Pics of my baby Sav Monitor

[dragonqueen4]

So I picked up my baby Savannah Monitor tonight. Hes just a little hatchling, still even has the little cord attached to his belly. He seems really healthy, been running around his tank all night, exploring every corner. And hes a feisty little guy, hissing and trying to bite. Im glad though, if he were friendly I'd be worried :lol:

 

[artist]

oh he looks good!!!
(if you don't mind me asking) where did you get him from? i am trying to find a breeder that sells CBB

 

[nivek5225]

He looks awesome!

 

[ashesc212]

Awe, he's cute.

Did you ever end up finding a herp vet, btw?

 

[BSM]

He looks good
One suggestion though change the coco stuff to a good 6-8 inches of dirt. What you currently housing him in?

artist there is no one breeding normal Savannahs in the whole US, there all either WC or CH. If someone says there CBB ask for proof but 99% there BSing you. Pro exotics are trying to breed albino Savannahs, not sure about non albino animals though. In the next few years you may see some CBB as there are people trying to breed them.


Bryan

 

[dragonqueen4]

I had him ordered in from a pet store actually, I work there so I get a good discount sometimes, he only cost me 26$.. the pet store was pets unlimited, their all over Canada.
I didnt find a herp vet myself, theres none in the province, but my vet was able to get in touch with one and find out more info on my tegu.

 

[FoxxCola]

What a cutie!

 

[artist]

that is weird because i have been told by many people that there are a few breeders in the US? i have yet been able to find them though...

 

[dragonqueen4]

ummm, i dunno, there should be some breeders there, im sure someone on this forum might know of one. if not google sav monitor breeders in the US. something should come up

 

[artist]

i think that i have found a breeder in the us. they say that they have CB09 sav monitors, but have any of you ever heard of them?

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[BSM]

http://www.firelineexotics.com/services.html

Not even close, i could show you a 100 links like that. There is a big difference from CBB and CB or CH, there is no savannah breeders in the US. You think someone will spend hundreds/thousands of dollars to raise and keep a large animal if you can only sell them for 15-50 dollars. Due you think proexotics would really try to breed savannahs if they weren't albino, what due you think is better 10,000 to 20,000 for an albino or 15-50 for a regular savannah.


CB or CH means they were born by the means of a adult female being caught and kept in horrible conditions until they lay eggs then are either dumped or put up for sale. They incubate the eggs and wait for them to hatch then ship everything overseas. The next way is to raid nests and incubate the eggs they find.
CBB is when someone breeds them in captivity and they get the eggs and incubate them and wait for them to hatch.
All that link is, is someone looking to make money and devising the buyer trying to get a quick sell. As most people these days think CBB is better then WC...Ask for proof, i guarantee they cant show pics of the adults breeding or even the eggs hatching in the incubator

The sad thing is most of these animals are thought as disposable pets by most as if it dies of bad husbandry no problem just another 15-30 dollars for another one. That is very disturbing to me, the worst part is 10s of thousands are imported each year yet 99% die within a year.

 

[dragonqueen4]

But theres so many people around with adult savannahs, the success rate has to be more than 1% :shock:
Where do you get a healthy sav that will live longer than 1 year? I hope my little guy grows up to be big dinosaur :fc

 

[BSM]

I m saying most die withing a year because of bad husbandry and the fact that most of these animals get in the hands of people who don't know what there doing. There are a few adult savannahs that are properly cared for but most are not and even if there are ones that are they dont have a mate. There are people with adult savannahs but there not breeding yet thats why i said wait and year or two and you may see some true CBB animals as those people are trying to find mates for there animals.
Most books you see at the pet store,etc are very little information on proper monitor husbandry and those methods were used in the 1980-1990s and now monitor husbandry is evolving. If you look in most of those books they say 100F basking spot and only feed 2-3 times a week and you can keep them in a 40 gallon for a year or two. Now look what people have learned, that monitors need at least 120-130F min.. to properly digest food and babies should be fed everyday or 2days, need large amounts of dirt to properly lay eggs and breed. Thats one thing i blame petstores for and people for that fact as they can go on the internet these days to find any info but alot are too lazy to due so.
There are people that had luck breeding savannahs a few times but there not in the us there in Europe and Canada

heres a good book to read on savannah monitors by Daniel Bennett and Ravi Thakoordyal it has alot of GOOD INFORMATION on savannahs and i have talked to Ravi before and he knows his stuff. heres a link to the book
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I also will send you other info as im not sure its allowed to be posted here as its to something else.

Bryan

 

[dragonqueen4]

thank you so much!!

 

[TheHerpaholic]

That is so cool is it nice?

 

[homer]

But theres so many people around with adult savannahs, the success rate has to be more than 1% :shock:
Where do you get a healthy sav that will live longer than 1 year? I hope my little guy grows up to be big dinosaur :fc

Ive only seen one healthy looking savanah monitor in my entire life..people just dont understand what it takes to keep them healthy, they think that because they are so cheap that there shouldnt be much to housing them...they need constant hot temperatures with very low humidity. Ive seen people here house them in the same enclosures as their tegus and it really bothers me. Tegus need lots of humidity and savs dont.

 

[Terry]

I know a few people who take great care of there sav's and there 3-4 feet long. You just need to be on the right sites and to know the right people.