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10-23-2008, 03:55 AM
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Nile Monitor Assistance
Hello everyone, I have a 4ft 3in male Nile Monitor that I adopted from my friend. This is my first lizard this big, I currently have 9 other lizzies. What are proper feeding and caging care? He is currently in a dog kennel, I think the medium size, and is not trapped in there. I take him out everyday, clean his home everyday, and feed him every 2-3 days. So far I have fed him live goldfish, cat food, scrambled eggs with the shells, and some hot dogs. I was told to not feed him vegetables.
If anyone can tell me more information on he species (what he eats, how long he can live, how fast he can grow, etc) that's be great!!
Thanks all, Chantal.
My "Pitter" and I 
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10-23-2008, 04:31 AM
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Wow. I don't know a whole lot about Niles but I do know that he needs a much larger enclosure than what you are keeping him in. He also needs areas in the cage to hide and things to climb on. He needs a heat gradient (warm area of the cage and cooler area of the cage) and probably an even warmer basking area would be a good thing. Are you aware that full grown Niles are sometimes 6 feet long and require extremely large enclosures?
Here is some more information about Niles-
http://www.wnyherp.org/care-sheets/l...le-monitor.php
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10-23-2008, 01:46 PM
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Also, very important, if you want that Nile to keep his demeanor, it will be important to continue to interact with him regularly. They have a habit of becoming quite defensive and intractable otherwise as they get older (and some do anyways). You've got the second or third biggest species of lizard in the world there, you don't want to be on his bad side  Good luck!!
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10-23-2008, 01:47 PM
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Oh, and save the hot dogs for company
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10-23-2008, 04:57 PM
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Wow thanks for the replies all! I play with him everyday... he loves being held and just walking in our front yeard. He loves to climb on me too.. I crack jokes saying instead of me having a new toy, he has one...I'm his personal jungle gym.. I love it though. I forgot to mention he has a heating rock, and soon will get a special UVB bulb.. My freind forgot to bring that over when he dropped Pitter off. My mom will soon have someone build him a cage that can roll... I'm excited to see that final project.
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10-23-2008, 06:20 PM
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Another suggestion, get rid of the heat rock as soon as you can. They can and do develop extreme hot spots after time that can end up burning their bellys. Would be best to use a basking lamp or two from overhead, or a heat mat designed for use inside the cage along with a thermostat.
Make sure you post more pics, we love 'em! 
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10-24-2008, 05:18 PM
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Here are some more picture of us together.
we were watching tv here 
he was in his "threatning" language 
Pitter on my back 
its the lochness monster!!! 
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11-02-2008, 09:04 PM
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11-02-2008, 09:10 PM
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What is the temp of the basking spot and the overall ambient temp?
I have yet to see a tame nile when kept at optimum temps. They are out there but VERY rare.
When kept cool, they are handleable but once they warm up (basking spot of 135 degrees) they revert back to typical niles.
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11-02-2008, 09:13 PM
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I don't have a basking spot yet.. My friend needs to drop the bulb and lamp off.. How ,uch will it run me though?
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