store in Lodi.