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06-11-2008, 06:20 PM
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Salvator Doing Great! (Pic)
Wow...this guy is doing great. I still have yet to handle him to eliminate any possiblity of stress while acclimating. So far I've had him for barely over a day and he's polished off over 3 dozen crickets, some mealworms, and two pinkies to fatten him up a bit.
What do you guys think of him? He's ACTIVE as all heck. I don't think he's stopped roaming the cage and digging around except for last night, but as soon as those lights clicked on he was up and goin'.
Let me know what ya think!
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Re: Salvator Doing Great! (Pic)
I would start feeding it larger crickets, roaches, superworms, hornworms, even the occasional pinky. Water monitors have a much better tolerance for mammalian prey than a sav or an ackie.
Water monitors are very active and can be lightning fast so be careful and good luck. There are some bite wounds I had from mine on this site, you may want to take a look at them.
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06-11-2008, 07:22 PM
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06-11-2008, 07:25 PM
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Re: Salvator Doing Great! (Pic)
He definetely won't stay that cute and tiny for long. 
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Re: Salvator Doing Great! (Pic)
Little young to be certain it is a he.
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06-11-2008, 07:30 PM
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Re: Salvator Doing Great! (Pic)
Very nice! Got pics of the setup?
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Re: Salvator Doing Great! (Pic)
It is good that it is eating good for you. I bet if you had deep dirt and some leaf litter on top, it would live it.
Keep us posted on it's progress. Looks good.
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06-12-2008, 01:24 AM
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Re: Salvator Doing Great! (Pic)
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I would start feeding it larger crickets, roaches, superworms, hornworms, even the occasional pinky. Water monitors have a much better tolerance for mammalian prey than a sav or an ackie.
Water monitors are very active and can be lightning fast so be careful and good luck. There are some bite wounds I had from mine on this site, you may want to take a look at them.
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The crickets I first had for him were large. The only ones they had today weren't as large unfortunately. I'm going to the local reptile show this weekend so I'll be bringing back alot of bugs
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Little young to be certain it is a he.
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Yeah, I know they can't be sexed til they reach maturity. I'm just calling it a he anyway
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Very nice! Got pics of the setup?
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Not yet, I'll get some tomorrow when the lights are back on
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It is good that it is eating good for you. I bet if you had deep dirt and some leaf litter on top, it would live it.
Keep us posted on it's progress. Looks good.
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I'm going to put him a soil/sand mixture eventually. For now the cypress is the simplest and I didn't want to be mixin' around in there during his first week. I have a small skinny half log thing that I have angled down towards the bottom of the cage that is partially covered and he's already done his work and burrowed down into that
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Re: Salvator Doing Great! (Pic)
Don't forget these suckers have a huge variety of diet so prawns, whole fish, insects, rodents, crabs, even chics are always good to add.
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Re: Salvator Doing Great! (Pic)
Sounds good, looks good, cant wait too hear what happens in your first handleing secion LOL
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Sounds good, looks good, cant wait too hear what happens in your first handleing secion LOL
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Handling is GREAT! Although I have kept it to a minimum, I have allowed him to free roam from hand to hand, and most often upon his prompt (I'll sit my hand in the cage and he realizes my arm is a way to escape.)
I got LUCKY! This guy is exceptional. Not only is he in AMAXING healthy (had him checked out by a breeder at the local show.) But he eats amazingly (fish, crickets, mealies, mice,) and he's extremely active .
I have yet to see any signs of aggression and I've given him a few chances already where he could have thrown a nice tail at me or a good bite.
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Re: Salvator Doing Great! (Pic)
Oh man you got lucky! LOL
He sound like a good water monitor 
Theirs a baby water monitor at my reptile store and he is the nicest calmest thing ever! I wish I could buy him but I cant.. 
If my Black Throat dies im getting that little sucker... But even if he not avalible anymore and my BT does die I really dont care because theirs plenty of other water monitors out their... Anyway my BT is doing great and I dont think hes gonna die anytime soon soo I will wait a couple of years to get a water monitor...
Good to hear he is doing great!
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Re: Salvator Doing Great! (Pic)
Monitors are not usually aggressive until they think they can hurt you (2+ Feet TL) most of the babies prefer flight to fight. I bet when soil is put in, and burrows are dug you will find a big change in behavior.
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Re: Salvator Doing Great! (Pic)
Yea thats what happen to me I bought him at a reptile show 3 months ago and he was nice and all then later a lot of tail whips and hissing... But not I can hold him with no problems on certain days..
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Re: Salvator Doing Great! (Pic)
Ya thats how my Savanna got.
I really don't care how he is later on, he can always be worked with. Plus, I'd rather have an aggressive/flighty monitor than an unhealthy any day.
The dirt will be put in within the next week or so. He has managed to make some nice burrows with what he has though, find his head pokin outta one in the mornings lol
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Re: Salvator Doing Great! (Pic)
Reptile shows are the best way to get bugs and other creature comforts if you live close to a show.I only live 10 miles from hamburg pa,ANd i tell ya im been going for about 10 yrs and i never left without buying anything lol....Take care and good luck with your little water monitor...  George
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Re: Salvator Doing Great! (Pic)
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Reptile shows are the best way to get bugs and other creature comforts if you live close to a show.I only live 10 miles from hamburg pa,ANd i tell ya im been going for about 10 yrs and i never left without buying anything lol....Take care and good luck with your little water monitor... George |
Ya, I grabbed all my food yesterday at a show. I'm 15 minutes from the Western PA Show and the Cheswick PA shows. I still need to get up to Hamburg....
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