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Dark Ryok
Ok, Ive been looking at these guys for a while. My local shop just got in two savannahs and a nile monitor. Ive already done quite a bit of research on both of them, and I believe the savannah is more my style. Im not sure if Im going to by just one, or both of them. Im going to start them in a 55 gallon. But I have the room to build a large fenced off area in my room for them.
But the main question is... To those who have savannahs, how do you like them? How do they interact between them and you?
Thanks. I wasnt sure if they were social guys or not. The research Ive done was a few weeks ago when I first thought about it. The niles looked nice, but I had already heard how mean they can get, so I already crossed them off the list.
Im used to fish. I do my research with them. Most fish I can do adequate research in about a weeks time because most fish are about the same care wise. Ive had experience with reptiles before. I had a leopard gecko and fat-tailed gecko for 6-7 years. I owned a snake for about 8 months before my dad decided he didnt want me keeping it, so I gave him to a cousin that still has him. Im not a novice in the hobby, but I still have a ways to go. I understand I need to do more research. Im just tossing the idea around and seeing what peoples opinions are on them first. Ive heard good things from a few friends at the pet store about them. And a few other friends have been around them and have nothing bad to say. If my mind is made up on getting one, Ill do my research then. I researched stuff about them quite a bit a few weeks back, but ended up getting a few more fish tanks and delayed the savannah.
With owning 7 fish tanks ranging from 20-90 gallons, I want something I can mess with. And I dont want anything common. Savannahs caught my eye months back in a Petco. Then a local store got several shipments of them in, and these guys were about 8 inches long. Thats when I started getting interested again. If The savannah falls through , Ill start a sugar gilder colony. lmao.
Seriously. I was asking about their temperament and behavior. Not care. I wanted to know how they acted. Thank you for providing me with information that I dont care about.
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Well, I got my first baby savannah monitor from kingsnake.com.
I paid 60$ shipped. I do not regret paying so much money. It is a lot better to get them when they are younger, so you can control their temperment. I love my baby sav, his name is little. I got him when he was 6 inches, and now is about 14 inches. But he is growing. Savannah monitors generally have good temperments. They grow to be about 3-5 feet. They are very good monitors for starters though. You do not want to get a nile monitor, they are aggressive. And, most people cannot tame them. And not for everyone. My old nile gave pretty nasty bites for such a young monitor. When I first got my savannah, he was timid around me, and did not trust me. So, therefore, he was a biter. But after a few weeks of handling him, he turned right around! Now, out of my monitors, he is my favorite! I trust this little guy. He is has a light blue to his coloring, and has very pretty circles. I let him run around my room. I keep him in a 100 gallon tank. You want to use UTH'S (under tank heaters), never heat rocks. They can do major damage to your monitors belly. You NEVER want to buy a nile, and a savannah, and put them in the same cage together. They will fight to death. You should get the savannah. If you deciede to get two, put them in SEPERATE cages. Never the same. Feeding will get quiet expensive though. For 3 fuzzies that I feed my baby, is 7$ a bag. Which is pretty pricy.
Well I hope this info helped. But remember, think twice before getting a nile.
Look I am done VARANID. you are not worth fighting with. I have other things to do, rather than waste my time.
green_babe77@yahoo.com
Well, I got my first baby savannah monitor from kingsnake.com.
I paid 60$ shipped. I do not regret paying so much money. It is a lot better to get them when they are younger, so you can control their temperment. I love my baby sav, his name is little. I got him when he was 6 inches, and now is about 14 inches. But he is growing. Savannah monitors generally have good temperments. They grow to be about 3-5 feet. They are very good monitors for starters though. You do not want to get a nile monitor, they are aggressive. And, most people cannot tame them. And not for everyone. My old nile gave pretty nasty bites for such a young monitor. When I first got my savannah, he was timid around me, and did not trust me. So, therefore, he was a biter. But after a few weeks of handling him, he turned right around! Now, out of my monitors, he is my favorite! I trust this little guy. He is has a light blue to his coloring, and has very pretty circles. I let him run around my room. I keep him in a 100 gallon tank. You want to use UTH'S (under tank heaters), never heat rocks. They can do major damage to your monitors belly. You NEVER want to buy a nile, and a savannah, and put them in the same cage together. They will fight to death. You should get the savannah. If you deciede to get two, put them in SEPERATE cages. Never the same. Feeding will get quiet expensive though. For 3 fuzzies that I feed my baby, is 7$ a bag. Which is pretty pricy.
Well I hope this info helped. But remember, think twice before getting a nile.
Look I am done VARANID. you are not worth fighting with. I have other things to do, rather than waste my time.
green_babe77@yahoo.com
37w,2days Baby movement?
Amanda P
Sunday I went into labor and delivery, Monday I had my weekly check-up. Baby was perfectly fine and healthy, both visit. However, I must be in freakout mode because I do not think she is moving enough since yesterday about noon. She hasn't movement, but its not plentiful as before. Is this because she is out of room? Tired? I have never been told to count kicks/movements. How many per hour? Do you think Im just parinoid since I am so close to my due date? Please help my mind set on ease..
Thanks :) She must have been tired, cramped. As soon as I posted the question she must have woke up. She has been active since. Yesterday must have been an hour day. Thanks again : )
Thanks :) She must have been tired, cramped. As soon as I posted the question she must have woke up. She has been active since. Yesterday must have been an hour day. Thanks again : )
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I'm two days past you. Went to L and D yesterday becuz the doc wanted to monitor the baby for movement. Was declared that baby is fine and must be sleeping or just quiet that day. I had been having contractions the whole night before and asked if that would have something to do with his slowing down. They said sometimes. I was discharged with kick count instructions. You should eat and drink before. Pick an hour and lay down on either side. Count for that hour and do it twice a day. You should feel atleast 10 movements in that hr. Last night we had 25 so that was good! If you have four or less in an hour. Do another hour immediatly. If you still have four or less in the second hour as well you need to call your doc immediatly. Good luck. Hope this helps and your not alone!
I'm two days past you. Went to L and D yesterday becuz the doc wanted to monitor the baby for movement. Was declared that baby is fine and must be sleeping or just quiet that day. I had been having contractions the whole night before and asked if that would have something to do with his slowing down. They said sometimes. I was discharged with kick count instructions. You should eat and drink before. Pick an hour and lay down on either side. Count for that hour and do it twice a day. You should feel atleast 10 movements in that hr. Last night we had 25 so that was good! If you have four or less in an hour. Do another hour immediatly. If you still have four or less in the second hour as well you need to call your doc immediatly. Good luck. Hope this helps and your not alone!
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