Monitor Lizards

Description: Animal Species: Reptiles / Amphibians

Newest Review: ... known as the Savannah Monitor. These are almost never privately bred by UK keepers, but almost always captive farmed abroad. Captive farmed is not the same as wild-caught, and is a much healthier and environmentally friendly option usually. The Bosc monitors are known to be entertaining to watch and very handleable, however they do get quite large. They can get up and over three feet long, ... more

... and will probably need an enclosure of six foot long minimum. This is definitely not the largest a monitor can grow, but it is still significant and a flighty Bosc that is neglected in its infant years can potentially give a very nasty bite later in li...more

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Monitor Lizards: From Small, to Massive - definately one of my favourite liza ... (648 words)
by - written on 24/02/09 (Very useful, 109 readings)
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The Monitors, also called varanids and goannas in Australia, are a large family of lizards that include some of the largest lizard species in the world. The largest monitor lizard is the Komodo dragon which of course inhabits the Indonesian island of Komodo and a couple of its neighbouring islands. Monitors are becoming increasingly popular in herpetoculture (reptile keeping) and some of them do make very interesting captives that flourish in a captive environment. Due to their size and diet however, many of these lizards are not to be taken lightly. You will not find a Komodo dragon in the UK pet trade. You will however find some other very large species, and I thought ... Read the complete review

A lizard bigger than me (344 words)
by - written on 04/02/08 (Very useful, 143 readings)
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monitor lizards are probably the lizard we have to deal with the most and my least favories. Some what stupidly deciding to take in, love and try to rehome almost any unwanted pets means we see quite a few of these and yes they are a pain in the backside to rehome. The savannah monitor is the most common one we see as they are brought as cute little hatchlings but people dont bank on them getting to 4 foot long and needing an 8 foot viv to live in or the fact that if not handled very regularly from babies these lizards will bit and scratch you quite badly. These lizards cost around £50 for a baby, need there tank to be heated to 32'c and ... Read the complete review

Monitor Lizards: a terrier with scales (368 words)
by - written on 03/10/05 (Useful, 863 readings)
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Well there are a wide range of monitor lizards available but most common in the uk is the bosc/savannah monitor. Now if they are handled from young age they can stay tame then they do make brilliant pets but on the other hand it could turn on you and you could have a very nasty lizard. They originate from west africa in the savannah regions eg. Togo, Ghana. They can grow to anywhere between 3-5 feet in length and there lifespan is between 10-15 years. This lifespan means you have to be prepared to look after your monitor for the duration and not just move it on to someone else. These lizards are definately only for people with about 15 years ... Read the complete review

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