Black Throat Monitors

[Kazzy]

Anybody have experiance with these guys? I think they are super cute and I'm considering getting me a few. Just wandering what their disposition and such are like, and if I could get pointed to a good care sheet. Thanks! :-D

 

[dorton]

They are very similar in care to a Savanah Monitor,
but keep in mind they get larger, and need a very large enclosure, and can consume a considerable amount of $$$ just in food.
But I think they are awsome.
Harveysherps on here has some(or at least he did recently)

 

[Kazzy]

Thanks!

 

[KoreanDeathKid]

i hear a guy lost a finger after being bitten by a black throat

 

[Kazzy]

I know of people who have lost fingers to green iguanas. I'm still wanting some . I walk on the wild side...lol

 

[olympus]

If I didn't love tegus so much and I wasn't getting a chacoan I would get one......

 

[dicy]

i think they are a way better option than savanah monitors they are a bit easyer to cae for and when bigger usualy verry easy going monitors ps if u get one start breeding sum snails they love snails

 

[Kazzy]

Thanks! I'll make sure to do that

 

[Harveysherps]

I sold mine but I enjoyed them when I had them. I like them much better than Savanah Monitors. Pro Exotics has the best caresheets that I know of.

 

[Shannon]

Dicy, I love your avatar! I have that poster in my living room!

 

[dicy]

lol i still have the acktionfigure sumwhere in a box

 

[CoexistExotics]

They are my favorite kind of monitor, but I never had the room to keep them. If you get one, make sure you post pictures!

 

[DZLife]

lol i still have the acktionfigure sumwhere in a box

Oh wow, I JUST realized who that was XD Yay for goold ol' GI JOE cartoons. Actually, I never watched them myself....

 

[hoosier]

i dont think i would get a few but one would be great! they are pretty easy going and get to about 6ft in lenth and about 25+ lbs. a great choice for a monitor. i personally want a water monitor. 8)

 

[Kazzy]

Thanks everyone! I'll have to look more into them now since I'll be getting into a house soon.

 

[hoosier]

defiently do some more research. varanids are extreamly intelligent and inquisitive. check out varanus.nl its a GREAT monitor fourm with alot of knowledgeable people. ive been a member there for a little over a year now. verey intreastig topic. 8)

 

[Kazzy]

Thanks! I always study up on any animal I plan on maybe adding here at home.

 

[akward_silence91]

get a white throat. they're pretty much the same as blacks but smaller. and they don't eat as much as blacks, but still quite a bit.

 

[Azaleah]

get a white throat. they're pretty much the same as blacks but smaller. and they don't eat as much as blacks, but still quite a bit.

Aren't pure white throats RIDICULOUSLY more expensive than black throats, though?

 

[Beazer]

Probably depends on the white throat locality. Some white throat locals are ugly as sin. Others like the cape bandeds are so freaking gorgeous. I believe though, that you will still pay a few bucks to a few hundred bucks more on a white throat. Black throats are great. Kinda huffy puffy more stubborn little guys but seem to grow out of it as they get use to your presence. Ionides are gorgeous. Like hoosier said just get one because they get big and are pretty steady growers. If you do get them and plan on breeding, make sure you feed your females good enuogh calcium and whole food items as well. I have known a few people who've lost their monitors because of calcium depletion even just breeding the monitor(s) once. If you are ready for that big of a monitor, jump on a gorgeous Ionides black throat. You wont be dissapointed.

-Jon DeLong