Monitor Questions and Such

[Melody]

This is a false statement IMO. My first monitor was an Ornate Nile Montior and he is great, he isnt agressive at all and eats like a garbage disposale. Nile Montiors are good, begginer or not. You still need to take proper precautions tho before purchasing one, keep in mind they eat like crazy, you will be spending alot of money on food, you will need a big enclosure when they get older, and just remember to hold them alot and they will be fine, mine isnt agressive at all.

Dont exclude a nile montior from your decision.

FYI they arnt lazy either, mine is VERY energetic.

Nile monitors and ornate are definitely not good starters period. I myself started out with an ornate and he is wonderful creature but I would not recommend them to anyone who doesnt know 100% know what theyre getting themselves into. I know now i shouldve never started out with an ornate but I but I have him now and i am going to commit to him no matter what it takes. But it is NOT easy. I spend most of my time with him, thinking of him, feeding, buying, building, for him. I do not regret getting him, and i absolutely love taking care of him(despite being tail whipped, pooped on, and snapped at) but this animal is far more than most people can handle. It takes a special kind of person to own any monitor but these guys are insane when it comes to care.
Like Savannahs they are cheap and readily available, but again most are very unhealthy to begin with and wind up being dumped when they are larger because the owner couldnt care for a 7ft thrashing lizard eating them out of house and home or they die a slow painful death do to improper care. Remember the little Savannah i was taking about in the earlier post above? Well in the cage next to him were a group of very skinny and unhealthy niles and ornates priced a $60.... Please with whatever monitor you choose, do research, ask questions, and be 100% sure that you know what youre getting into and that you are capable of caring for the monitor even when it is older. That cannot be stressed enough.
Now at drama x, am not try to be disrespectful to you in anyway but you need to be very careful about what type of monitor you recommend to starters. You got lucky your ornate in isnt aggressive but most are, and it takes a lot of time and dedication to gain their trust and again it is more than most people can do...