hwo do u feed
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i would move ur nile to another area whenever u are feeding it. whenever i feed my snake i move it to the bathtub so it knows that food is never placed in its enclosure. so whenever i stick my hand in his tank to pick it up it won't mistake my hand for a mouse.
moving ur nile monitor to another area mite be futile though cus they are wild-ass monitors to begin with. its just a recommendation and it would'nt hurt (my friend did it wit his argus to try to tame it down but it still stayed WILD)
moving ur nile monitor to another area mite be futile though cus they are wild-ass monitors to begin with. its just a recommendation and it would'nt hurt (my friend did it wit his argus to try to tame it down but it still stayed WILD)
You changed the title of the thread after I posted...so I'll reply to the next question...you can just throw the thawed mouse in the cage and see if he eats it. Some snakes and lizards can be conditioned to take f/t prey off of tongs or hemostats...whichever works for you is fine, you'll just have to experiment and find out.
arlo;828330; said:
That's a myth...if you think that feeding an animal in its enclosure is going to cause it to mistake you for food...using the same logic, wouldn't you expect the lizard to mistake you for food every time you removed it from the tank, especially if the ONLY time it was ever fed was OUTSIDE of its tank?
Some people still continue to feed their snakes/lizards in separate feeding boxes, but I can assure you that it really makes absolutely zero difference and animals fed in their cages do not become aggressive to their keepers.
And it especially doesn't make any sense with this particular species, because, well, you already said it:
arlo;828330; said:
If you plan on giving your Nile Monitor mice on a regular basis, just quicken the inevitable and use this: http://www.firstdefense.com/html/3D50.jpg
That will be quick and mostly painless, rather then years of torture.
That will be quick and mostly painless, rather then years of torture.
elevatethis;828341; said:
I think the only logic behind it is the same logic behind a feeding tong.
just feed it mice for a treat...stick with crickets and other insects..mice are high in fat..dont feed often...y do people have to continue with the hate...mmmmm z trip.
There is huge controversy over whether Niles and other monitors should be primarily fed rodent prey.
If I'm not mistaken, wouldn't nile monitors be eating things more along the lines of bird eggs, amphibians, fish, etc, given their native habitat living in mangrove swamps in africa?
Most of the research I've done has showed me that niles in the wild eat very little mammalian prey.
If I'm not mistaken, wouldn't nile monitors be eating things more along the lines of bird eggs, amphibians, fish, etc, given their native habitat living in mangrove swamps in africa?
Most of the research I've done has showed me that niles in the wild eat very little mammalian prey.