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| i have a 20 month old sav and im looking for people to talk about them with. lol nothing major, just kinda peves me but my male sav seems to perfer my girlfriend over me. if im holding him he'll be fine... until she comes over, he'll just keep trying to get away from me to get near her. not aggressively he just wiggles and doesnt sit still until hes cuddleing with her. if im letting him roam my room and shes over he'll just climb up a chair or my bed to get to her. just wondering why
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| i feed him, shes never fed him thanks for the link :]
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i watched all the vids i was already doing most of what they said but im making a couple of changes  the basic rules of the videos would apply to all monitors, right? cuz i have a baby nile
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Hey i have a year old ish savannah monitor names Quest, its great to see other people with monitors everyone i meet, with a few expeptions, in my life is like "you have what?!" "You're buying what for a what?!" its cool to see people actually wanting to talk about them and share stories and stuff. I personally think we should have our own topics setion here but whatever. Nice to meet you!
See updates on Quest at: http://www.reptilechannel.com/blog/viewbio.aspx?apid=113305&entitycrt=1
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Hi! I just bought a Savvy from a reptile store I've been going to for 2 years. The previous owner works there and is very informative about how he was raised. He tends to go for the feeders' hands. I told him to use tongs with mice and rats, so that the monitors in the store wouldn't associate a hand with food and would be less likely to bite the hand. THIS WORKS!
Very smart Varanidae! They CAN learn new routines if you stick to them, too. Don't let them rule YOU! They need to know who's boss or you're going to lose the fight.
Believe it or not, this was an impulse buy, but I've dealt with large lizards and monitors before and the guy just took to me immediately. He's coming home Christmas Eve, and I'm going over there every day to hold him. In three days, he knows my smell and just melts into my chest when I hold him. LOVES being rubbed everywhere and is well content and perfectly healthy.
If you've never had a lot of experience with large lizards, please...don't get a monitor! You can't completely tame them, but you can predict their behavior if you train them well.
Thanks for the training tape!
Jo
Here's Harry:
I LOVE HIM!!!!
Jo, ex-zookeeper, 0.1 
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what a cool guy, i cant wait till mine is that big, mine is my first monitor and first real large lizard that i have owned i have had pleanty of experience with them though, not savs but other things, i really wanted a big lizard and i am hoping he will grow up real big and friendly as i can get him, he is cage agressive though i think its because he eats 75% of his food in there i think i need to stop that because he hisses and tailwhipps now, i am working on teaching him no when he puffs and hisses real angry, i am so happy to hear you have a new baby, good luck, sounds like you know ehat your doing.
See updates on Quest at: http://www.reptilechannel.com/blog/viewbio.aspx?apid=113305&entitycrt=1
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Thanks, SP! I've just fallen head over heels for him. Very loving...came from a loving owner. I'm visiting him daily so that the new house, new smells, new habitat, etc. will make the transition home much easier and less upsetting. I'm so excited I can't stand it! A friend is visiting for Christmas and I'm keeping him a secret while we get the apartment cleared out. I don't know how long I'll be able to keep the secret when I want to go to the reptile store everyday!! LOL!
He'll be expecting to see me when I come in so often, wearing old dirty clothes that smell like me. Not looking to purty in that pic, as I'm trying to get him to know my scent well. He's a fun size...like the size of a baby cradled in my arms.
Jo, ex-zookeeper, 0.1
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1.0 Ambilobe Panther Chameleon - Vinnie http://dwightfry.com/vinnie.html
1.0 Nosy Be Panther Chameleon - Nike http://dwightfry.com/nosy.html
1.0 Savannah Monitor - Harry http://dwightfry.com/harry.html
0.1 Green Iguana - Marnie http://dwightfry.com/marnie.html
1.2 Cats - Atticus, Amy and Libby
SUPPORT THE TUATARAS!
THIRD EYES RULE!
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| haha i know what your saying ive brought mine to petco and everyones like hes soo big and im like no hes still a baby but i just got power back after 2 days with out it cuz of ice storms but i had to sleep with my monitors in my bed with me and carry them around under my shirt so the stay warm but their all fine
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