Quote Originally Posted by SavvySurfer View Post
as for the diet i was going to feed it crickets for now, and then upgrade to the madagascar hissing cockroaches, hard boiled eggs, and pieces of lean turkey. is it true that if you feed a roden diet they become more aggressive? i have heard both sides of the story. true or not?
Feed whole food items. Rodent, roaches, crickets, WHOLE uncooked eggs, etc.

Watching a monitor eat a whole egg is pretty neat....they either swallow it whole or crack it and 'drink' up the insides....cool stuff..

Ground turkey diets are just filler material unless they are properly supplemented. Even after adequate supplements are added, the mix was only intended to be used as a 'quick fix' when whole food items are unavailable or to feed large numbers of lizards (i.e. zoos).

.....the aggressive comment is just so the anti-rodent feeders can push their agenda...it is just an opinion...

...in the end, if you feed the monitor a HEALTHY diet.....it should be a strongwilled creature....you just have to deal with it.