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I am looking into buying a Savannah Monitor. I know that you can feed it crickets as a baby (and the one I want is a baby about 4-5 inches long). But I don't like the idea of watching it eat mice. I love all animals. I have a pet mouse, and think they are sooo adorable. I couldn't bare to feed it rodent dead or alive. Does anyone know what I can feed my monitor as an adult as a regular diet, instead of rodents? My best idea is crickets..... entertaining and makes him active. But I read many articles about Monitors refusing crickets. Please help me.
 
I don't think that an adult can live off crickets.
You might have to pony up and feed it frozen thawed rodents. I'm sure some more experianced owners will chime in.
I will say that you can't use cat food or dog foods. You MIGHT be able to use something like ground turkey with supplements, but honestly.. if you can't feed it the best diet for it, you might want to get something that doesn't need to eat that diet.
Best of luck!
 
Thanks. I haven't heard that idea before... turkey with supplements.

I'm leaning towards the frozen rodents.

It's just that the dealer said that they are pretty violent with live mice. And the other guy there said that he feeds them in his bath tub for easy clean up. I couldn't bare that.


I wish there was actual food like for fish that you can give it, even if I had to prepare it before hand.


I"m also looking for a good site or list of sicknesses, and health care. I heard some names of meds and what not, but I would never be able to remember what they are for or the names of them for that matter,
 
Ok here's a question... Is it really all that nasty to feed them live mice? I saw a video of a sav eating a already dead mouse......
 
My sav does just fine on f/t mice, as well as superworms, ground turkey, and cooked egg once in a while. You can't go wrong with just about any large insect for them as well (discoid roaches, grasshoppers, etc). Sav's can be reptilian garbage cans, eating just about anything put before them, so you'll have to make sure you supply the best food possible, their appetite is not necessarily based on what's actually good for them..which is true for most humans as well.....:D . Just don't forget the supplements! Also, make sure you review their enclosure requirements before getting him too (size, basking temps, ambient heat, humidity, substrate, hiding spots....) Good luck!
 
I don't see any reason to feed my monitor or tegus live mice. I feed frozen thawed.
They also eat turkey with supplements, and the tegus of course eat fruit. And chicks(frozen/thawed again).
Make SURE you have a enclosure big enough for an adult, or plans to get/build one in time. These guys grow quick.
 
Why? considering that the highlight of the day is Droping a deuce, the least you can do is let it get a small adrenalin rush, and let it play with its food. As f'd up as it sounds its something they enjoy, if not they wouldnt be so damn good at it. Besides the way i look a it, its bad enough we all place them in cages opposed to almoust endless miles of free teritory.might as well at least let it still feel like a predator. Its just like people who feed snakes pre-killed ALL the time, snake gets lathargic, slowly creeps tastes, pokes, slowly bites and slowlly eats. I throw a live mouse every 4th feed And they love it its like a different snake, it will stalk the mouse plan an ambush and when fivel runs by - Snap 4 seconds later egarly wolfs it down. Thats just my point of view on it, both my savs eat live only. And another reason to avoid pre-killed is only captive SAV's "sometimes" develop toxins in their syliva verry infectious and its from eating carrion, which they dont in the wild. :thumbsup:
Overall i think your monitors benefit from live feeds, but i do understand the "parasite risks" (breed your own) Or some peole feel BAD for the rat/mouse, i get it, just dont care that much about feeder mice. Its tottaly up 2 the owner of the animal, there is no WRONG or RIGHT as far as live/frozen :reddevil:
 
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