my black throat monitor >
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i used cypress mulch when i had my blackthroat. if i did it over i would use a soil/clay mix. i would just get that from my backyard. awesome monitors. get big quick, so start building a permanent enclosure. i did a 4 foot tall by 4 foot wide by 8 feet long. after he was in there i felt kinda bad cause i really dont think that was big enough. i eventually sold him to a guy in az that had a 10x16 outside enclosure and a nice female waiting for him! anyways, like i said start building. mine went from 14 inches to 6 feet in 3 yrs! was 30 pounds! when he was little he ate insects, worms, and thawed out rodents. as an adult he ate crickets, supermeal worms, nightcrawlers, crayfish, and thawed out rats.
. Here those guys are hard to find and comand big bucks. If only I had the space
maybe in europe they are hard to find but in the states most reptile shows have them cb going for about $100-125. cheaper for wild caught ones. maybe a little higher if they are high yellow or something. what do they go for in europe coura?
I'd love to have one of these guys. I'm trying to figure how much of the year I could keep one outside. I probably have the space for something like a 7.5'x4' enclosure inside which I think is a bit small, but if it was only his winter quarters that wouldn't be so bad.
NIce Lizard !!!!- I had to wait almost 10 years here in the UK to find a nice black throat ... great lizards and one of the most intelligent of all varanids ...
Posted a pic of mine - hope you don't mind?
carl
just to say that this was an initial holding viv for him as he was dropped on my door step on boxing day !!! - its 8x3x3
Posted a pic of mine - hope you don't mind?
carl
just to say that this was an initial holding viv for him as he was dropped on my door step on boxing day !!! - its 8x3x3
