When a Monitor lizard uses your neck as a branch

Hello everybody! well I have been really inactive because I have been setting up my new fish's HUGE aquarium. I also had to move a bunch of furniture around.

But anyway, I thought i'd show you guys what happens when a Savannah Monitor climbs your neck

This did hurt. a lot. 1'' claws digging into flesh = your not going to have a good time!

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Lesson learnt.

LOL

HOLY COW! That looks like it hurt! I've been thinking about getting a monitor, but it was actually always the nails that frightened me :P I guess it was with good reason lol.

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Originally Posted by Alexandra V

HOLY COW! That looks like it hurt! I've been thinking about getting a monitor, but it was actually always the nails that frightened me :P I guess it was with good reason lol.

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Yes, it was pretty painful :(

I realized that some of his nails were digging in so I took him off but he already got a few gashes in before I could react

Oh well, comes with the hobby I guess :rofl:

Jeepers.... And I thought my beardies dug the crap outta me.


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Our mangrove monitor has some wicked claws!! I know the feeling!

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Jeepers.... And I thought my beardies dug the crap outta me.


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all I can say is: LOL. them beardies are vicious too eh? :)

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Originally Posted by AliCat37

Our mangrove monitor has some wicked claws!! I know the feeling!

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yeah, they are crazy :O My sav's claws are literally 1 inch I think. its insanity

You could clip its nails? That's what I do when my lizards nails get sharp or long, guess I'm the only one.

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Originally Posted by bassistjon112

You could clip its nails? That's what I do when my lizards nails get sharp or long, guess I'm the only one.

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ehh, no point really. this is the first time its happened and I assume its not gonna be a common occurance so, I'll just learn from my mistake and stop him from climbing me :)

Yeah just use caution.

One time my super old iguana tried to eat my face off when I had her on my shoulder. Probably one the scariest moments of my life. She got super aggressive in her old age but I didn't learn that until she used all of her might to launch a full scale attack on my face.