Reptiles4me
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Hi guys I was just wondering which is better as a pet or that sort of thing a "ridge tail monitor" or a "black headed monitor".
Hey stop this 'I got my answer now stop'. Monitors_R_Us how many times do I have to tell you to stop posting under my threads you never give any advice instead you start to pick on me and waste my time and other members and when I said 'which was better as pet or that sort of thing' I meant which is better for handling and has the least demanding in its need that sort of thing.:| There is a saying 'you can take the animal out of the wild but you can't take the wild out of the animal.
I think he gave you some quite good advice to be honest. I think you may be underestimating monitors and their behavior, they are nothing like that of the gecko or dragon family. Mate my advice to you would be to save your money and instead of buying reptiles buy some good reptile books which will not only give you first hand accounts of keepers experiences but will also give you a clear understanding of their needs and their endemic surroundings.Hey stop this 'I got my answer now stop'. Monitors_R_Us how many times do I have to tell you to stop posting under my threads you never give any advice instead you start to pick on me and waste my time and other members and when I said 'which was better as pet or that sort of thing' I meant which is better for handling and has the least demanding in its need that sort of thing.:| There is a saying 'you can take the animal out of the wild but you can't take the wild out of the animal.
The only venomous lizard is the gilla monster. Many people belived that monitors had some sort of venom as after bites the wound would become quite infected and cause alot of porblems. This however until recently was proven untrue as it is more bacteria then venom. At the reptile park there was a recent study as to potency of bacteria of wild caught animals compared to captive and the captive animals fed a much 'cleaner' diet although still having alot of bacteria in the bite had nothing compared to the wild animals.i was wondering do monitors have venom? as i was reading this book Living with snakes and reptiles by simon watharow and it said that they have primitive venom glands? sorry for hijackin
It was a very recent discovery but monitors do have a very mild venom and very small venom glands at the bottom of its head 'not the top such as snakes. The only other venomous lizards are 'as Monitors_R_Us said' is the 'Gilla monster' and the 'Mexican bearded lizard' both have venom that could kill a man unlike the monitors that can cause pain except for the 'Komodo dragon' it's venom can and has killed a man. This discovery was only made within the past 2-3 years.
Main reason being is alot of the larger wild monitors eat some carrion ( dead rotting animals ) which is the main cause of making the monitors saliva have much higher bacteria levels.thanks for that
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thanks mate
Do not know were I read it but apparently an ackie bite releases the exact same amount of this 'venom' as a lace monitor, hence the throbbing off their little bites.A number of Australian lizards have rudimentary venom glands including goannas and beardied dragons. While bacterial infections can occur with any bite the influence of venom is poorly understood. I know from personal experience and reports from others that some monitor bites can have an effect not accounted for solely due to bacteria. Certainly an area for more research.
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