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First, it's easier if you describe his enclosure, his tempurtures in the cool end, hot end and basking spot, and what substrate you have for him.
Second, insects are better than rodents because rodents can cause fatty liver in some species. There's a few really knowlegable monitor people on here with a ton of experiance. I haven't kept water monitors, only blackthroats and tegus(and a peachthroat but only briefly).
Pictures would help too. Do you have access to feeder roaches?
Theresa Baker
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Varanus salvator diet.
Many people believe we should replicate their diet in nature, so be sure to include:
Rotten, smelly meat from garbage heaps
Animal as well as human feces
Human corpses in shallow graves
Putrid, slimy decomposing road kill
I kid, hahahahahaha, but they have been seen eating everything I listed above.
If your basking spot is adequate (130 - 150F or 55 - 66C), then regular daily feedings of appropriately sized rodents is fine. If it doesn't like crickets don't bother. Try other, larger insects though if available; but dust them with a calcium supplement.
Chris
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