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#734096
Mrmonitor
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Feeding 
I am going to get a Nile monitor and I was wanting to know how often to feed him. The pet store said he is eating pinkies right now. Any help is appreciated.
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04/10/06 06:11pm
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#734140
Monitor_guy3113
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Message To: Mrmonitor In reference to Message Id: 734096
Feeding
ok how big is he? wat size cage is he going in and what are his temps/humidity?
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04/10/06 06:34pm
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#734175
Razeraze
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Message To: Mrmonitor In reference to Message Id: 734096
Feeding
everyday sometimes twice a day.
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04/10/06 06:56pm
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#734626
Krusty
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Message To: Razeraze In reference to Message Id: 734175
Feeding
Mrmonitor: do you know what you’re getting into w/ a Nile? they get really big, they are usually nasty. just an FYI. read some old posts,etc.
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04/10/06 10:51pm
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#735308
Dmnall
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Message To: Krusty In reference to Message Id: 734626
Feeding
krusty is telling the truth. Their bite is painful. If you want a big lizard with a good personality (compared to a Nile) look into a Black Throat. I had both Savs and Niles and I did not like them because they were nasty tempered and now I have a Black Throat, which is a really great lizard, he his hissy pulling him out of his cage, once he is out, he is cool.
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04/11/06 03:03pm
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#736196
Mrmonitor
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Message To: Dmnall In reference to Message Id: 735308
Feeding
I got him (or her) today and he isn’t very mean. After holding him for a couple of seconds he doesn’t try to bite or anything. I was just wondering how often to feed him because I couldn’t find anything on how often to feed him, and I didn’t know how fast he could go through pinky mice. Thanks for all the help anyway.
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04/11/06 10:52pm
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#736463
Dmnall
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Message To: Mrmonitor In reference to Message Id: 736196
Feeding
If the nile is young then I would feed it a variety of insects(crickets, mealworms, wax worms just to name a few), pinkie mice, and if he can take a fuzzy or hopper would be better, as well as for variety raw ground turkey, hard boiled eggs, once in a while I will throw in a little bit of chicken dog food. I feed my monitor daily, usually 2 small rats (frozen) or 1 medium rat. I recommend feeding daily, however, keep an eye on the weight to make sure it does not get obese. I have ran in to 2 x since owning my black throat where he refused to eat, other then that, he eats like a pig.
Charlie
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04/12/06 02:16am
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