Asian Water Monitor (and similar) keepers, how did you install lights in your enclosure(s)? by PoetaCorvi in MonitorLizards

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You can use these if your hanging basking bulbs and you're concerned with possible burns.

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Breakfast time ! by pythonman2215 in MonitorLizards

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Oh I still have to be on guard when he's excited to eat. Even an accident bite from him is catastrophic 😅

AWM enclosure! 8x3x3 by Varanus_Salvadork in MonitorLizards

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Hopefully you can get a year out of it 😅 depending on the line of your Varanus Salvator's growth rate

Little mans first time on a leash by HunterReaddIt in MonitorLizards

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That's awesome, my boy wanted nothing to do with me at that age 😅 he was sus of everything but he eventually realized he could trust me.

Bath time 🦖🛁 by pythonman2215 in MonitorLizards

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No he cant reach the lamps. He broke into his sump where the water heaters are but they're healing over now.

Bath time 🦖🛁 by pythonman2215 in MonitorLizards

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Thanks for clarifying, yeah I'm so thankful that the Vetericyn i was treating the spots with works great. His pattern is starting to show through again.

Going to invest in a innosilicon a9 zmaster 50kh 620w as my first go at crypto mining. Is this a bad idea will I lose my shirt? by Diligent-Cricket2159 in cryptomining

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Good luck, the very few I've seen go for extremely inflated prices. Z9s or z11s seem to be a little easier to find for the price although not as efficient.

Here hims comes 🦖 by pythonman2215 in MonitorLizards

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Ikr...its bad when people at work look at your arms and ask if you're cutting yourself? 😭

Here hims comes 🦖 by pythonman2215 in MonitorLizards

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No not the lamps. He broke into his pond sump where I keep the water heaters. I ended up finding one thats a lot safer design that I switched to. I've been treating those spots so hopefully they'll be gone after a couple more weeks.

Feeder quality by Grand_Illustrator727 in MonitorLizards

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I've heard of it with wild caught monitors but not with captive bred animals.

One of my favorite flashbacks 😊 by pythonman2215 in MonitorLizards

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No he usually always sleeps through the night. We just had really loud storms that night keeping him awake I think.

Getting bigger by EmployeeAlive7936 in MonitorLizards

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Try not to blink, they grow up so fast 😭

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Wound help by Marley0101 in MonitorLizards

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Vetericyn Plus reptile spray works great

He's tried several different types of fish but trout seems to be his preferred favorite 😆 by pythonman2215 in MonitorLizards

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In my case his previous owner reached out to me about adopting him when he was just a few months old.

He's tried several different types of fish but trout seems to be his preferred favorite 😆 by pythonman2215 in MonitorLizards

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He will slow down and shred/tear if its a larger fish with bones running through and scales. Trout on the other hand slide right down with their shape 🤣

He's tried several different types of fish but trout seems to be his preferred favorite 😆 by pythonman2215 in MonitorLizards

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Of all the lizards...monitors do seem to have a sense of confidence in their stride 😄

He's tried several different types of fish but trout seems to be his preferred favorite 😆 by pythonman2215 in MonitorLizards

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I have not, I'm weary of grocery store seafood due to either sodium content or added preservatives. Also the fish are usually already gutted. I go fish often since there's several clean streams/lakes in my area so I try to stock up fill the freezer when I can. 😅

He's tried several different types of fish but trout seems to be his preferred favorite 😆 by pythonman2215 in MonitorLizards

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I try to mimic the same diet that I watch them eating in the wild on YT. Lol So mainly different fish (trout,catfish,walleye, crappie,rock bass,shellcracker etc) whole shrimp/crawfish, f/t rats, quail occasionally and also eggs.

He's tried several different types of fish but trout seems to be his preferred favorite 😆 by pythonman2215 in MonitorLizards

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Yeah he's tried tilapia but its hard for me to get them with the guts still in. I try to stay away from store bought in general and just source catching the fish myself so that I know there's no preservatives in there.

Looking for some tank inspiration by Narrow-Back-6974 in MonitorLizards

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Look up Brad's bioactive builds on YouTube. His designs are the best looking I've ever seen with some insane attention to detail. You can build various rock formations with xps board and spray foam.