Asian Water Monitor?
I Have A Baby Asian Water Monitor, How Fast Do They Grow, This Is Not My First Monitor And DEFFINETLY Not my first Reptile.... i have a breeding pair of ball pythons and red tailed boa and 3 baby ball pythons, and an iguana. They get along quite well with the 2 dogs and cats lol. How Fast Do Asian Water Monitors grow, THANKS in advance....
My asian water monitor isn't eating?
I've kept this water monitor for 2 days so far. It's a month old and about a 13-14 inches long. It has an open wound by it's right arm as people don't handle the reptile so well. As stated by some of the crew members, it was wild caught but it seemed to be doing great besides the fact it won eat. I've tried feeding it frogs, fishes and crickets. Please help..
What is it like to have a water monitor lizard as a pet?
They are one of the largest species of monitor lizards in the world. Because they would also need a big water part in their enclosure the tank would need to be at least 9x9 meters in floor space. And they need to have an effective UVB basking spot. That drives up the electricity bill. Also you need a steady supply of food such as large rats and medium sized fish if you want to feed an adult. Also parts of the cage need to be separable so the monitor has no uncontrolled access to you while you are cleaning its enclosure because they can be dangerous if provoked.
Can my Asian water monitor eat raw chicken/beef?
Yes, they can!!! Water monitors can be defensive, using their tail, claws, and jaws when fighting. They are excellent swimmers, using the raised fin located on their tails to steer through water. Water Monitors are carnivores, and have a wide range of foods. They are known to eat fish, frogs, rodents, birds, crabs, and snakes. They have also been known to eat turtles, as well as young crocodiles and crocodile eggs. Like the Komodo Dragon, they will often eat CARRION!! Water monitors are opportunistic hunters and are known to eat almost anything. Ideal foods are; mice, rats, fish, crawdads, crickets, superworms, beef heart, and hard boiled eggs. A mixed diet of these food items, four to five times per week, is ideal and will ensure proper growth and health. Feeding: These guys are scavengers so feeding dead food is easy. Mine did get pinkies, crickets and other insects as a hatchling. Now she gets rodents of appropriate size sprinkled with vitamin powder. The powder doesn't seem to phase her in the least as it does some of my other lizards. She is getting small rats, large mice, maybe some ground turkey as a treat. They will eat anything they come across in the wild, crabs, fish, eggs, small birds.
Green Iguana or Asian Water Monitor or Nile Monitor?
I'm 21, have experience in reptiles and am ready to take a bigger leap. I have owned anoles,water dragons, cared for different types of skinks, and handled some monitors. I realize I will need a large enclosure but how large for each of the species listed. 1. Of those three (Iguana,Asian Water, and Nile Monitor) which will be easiest to care for? 2, Which is the most dangerous, can they actually KILL you? 3. Best methods for at least partially taming or training one of them? 4. Easiest feeding habits 5. Most bonded with owners. *NOTE I live in California, we have very strict exotic animal laws but for some reason very lax reptile laws. Crocodilians are still illegal here but most everything else is classified as OK.
Asian Water Monitor won't eat, acting funny?
Littlecoo is correct. Asian water monitors come from a very hot tropical climate and do not brumate. Unfortunately, Asian water monitors are very prone to stress and do not do well in captivity. For this reason they should only be kept by an experienced handler. Not knowing these things leads me to believe you didn't do much research before purchasing an Asian water monitor. You don't mention anything about your temps, humidity, substrate, or size of enclosure. Just guessing without this info. Stress is my first conclusion. Have you ever had it checked for parasites? It could be any number of things. But, not knowing any other details, I can't make a very informed diagnosis. Why is vet care not an option? Lack of exotic vets in the area, or lack of funds. Either way, If you care for this animal and want it to live, you need to do what is necessary for it's well being.
Why will my water monitor lizard only eat fish?
Well well well, if it isn't the same little girl who called me some names because I told her she was doing the wrong thing by thinking she could keep one of the largest lizards in the world hidden in her closet. You don't have to worry about what to feed because I can guarantee you that very soon, you will be getting rid of it because you will either realize that you have no business with it or because your parents make you get rid of it. Honestly, I think you're just joking because no one can be this foolish. Even if you're serious, I think you are lieing about the cage. You showed a photo of the enclosure you planned on keeping it in in one of your previous questions and it was a 10 gallon tank, not a 75 gallon tank. There's no way you acquired a 75 gallon aquarium and are keeping it hidden from your parents. And I doubt that you have any idea of how to care for one anyway. Goldfish are one of the worst things you could possibly feed it. And this lizard will be 3 to 4 feet in a year. How are you going to hide it from your parents then? If anyone thinks I'm being too harsh to this girl, think about how harsh she is being by trying to hide the second heaviest lizard in the world in her closet. This is not an animal that a child should own, especially in these conditions. Now it's going to die a miserable death because she just had to have one. That's what's harsh.
Black throat or water monitor? help!?
I've personally never have owned either ... You may want to check w/ human society or court house to find out if they are legal to own where you live, some states may ban. Which one I would chose its not up to me, your the one taking care of it, not me, go w/ one you'd prefer over the other. water: http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/verts/mo... black: http://www.repticzone.com/caresheets/44.... http://www.expertvillage.com/video-serie... youtube videos on both: http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=water+monitor&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=8&ct=title# and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDuD1rw39B8
Water monitor attitude and upkeep?
They're huge, need huge enclosures and are aggressive. A well kept water monitor that is in top-notch health will be a great display animal, not a pet. You cannot keep a water in a tank. You cannot expect a water to be handle-able. They are extremely hands off. They eat pounds upon pounds of food. Eccetera. Water monitors usually hate people. They'll allow you to clean sometimes, and may tolerate you as long as you're not intrusive and come bearing food for it. They usually hate being handled, hovered on, petted and having their space invaded. I fostered a water monitor once, and I would never willingly do so again. I've never met a "tame" large monitor that is healthy. Do yourself a favor and don't get one.