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 Good small breed of monitor

what would be a good breed of small, as in 2 to 3 ft, monitor that can be bought at a common reptile store



12/04/07  01:56am

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 Good small breed of monitor

ackie though i’v never seen one at a store but you can look on kingsnake.com
12/04/07  08:00am

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 Good small breed of monitor

That’s the kicker - the monitors sold at petstores commonly are Wild Caught African species that frequently are not doing well from the travel and stress. They are usually Savannah or Nile monitors which both get fairly large, particularly the Niles. The ’good’ ones are a bit more expensive because they are captive born and bred which takes a lot of time,passion and money to do. Ackies will not cost so much to take care of vs. a Nile, so don’t just look at the ’deal’ of getting a monitor for $50. That cheap price tag will become much larger once you start feeding, heating and have to construct an enormous cage for it. Look at some of the Australian dwarf monitors.
12/04/07  08:38am


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