What monitor should i get?

[K00l bean]

Hey. Im not new to reptiles and i currently was looking at monitors. I heard about ackies but there price threw me off. I seen a sav at my lps and hes in pretty good condition. ($50). I was thinking about buying it but im not sure if its for begginers with monitors. Thanks

[Denial]

no forget the sav you should get a nile there only like 10 bucks.

If you cant afford an ackie you cant afford a sav or any monitor for that matter. Someone that can not afford the price of the monitor will not be able to afford the amount of food they consume to keep them heatlhy and will certainly not be able to afford the housing and electric bill you get from it.

[K00l bean]

I can afford the ackie and monitors but i dont want to spend $250-300 for something that will get two feet. Also i heard nile monitors are aggresive and hard to tame.

[gbassett]

The average cost of food for the larger monitors far exceeds the cost of an akies.All savannas are wild caught and most of them do not live past the first year.

Now you said you do not want to spend 200 on an akies but the cost of that 50 savanna,you will need a cage (monitors do not do well in fish tanks)100-200,you will need to feed it 1000 cricket a month what is that about 100 bucks and then don't forget the electricity bill to heat that large enclosure


What are you plans for when you grow tired of have a large lizard that bites,tail whips,and craps on you everytime you try to hold it,monitors do not become tame like most people think.Do yourself a favor and rethink the AKIES


GREG

[K00l bean]

Im all prepared. Also where could i get an ackie? I have a 100 gallon tank with nothing to put in it, Its sitting in my room taking up space. Hmm ill think ill get an ackie since you say.

[derrabe]

I would recommend a 24 in HP monitor. LOL couldnt resist

[Denial]

See I have always felt that if you have to ask someone what you should get then your not ready to get any of them. Of course niles are hard to tame they have a bad rep well that goes for alot of monitors like gbasset said they dont all tame down. Some become tolerable of you. I have one water monitor that cost more to heat and keep up with then 12 burmese pythons and shes nowhere near her adult size. Shes been in her cage now for 3 months and already outgrown it and in need of a larger enclosure.

[CoolioTiffany]

Savannah monitors are actually great monitors. After frequent handling, they can become very calm and as if they are like a dog. I like Savs, and I wouldn't mind purchasing one, but I'm more of a BP freak

[matt71915]

i think you should get a monitor than you know how to care for. just be careful and dont underestimate how much money they are, i had a sav and all was well, then the food bill got pretty high and i had to find him a new home

they take a lot of work too, building a cage, cleaning up their mess, working for the money to keep them...

[Denial]

I have to disagree I see no comparison from a monitor to a dog. You dont have to give a dog a basking spot and make sure the ambient temps dont drop below a certain degree. Your dog cant become egg bound and dogs enjoy affection and compassion they like to be loved monitors can become tolerate of people but its not like there going to lay on your lap roll over and let you rub the belly