Quote Originally Posted by qiksilver View Post
you're supposed to "build a relationship" with monitors, if you will, not just snatch them up and try to restrain them, so I don't know why handling or claws would be a problem. They're somewhat nervous partially arboreal monitors anyway, and varanids in general are more of a display creature.
I think bonheki was just referring to the more common monitors out there, peachthroats, blue tail, and mangroves. Whom often are labeled as being in that more 'flighty' monitor group along with the niles, trees, and crocodiles. I know there are some dog tame species of these but these usually are described as being more 'temperamental.'
Where as whitethroats, blackthroats, savannahs, spineytailed, and water monitors are often described as being more tolerable to handlings. And I know I have seen some of these before that I swear would eat me if given the chance.
The peachthroat just usually falls into that group of monitors who tend to be MORE flighty on average than others....

Does that make sense?