This is something that has become more and more frustrating to me. Big lizards are beautiful animals, and for some people, are rewarding pets. But I have to ask, why is it so impossible for people to care for them correctly? Why is it that people want to keep a lizard roaming around their house like a dog? It is a LIZARD, not a mammal. So many of these lizards are taken in and die before they make it to their first year, and then rarely make it past 5 years. Maybe it has to do with vendors trying to sell animals to people by putting the wrong ideas in their head. But even then, I have seen plenty of people move away from correct information even when it's clear they are wrong. Basically what I'm trying to say is, a large but of people caring for large lizards, take in an something that they are not prepared to care for, and the animal pays the price for it. The truth is, they want a big lizard, but they don't want a big enclosure, big food bill, or big responsibility that comes with it.

All in all, this can happen with any animal. However, I see a enormous amount of it specifically when it comes to big lizards. Many monitors are taken out of the wild just to die prematurely in captivity.

One last note, I'm not claiming to be an expert on monitors or monitor care, I'm stating what I've seen through experience with rescues and common sense.


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