feeding savanna monitor

[snakeyesjoe]

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.

[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.

[NicoleRussell]

perhaps you should start thinking about a larger enclosure. You feed him one adult mouse a week and nothing else?

[savannahman]

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:

[StevenLeeAugust]

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?

[Bartman]

He's fat because all hes getting his unhealthy fatty food.