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#282537
Waterkeepr
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Water Monitor wont eat 
I have a three foot water monitor who extemely healthy and well taken care. Lately he is starting to refuse crickets. He loves mice and will eat as many as I will give him, which is a lot. Is his behavior normal or should I keep trying with the crickets?
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03/22/05 02:05am
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#282541
Bayou Beasts
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Message To: Waterkeepr In reference to Message Id: 282537
 Water Monitor wont eat
All monitors will get sick of chaseing crickets once they get to the point where they are loosing more than what they would gain chasing them. At 3 foot he is beyond crickets get some roaches.Tony
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03/22/05 02:11am
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#283178
Cilliepogona
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Message To: Waterkeepr In reference to Message Id: 282537
Water Monitor wont eat
If your water monitor is three feet, you shouldn’t be worrying with crickets anyway. He should be eating mostly f/t rodents, maybe a couple chicks every now and then, and some BIG feeder roaches, such as Madagascar hissers (grompondorina portentosa) or giant cave roaches (blaberus giganteus). Smaller roaches can be used, but a three foot monitor will prefer larger ones.
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03/22/05 06:54pm
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#283187
Waterkeepr
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Message To: Cilliepogona In reference to Message Id: 283178
Water Monitor wont eat
Thanks, can you get feeder roaches at most normal pet stores or should i order them at a certain place?
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03/22/05 07:00pm
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