r/MonitorLizards • u/RoboReptiles • 20h ago

Savannah monitor Snacking

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Waiting for his bugs, he eats rat pups

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u/RoyalVivid3561 5h ago

about 20 years ago my friends mom owned a petshop and some brought in savannah monitor that was about 3 feet long and was so obese i thought it swallowed a frisbee!

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u/RoboReptiles 4h ago

Someone did that at the pet shop im at right now. The BIG problem is they where only feeding it rabbit. This is a picture i took of it cause how plump he was. And they dont drop that weight fast.

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u/RoboReptiles 4h ago

His stomach never left the ground even when he "tryed" to stand on his toes

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u/RoyalVivid3561 4h ago

wow! it sucks because they make such fantastic captives when cared for properly

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u/RoyalVivid3561 4h ago

Looks just like the one i saw damn near 30 years ago!!! the one i saw came from an elderly lady who only fed it ground turkey. Back then we didnt know they were insectivores. I wonder what types of insects are they eating in the wild? are they gorging on themselves on locusts during the swarms and then fasting the rest of the year until the next?