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08-22-2004, 07:28 AM
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feeding savanna monitor
My savanna monitor is probably around a year and a half old and is about a foot/foot and half long. I feed him about one adult mouse per week. I have seen on different sites that I should feed him 2 to 3 mice ever 3 to 4 days. My monitor appears to be fat. Should I be feeding him more mice even though he appears obese. I have a 55 gallon tank.
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08-22-2004, 04:50 PM
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The usual rule of thumb is "Keep'em hot and Feed'em a lot!"
The best site to get advice from would be Pro-Exotics. They really know their stuff. Although they no longer sell Savannah monitors, their care is very similar to the Black throats. That caresheet is here.
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08-22-2004, 06:53 PM
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perhaps you should start thinking about a larger enclosure. You feed him one adult mouse a week and nothing else?
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08-06-2005, 07:15 PM
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WELL SHE IS RIGHT ABOUT THE BIGGER ENCLOSURE....NOW....TAKE YOUR MONITOR OUT AND LET HIM WALK AROUND AND GET SOME EXERSISE OFTEN.
LOOK AT HIS/HER STOMACH & IF WHEN WALKING IT TOUCHES THE GROUND,
HE/HER IS OBESE IF NOT...UP THE DIET ALITTLE MORE & USE SUPPLEMENTS.
I THOUGHT MY 1 YEAR OLD MONITOR WAS SMALL...MINE IS 28 INCHES...
GOOD LUCK....SAVANNAHMAN OUT  imp:
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08-06-2005, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by LdyDrgn
The usual rule of thumb is "Keep'em hot and Feed'em a lot!"
The best site to get advice from would be Pro-Exotics. They really know their stuff. Although they no longer sell Savannah monitors, their care is very similar to the Black throats. That caresheet is here. |
This is an old post I know,
I have been to that site but I have not seen where it goes to any detail on feeding adults. Do you see it? Did I just miss it?
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08-06-2005, 10:50 PM
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He's fat because all hes getting his unhealthy fatty food.
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