Why would it be all that difficult? The birds would be fast enough to keep away from the monitor - if the monitor ever got close enough to the birds to try to eat one. And as much as some people might not like to hear this...If you lost a bird at some point, it wouldn't be that big of a deal.
craaaazy idea!
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When you take the angle of “African BioTope… you are putting a twist of difficulty on it…
But using the same approach utilizing more common and even local species, it could work much more practically.
　
Keep in mind whatever you put in the cage will escape if possible. I wouldn’t put scorpions or anything this small in there as I wouldn’t want to have to watch the door that closely to prevent escapees. I also wouldn’t want to get stung while doing maintenance on the enclosure. It’s a common principal not to leave uneaten live food (mice) in an enclosure. I don’t see why scorpions wouldn’t fall under this same rule.
　
I have no clue of small birds would ‘attack’ a monitor or not. I would assume they would though. It’s not uncommon for prey to attack a predator when trapped. I also wouldn’t suggest using birds because the darn things are annoying…
　
Catching local snakes as a food source is an option. It comes with a certain level of risk of introducing tics, mites or local pathogens. So that’s a risk you have to decide if you are willing to make. But dosing the tank with 25 baby garter snakes could keep a monitor busy hunting for a few days at least ;-)
　
I think you could have a lot of fun with this idea or you could devastate yourself and your Monitor… just think through every decision…
But using the same approach utilizing more common and even local species, it could work much more practically.
　
Keep in mind whatever you put in the cage will escape if possible. I wouldn’t put scorpions or anything this small in there as I wouldn’t want to have to watch the door that closely to prevent escapees. I also wouldn’t want to get stung while doing maintenance on the enclosure. It’s a common principal not to leave uneaten live food (mice) in an enclosure. I don’t see why scorpions wouldn’t fall under this same rule.
　
I have no clue of small birds would ‘attack’ a monitor or not. I would assume they would though. It’s not uncommon for prey to attack a predator when trapped. I also wouldn’t suggest using birds because the darn things are annoying…
　
Catching local snakes as a food source is an option. It comes with a certain level of risk of introducing tics, mites or local pathogens. So that’s a risk you have to decide if you are willing to make. But dosing the tank with 25 baby garter snakes could keep a monitor busy hunting for a few days at least ;-)
　
I think you could have a lot of fun with this idea or you could devastate yourself and your Monitor… just think through every decision…
I believe the way the birds would "attack" the lizard would be by dive-bombing it. But if you keep there wings clipped, they lose the ability to fly and thus the ability to dive-bomb. So once one of the birds tries it, it can't get away and ta-dah, problem solved.
