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#2266768 WyoHunter View Profile	Sav questions I want a Savannah monitor but i need some questions answered first. click here ( http://eastidaho.craigslist.org/fod/2950418536.html ) to see pics and stuff of her. She’s 2.5-3 feet long and these questions are for when she is full grown (idk if she is yet) so keep that in mind when u answer. 1. How deep should the water in her bowl be? 2. I want to feed her mice mainly but also minnows, insects, and crayfish (mostly mice but some weeks give her one of the other 3 things) . so how much of each of those would i have to feed her per week? 3. Would it be ok to let her go outside on hot days and swim in my little pond and dig holes outside as long as i watched her? 4. That’s my main questions cause i think i know the rest but if there are any tips you can give me that would be cool.
05/18/12  03:55pm
#2266778 Mdf View Profile	Message To: WyoHunter   In reference to Message Id: 2266768  Sav questions have a read through this & most questions will be answered> Click Here
05/18/12  05:03pm
#2266785 Varanus_odom View Profile	Message To: WyoHunter   In reference to Message Id: 2266768  Sav questions Click the link above that Mdf posted for you. Read it through and through. Your diet = backwards. It should mainly be insects, crustaceans/arthropods, seafood. THEN mice every now and then maybe once a month. Make sure you have an enclosure set up and ready to go. Make sure you have a temperature gun (not a cheap temperature strip) so that you can accurately measure the surface temperatures at any time. Surface temps for the basking spot should be between 120-140 and the basking site should allow her to heat up her entire body... not just one big bulb that shines on 1/4 of her body. You need to get a bank of 3 low wattage halogen light bulbs (50w works) and set them up INSIDE the enclosure. The enclosure pictured in that craigslist ad is not suitable and that female monitor will be dead within a YEAR or TWO from now in that enclosure. If you’re going to let her out on a hot day to romp around in your yard, pay attention to her and keep a look out for predators (birds of prey, cats, etc...).
05/18/12  05:37pm
#2266807 WyoHunter View Profile	Message To: Varanus_odom   In reference to Message Id: 2266785  Sav questions Ok I could do those big roaches instead, but would I have to put the calcium an vitamin dust on them?
05/18/12  07:45pm
#2266911 Aragarnn View Profile	Message To: WyoHunter   In reference to Message Id: 2266807  Sav questions lightly yes, but be sure theyre being gut loaded and not fed trash
05/19/12  09:00pm
#2267134 Savannahmonitorlover View Profile	Message To: Aragarnn   In reference to Message Id: 2266911  Sav questions Im sorrt but gut loaded means ? I have heard the term more than once but didnt know what it meant.
05/21/12  01:53pm
#2267144 Mxracer View Profile	Message To: Savannahmonitorlover   In reference to Message Id: 2267134  Sav questions It means feed your insects healthy food. I buy water crystals and these orange cube things, plus i use potatoes, carrots, apples. If your insects arn’t healthy, how do you expect to have healthy lizard.
05/21/12  02:43pm

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