Rodent feeding lizard

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Originally Posted by deto360

ii got plenty of room but i got a gf that hates anything thats not a fish dog or cat

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Haha. Yeh i got lucky with my ex. She wasnt interested in my snakes but she didnt mind them.. Even picked up my first breeder asfs and transported them for me.

Yeh ive heard rodents lead to liver issues later in life considerinf in the wild it only accounts for 2% of their diet.

Pretty sure gilas can be on a rodent diet to answer your question. not suggesting you go out and get a gila though lol.

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Originally Posted by djansen

Pretty sure gilas can be on a rodent diet to answer your question. not suggesting you go out and get a gila though lol.

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Yeah I have heard they can eat a diet of Rodents, Small mammals and developing eggs.

Aren't they venomous though??

Venon shmenom... No seriously though.. NOT gonna happen

yeah gila's are venomous, im not really sure how though, but heres what wikipedia says: "Venom is produced in modified salivary glands in the Gila monster's lower jaw, unlike snakes, whose venom is produced in the upper jaw.[12] The Gila monster lacks the musculature to forcibly inject the venom; instead, the venom is propelled from the gland to the tooth by chewing. Capillary action brings the venom out of the tooth and into the victim". so theres that, if space wasnt an issue to me and i had a good supplie of rats and such, i would get a crocodile monitor, theyre huge and they look like almost no other lizard

gilas are only venomous if u get bit:rolleye2: i think the monitor is the best option i mean if u get bit u bleed maybe lose some skin and a stich or 2 and with gilas there is always that wha if i get bit thing not worth it imo

A croc monitor is what i need
"Within its natural habitat, the Salvadori monitor feeds mostly on carrion and other small reptiles; but outside of its habitat as a pet it may eat mice, rats and fowl."

Too bad there illegal here.. And a wee bit big

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Originally Posted by Simplex

A croc monitor is what i need
"Within its natural habitat, the Salvadori monitor feeds mostly on carrion and other small reptiles; but outside of its habitat as a pet it may eat mice, rats and fowl."

Too bad there illegal here.. And a wee bit big

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yeah the are big, and theyre illegal here too which sucks

I wouldn't shrug off a bit from a croc monitor, from what I understand they have a NASTY bite.

that makes sense since their so huge, you could always get a komodo lol