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#2268509 Reptictale92 View Profile	True or false?!?!?! Will any type of monitor get full grown to near full grown size within the first year?? I had a Savannah monitor at 6-7 months was 3ft long but then I would also see some black throats that are 5 years old an only 3-4 ft long. Which is right which is wrong?
06/02/12  12:02am
#2268523 Daryl- View Profile	Message To: Reptictale92   In reference to Message Id: 2268509  True or false?!?!?! It all depends. If your husbandry is correct and you have a healthy monitor from the start then it will be close to reaching its full size in a year - this is required in the wild as baby monitor are brilliant prey for birds, snakes etc. Full grown they are like a battle tank and the prey becomes the predator. Bare in mind when you got you Sav, it was already a month old or so so it’s hard for you to say exactly. Im currently raising 4 Ackies and some have grown more than others with the same husbandry and food amount - due to the small sample size I can’t say for sure but I feel it comes down to certain genetics. Also, think that some Savs will be freaks and reach 5 ft and others 3 ft. If you have a ’freak’ then yours is not fully grown... Just some things to think about! Daryl
06/02/12  05:42am
#2268527 Krusty View Profile	Message To: Daryl-   In reference to Message Id: 2268523  True or false?!?!?! Most species will be 2/3 of full adult size in a year if well-supported. They don’t all grow so fast, but some do in any species.
06/02/12  08:22am
#2268536 Reptictale92 View Profile	Message To: Krusty   In reference to Message Id: 2268527  True or false?!?!?! Ah I didn’t know that daryl thank you. So when I had my ornate monitor at a year an a half she was only 5 ft, now I thought she was a slow grower.
06/02/12  11:07am
#2268575 Mdf View Profile	Message To: Reptictale92   In reference to Message Id: 2268536  True or false?!?!?! at a year & a half & 5 foot there’s room for more growth there! :) i’ve seen 2 foot & over worth of growth in a year old b/t & nile, came to me at about a year old & both were about 18/20" & with-in a 6 months to a year they were 4 foot, 1st year of their life shows the most growth & if they remain stunted for a year you see slightly less/ slower growth in the second year compared to the 1st years growth.
06/02/12  05:34pm
#2268594 Reptictale92 View Profile	Message To: Mdf   In reference to Message Id: 2268575  True or false?!?!?! That’s what I thought. My ornate monitor didn’t have a fast growth intill it hit about 2foot.
06/02/12  07:19pm
#2268666 Mdf View Profile	Message To: Reptictale92   In reference to Message Id: 2268594  True or false?!?!?! basically some monitors that have everything they need will reach 2/3 of their final size with-in a year, in some cases monitors that have been held back a year such as pet shop monitors, and as a result are still fairly small in size can catch up in the 2nd year if well supported in their new habitat. that’s what i’m trying to say. ;)
06/03/12  02:21pm
#2268673 Milkweed666 View Profile	Message To: Mdf   In reference to Message Id: 2268666  True or false?!?!?! Can a monitor have permanent stunting? is there an age where it stops growing? Or will it always be able to catch up if u fix your husbandry problems?
06/03/12  03:24pm
#2268674 Reptictale92 View Profile	Message To: Mdf   In reference to Message Id: 2268666  True or false?!?!?! Oh ok I see now. Well thank youfor clearing that for me.
06/03/12  03:25pm
#2268805 Mdf View Profile	Message To: Milkweed666   In reference to Message Id: 2268673  True or false?!?!?! held back to long eventually their going to suffer, what the result would be is out of my scope i’m afraid.
06/04/12  06:21pm

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