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[grizzly]

he's about 3 months old , i'm not sure if it's male or female but here is a pic , more to follow

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy131/GrizzlyRich/1264112111507_jan_2010_077_resized.jpg

[Cory]

Dee has always wanted a sav. Who knows when the kids are grown and gone lol....

Nice looking critter there!

[maelstrom]

Looking good dude
Hows his temperament?
As a fellow Sav owner let me be the first to say you got one of the smartest reptiles on the planet there. Congratulations!
Hope ya got room for a very large tank! haha

[grizzly]

he is still a little pissy when you touch him but he will figure out i'm not trying to eat him ... lol . just takes time

[maelstrom]

hehe It does indeed good Sir it does indeed..
My beasty still has his moments where he doesnt wanna be touched and ive had him for more than 2 years.. He's especially distrusting of strangers and will often greet them with his head down, back up and a rather intimidating hissing sound.

[latshki]

thats one nice looking sav
better start building his permenant home, he should be full grown in a bout a year
and if you keep the temps are one forty on the sasking spot you will have one happy monitor good luck

[maelstrom]

Exactly what latshki said Grizzly
I keep my basking spot 130-140 and he spends most of his time there.. Also i had to have my guys permanent home (8'x4'x4' tank) built by the end of the first year.. Hope ya got lots of room somewhere! hehe

edit:
Forgot to mention.. Make sure you take lots of pics to share here! hehe.. Theres only a few of us Sav owners on  here so we gotta show off our goods

[maelstrom]

Hey Grizzly
Hows the Sav doin?

[grizzly]

the sav is doing good . moved him to a new enclosure yesturday so he's being a little shy . i'll try and get some pics if he decides to come out of hiding .. lol .

[grizzly]

just checked on him , he is soaking managed to get a couple of pics.

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy131/GrizzlyRich/100_0276.jpg

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy131/GrizzlyRich/100_0274.jpg

[maelstrom]

Awesome He's  looking great!!
Mine absolutely LOOOVES to soak in tub.

[latshki]

he looks good, but is that newspaper you have him on?
savs usually won't soak and have been known to drown easily
if he is soaking  by himself he is likely trying to get proper humidity, get him a good foot or more of plain dort, you could probly dig it up since the weathers so nice and it will dry out in the first few inches and stay nice and humid down further

these guys love to dig and monitors either burrow or climb trees, I have seen articles on the complexity of these burrows and how they often raid ther animal burrows

good luck with him and he is such a nice looking animal the colors are stunning

[grizzly]

he is shedding right now . i have a larger tub of soil in there that he digs in for now and helps keep the humidity around 60 percent . i still  need to get another sheet of shower board to do the lower part with before i add 2 feet of soil .

[Melanie76]

Congrats! What a little cutie! Can't wait to watch him grow. Which reminds me.. Jay, I'm sure everyone would love to see some updated pics of Atilla

[Her Herps]

Awww...he is beautiful and so tiny.  I deeply miss having a Sav.

Iatshki is correct on both counts regarding soaking and especially with regard to substrate.  I have a couple of articles I can pass along to you if you're interested, as well as the varanid diet that I have successfully used on my Savs.  Feel free to message me anytime if I can be of help.