Can you make a Nile handleable?

[Trey]

Ok, I have the chance to get a hatchling Nile monitor but the little i've read and heard about these guys is you CANT tame them down? I just wanted to know what ya'lls opinions are about them?

[mr~python]

no monitor is going to be "tame" but it is possible to make any monitor handleable with a lot of patience and work. did you check out that link to the kingsnake thread that we gave you a few days ago?

i honestly would advise you not to get nile without some experience with other varanids under your belt. they get very large and can be very aggressive. they are not a lizard to be underestimated and i would seriously advise you too hold of on getting one until you KNOW you can handle one.

[Kara]

Are you a glutton for punishment? Niles are about the *worst* pet lizard you could possibly have. Even our gila monsters are easier to handle than the nicest Nile I've ever seen.

(DISCLAIMER: Gila Monsters should only be handled by those who are trained and proficient in dealing with venomous & potentially dangerous animals. This is not to make light of their potency!)

[Trey]

Point taken. I had a feeling they would be pretty nasty. I sure hate it because they are so beautiful when they become adults. Well on to the croc monitor.

[mr~python]

Well on to the croc monitor.

huh?

[Razaiel]

Hahahaha LOL! I think he was joking


I quite fancy a tree monitor sometime in the future - guess it'll be quite some time in the future though ...

[Colin Vestrand]

i know a lot you arent fans of reptile maganize, but this months issue is on the emerald tree monitor... very interesting read; and a lot of it applies to all monitors.

[elevatethis]

Trey, I think you should look into bearded dragons...

[Trey]

lol, it was a joke about the croc monitor. Thus the icon. I think those waters I would never cross

[fish21]

(DISCLAIMER: Gila Monsters should only be handled by those who are trained and proficient in dealing with venomous & potentially dangerous animals. This is not to make light of their potency!)[/QUOTE]

thats frecking halerious. hahaha
and the end of the day- CYA (cover your a**)
matt fisher