Feeding Video!! Savannahs love to eat!

Just did a quick video of my Savannah Eating. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa2BUukwtkI

Sweet! That is alot of pinks-fuzzies!

I feed him pinks as a treat, he could eat 30 pinks at a time!! those were weanlings from rodent pro

i think monitors eating is sooo cool. my ackie grabs his crickets, thrashes them around, and presses them into the ground to kill them before he gulps them down. same with mouce pinkies but it takes a little longer. have you noticed that when they swallow its a lot like a snake swallowing?

Ya, they do resemble snakes a bit when they eat. Just most snakes aren't as vigorus when they eat

Great video, Jake. I love the feeding videos of savs - it's amazing how fast the stuff goes down as opposed to feeding a BP that can take up to half an hour.

lol The first one was really fast. The otherday I made him a mix of tuna, rats, and moistened dog food. He like it a lot I think but then again, he never complains about food.

Dog food?? I give mine chicken sometimes. He wouldn't refuse food - he's a sav ;) I think they'd probably even eat burger if you gave it them - and no, I'm not advising anyone to feed their sav burgers

its best to stick to whole prey items, not just say ground turkey, or dog food. whole prey has all the nutrients the monitor needs instead of just a lot of one.

I've seen lots of savs that are fed on whole prey their whole life from the time they can take a pinky. They are far more over weight, live shorter periods over all, and seem to be angry at the world. Varied diet is the best thing you can feed. I have fed all of the following and he never refused them
scrambled eggs Roaches
hard boiled eggs earth worms
quail Meal worms
chick Wax worms
mice Various feeder roaches
rats "dud" leo eggs(no body flame for this please)
rabbit meat turkey meat
canned tuna Chicken
crickets and I'm sure there are more
grass hoppers

My point is that no one food is going to have all the vitamins that your monitor is going to need. Variety is the key IMO and since savs will eat most any kind of meat, I take advantage of it for ease of feeding and over all happy monitor. Just my oppinion on it

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Originally Posted by Pork Chops N' Corn Bread

I've seen lots of savs that are fed on whole prey their whole life from the time they can take a pinky. They are far more over weight, live shorter periods over all, and seem to be angry at the world. Varied diet is the best thing you can feed.

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:eek: LOL, whole prey does not mean just rodents. crickets and other insects are whole prey too! whole prey means the whole animal.

i agree with you that a varied diet is best, but the varied doesnt have to include dog food, canned tuna, and other human food. infact dog food isnt even a good monitor food and should only be used when no other food is available. infact, didnt you make a thread about how your monitor was having skin problems? my best bet would be that its the dog food. a lot of dog and cat food have chemicals that help with shedding, etc. that are not for reptiles at all.

you can vary your diet with whole prey items such as, but not limited to: snails, earthworms, day old quail, chicks, prawn/shrimp, fish, rats, mice, insects, lizards, snakes, etc.

the point im trying to make is you dont have to feed foods that out less rounded and dont have near as many nutrienst to make a varied diet.

I only feed dog food or canned tuna 1 time a month usually if that and mix it up with rodents. Add a snail to the top and let them dig in. The shedding problems have gotten much better since I added more bugs in his diet, he seems more active and calmer. Just my experience

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Originally Posted by Pork Chops N' Corn Bread

Add a snail to the top and let them dig in. The shedding problems have gotten much better since I added more bugs in his diet, he seems more active and calmer. Just my experience

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Just like adding a cherry to the top - i love it :P Glad the shedding's going better for T :)

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Originally Posted by Razaiel

Just like adding a cherry to the top - i love it :P Glad the shedding's going better for T :)

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Thanks, me too!! Heres a pic of him with me about a week ago. He's a big boy!!
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL591.../168328305.jpg

Haha! He's cute - not too keen on being held to have his pic done though Whoever took your pic cut your head off :O


~Sue