Savannah Monitor CARE VIDEO - How to keep a Bosc Monitor | Varanus exanthematicus 

Thank you Scales13! I really tried my best, I'm glad you liked the result! :)

@@projectpet7828 where can I get the substrate?

Thank you so much! :)

You're welcome! I'm happy that you liked it :)

Thank you so much! Well since you've been waiting for this I'm happy I did not disappoint you with it :D

Thank you so much, I'm so happy that you see it this way :)

Thank you so much Maxime! I'm glad you found it entertaining and most importantly could base your decision on it. Thank you for watching my content! :)

Thank you very much Sam! Well I'm already happy with the number of subscribers I have but I also hope in time more people will be interested in what I'm doing :) Thank you again for watching my content!

Thank you so much Robin! I'm glad you liked it and I'm happy you find these videos useful :)

Thank you so much, I'm glad you liked it :)

Thank you so much. The reason probably is that I don't upload that often :(

@@projectpet7828 but you could :)

Aye that's my plan but work has been a b**ch lately and the time I got home the past 2 months I was drained completely. Seems it's clearing up so hopefully I'll be able to release more content :)

@@projectpet7828 sad to hear that, doesent matter anyways you are super cool and even fewer uploads dont bother me as long as they are uploads!

@@srdjanruzic Oh there will be more I promise. If something changes that will be only that I upload more. I think even with this pace at work I can keep up the 1 video / 3 weeks-1 month but when it gets slower the number of released videos will go up for sure! :)

Thank you so much! :)

@@projectpet7828 & thank you ... definitely let me know if you make more videos about Savannah monitor's! 👍👍

Thank you very much! Indeed it is not that hard especially when the animal you have is not raised by you. My female is raised by me and she is thriving, the male which I got as adult is looking better and better but still not as good as my raise-up.

@@projectpet7828 nice!! I'll keep that in mind!

Thank you very much mistro beater ! I'm happy that you liked and found it useful :) I'm pretty sure you will love your savy and will take a good care of it! :)

There is a website called Savmon.org go on this site it has the only valid information about savs

Aaron Carter this is also valid information and correct information

@@Zig423 the temps were wrong savs need a temp of 32 minium throughout the whole enclosure to maintain an active body temperature they also require uv lighting and they do not eat whole prey items such as rodents or birds some fish are okay but spines must be removed and their diet should be insect based mainly no rodents they also Diapause for 5 months which means no feeding at all.

Hi Christopher, my man! You honor me!

Thank you very much Nathan! I'm happy that you liked it!

Thank you so much k n.a! About your question: If you are feeding insects which you should, the answer is simple: You can feed every day and the amount can be as much as your monitor accepts. :) If you balance out your monitor's diet with a rodent (you should do that ONLY occasionally) you should give only one small mouse for a juvenile or a big for an adult monitor. If you go with raw meat, the amount should be only a few pieces just as treats. For baby monitors you should give basically insects only :) You will feel the right amounts when you feed the monitor and don't forget if your reptile goes a bit fat you can just feed less until it gets back in shape.

Thank you so much Wolfprincess90! I'm glad you enjoyed the video, especially knowing that you are not really into these animals. I'm also very happy that you notice how much work I put into my projects and I'm glad it reflects in the videos. The fact you make your lizards hunt is enriching both for them and for you as you love watching them while they hunt. Keep doing what you do! :)

Thank you!

Then it served its purpose! :D Thank you!

Welcome to the channel!

Thank you :) Seems you keep your savy well :)

@@projectpet7828 Thanks! It has been a learning experience, I did a lot of reading but then applying that was another level, plus learning his behavior. I got him from a co-worker whose son couldn't keep him- he was my first lizard. I wouldn't recommend to anyone getting a savvie as a first pet, but it's been a rewarding experience. He was raised on a limited diet in a rather barren enclosure, so I've worked to change that. I was lucky he was always a laid back lizard, he never tries to bite even if grumpy (he can sometimes hiss if I wake him up to move him out from under a shelf, since I let him roam the room too). He has a pretty aggressive feeding response so I use tongs and wash my hands, and he has never mistaken me for food. He is so interesting and intelligent.

Glad you liked it! :)

I think heat emitters can be a good solution but certainly you have to apply more than one depending on the size of the monitor however I think using bulbs as heat source is a better solution for monitors. I'm glad you liked the video Josh! Thank you! :)

Thank you! :) I already made a care video on yellow ackies I think it will be just as useful :)

Thank you for watching 'em!

WoW you have a lot of animals :) It's good to hear that you take care all of them and you educate others! Keep doing what you're doing! You are awesome!

projectPet thank you ! Your amazing two I hope my reptile room will be that goo one day!

Thank you! :)

I'm glad the video has served its purpose! Yea I had to change the bowl cause they really loved to mess into the water. Now I just bring them to the bath tub for a bath, if they do their thing there I bleach the tub and that's it. No messed up enclosure! :D

That's another thing! I worry about chemicals from the bath getting on their skin. Should I be? How do you prep for their baths?

@@constancelumpy Just clean water. They like it about 34 degrees Celsius. Hotter than that makes them want to run away, much colder doesn't relax them. If the monitor that is having a bath happens to be stressed out I simple turn the lights off. Dark + warm water = relaxed lizard usually. When the bath is over I bleach the tub, wash it off with clean water and that's it! :)

Thank you so much! The fact you guys like what I do is enough for me! :)

@@projectpet7828 It's hard not to like You :D Edit: and your work 🤗

@@kamilbalicki8848 Aww thank you!!! :)

Thank you very much ironmike1992!

Thank you very much! :)

@@projectpet7828 no problem, you deserve it. Have you had any other animals in mind that u may get in the future because I'd love to see some more care vids. keep up the good work. :)

@@peteyweenz845 Yes, I definitely plan to get new species. I have a huge project that I'm not going to give spoilers for just now but what I can tell is that I will get a couple more animals for sure. If you watch the previous video you will see my plans for the near future and the species I'm planning to keep :) I also plan to release care videos for the species I'm currently keeping so a basic Tegu, Marginated Tortoise and an Advanced Leopard Gecko care videos that you can expect for sure!

projectPet Awesome, lookin forward to it, ur a great role model with a lot of good info in ur mind. I hope u hit a million subs sometime soon god knows u deserve it. :)

@@peteyweenz845 Thanks! Let's try and hope you'll tag along for the journey!

Thank you so much! I'm glad you like it :) About your request I will have something very similar in mind tho :) Ends with "gi" :)

Hi! Thank you very much, I'm glad you liked it :) About your baby savannah monitor: First of all if he is in a good shape take food away from him for a week. Let everything clear out from his system and let hunger kick in. It will most likely trigger him to eat. In mornings when he is not fired up by the heat try to take him out gently and give him a warm bath. That will help his digestion too and also help him to be relaxed. I would start with these first, I don't think there is a big problem with your savy. Check the temperatures again tho with keeping in mind that baby reptiles need lower temperatures than adults, if he is hiding way too much maybe the temps are high. About his diet: Try to feed him roaches and crickets, mealworms or superworms are high on citin an low on everything your animal needs for developing. Offer chicken rarely, these animals really need to be kept on insect diet. I'm not lecturing you, I did feed my first savy like you did, we are all learning :) Do the things I mentioned above and if nothing changes in 1-2 weeks let's discuss about it again :) Good luck Joseph!

projectPet Thank you so much for your extremely informative reply. I will try everything you said. It sets my mind at ease cause I don’t want anything to happen to him cause of my ignorance, so it’s awesome to have someone like you offer me great info. I’ll message back in a couple weeks and let you know how it went. Thank you again

@@josephcharpentier5219 No worries, Joseph! Don't worry, most likely there is nothing at all, little reptiles like to hide a lot sometimes :) Fingers crossed! ;)

projectPet thank you again

Thank very much, David! :)

Thanks Matthew! The terrariums are custom made by a company nearby, the rest (background, furnishing) I do myself.

Darren I have a bad news. Savannah females DO lay eggs without a male too so I would advice you to get a male if you don't want to bother with that.

You are welcome! The eggs I showed in the video were all infertile. Now I'm trying to get my pair mate again so let's hope the next clutch of eggs will be good :)

Hi! Thank you, I'm happy you liked it :) The answer to your question is simple. Proper humidity. If the humidity level is optimal, your monitor won't have any issue like that, layers of old skin will simple pop off even from the fingers when the next develops under it. If you see your savy with old. dried skink which should be coming off but for some reason does not just soak the animal every day, 30 minutes per day in warm water until it softens, then you can take it off gently. Hope this answer could help :)

@@projectpet7828 will try!)

Nem tagadom :P

Hope you can save him❤

Man you won't believe what is my next video :D

Indeed

The cages are from a company that custom makes them, the backgrounds, fake rocks/hides I do myself.

Funny you ask for it because that is the one I'm working on right now :)

@@projectpet7828 thank you 😃☺️

Thank you! :) I ordered the cage from a company that makes them custom. All the background work plus the hides I do myself :)

projectPet a video on the hides would be very helpful (: .

@@nolimrae There is one :)

Szia! Nem kell aggódni, ezek az állatok a természetben főképp rovarokkal táplálkoznak, simán el fogja kapni amit adsz :) Legyen előtte mindig tiszta víz, majd iszik amikor akar, ne aggódj. Én az enyémet 3-5 naponta egyszer tuti látom inni.

Yo lad! Well zoomed has a stuff like that its called Reptifresh but I wouldn't go with that. If you make a good bioactive mixture there won't be any smell I promise.

@@projectpet7828 what kind of sand you reccomend? Silica sand, black sand or ordinary sands for building house?

@@andrewlim583 I use extra clean playground sand.

Where do you live?

If you want to go fancy you could go with Exo Terra Desert Sand. I love the red one but it's pretty expensive. I usually go with simple playground sand. Just watch so it's clean and does not contain small pebbles, the ackies like to ingest those from time to time which can cause digestion problems.

My advice to you is to don't push yourself on your savy. Let it get used to you slowly. Have short handling sessions often over longer ones.

I spot clean it every time I see poop. Like that I have to clean it completely in every 3rd month.

Hi there! If he lost his appetite all of a sudden he might be impacted but I can't say how bad it is. If it happened not long ago you could try to offer fish/oily content which might helps everything to go through his system. Also soak him in warm water 2-3x a day but DO NOT WAIT much before you take him to a vet if this lasts long. If your animal starts to become lethargic its getting late with it already so keep an eye on him!

Thanks

I'm using 2x 75W in spring - summer, and 3x 75 W in autumn and winter.

Indeed they are! :)

The top one is 210x80x40 the bottom is 200x70x60:)

I'm not planning to release a video about it in the near future Maty :( I'm sorry!

@@projectpet7828 It is OK . And hello from Czech Republic.

@@matyhauser7938 Hi mate! :)

First I would say spend as much time as possible in front of the enclosure. When I buy a new animal I setup the enclosure next to the table I spend the most time at. After a while open the enclosure's door and put your hand in it. Don't try to grab the animal, wait until it comes to you. Baby savy-s are really inquisitive creatures, they are without fear usually and will come to you. Patience is key, if you don't push yourself on it and let it come to you getting "'friends" won't be a problem.

@@projectpet7828 thanks, I really appreciate the answer.

For a baby you can offer as much as he/she accepts. If you feel that your savy's appetite is gone just leave it for a day then you can offer food again. If you feed your reptile crickets/roaches/locusts you don't have to worry about it going obese fast especially when we are talking about a baby which needs a lot of supplements.

They are custom made.

if u want one i would recommend a tegu because there is a lot more captive bred tegus. I would also recommend geting an argentine tegu to be more specific.If u want a small one I would get a blue tegu, if you want a large one get a paraguayan or chacoan tegu and an argentine tegu for an average size tegu.tegus require less time than savanna monitors to tame but if you get a savannah get one that is captive bred only get a wild caught for breeding purposes.

What do you mean exactly?

projectPet what website has the healthiest Savannah monitor babies

@@jdandkikisExotics It's hard to tell. Most of them sell wild caught ones which is a high risk by default. This species is really hard to breed so finding a CBB animal for yourself is a hard task. Maybe you could start with NERD, that would be my best bet.

Yea I use top soul. The hides I created myself, you can watch the video of it ;)

projectPet thank you so much, I will definitely give it a watch 👍🏻

@@brettblake4468 Cheers! :)

projectPet just a quick one bud, what sand are you using?

@@brettblake4468 Yo lad! I'm using fine kindergarten sand. That is usually pristine quality since it goes for children.

The books says they don't but in my opinion you should provide UV for them.

Yes they can be and since they lay eggs even without mating (obviously those eggs will be infertile) you have to be ready to provide a place where they can lay their eggs.

I tried that high and they didn't seem to enjoy it, they always were on the perimeter when it was that hot. That hot only my Ackie monitors like but that is only my personal experience I'm not saying it MUST be this or that.

That’s not true believe it or not even if you’re enclosure is inside the temperature still depends on where you live for instance some one that lives in southern areas should not need to make the basking area so hot and and northern should make it a lot more hotter it also depends on what temp your house is kept I recommend shutting the vents inside the room if the A/C is on

Thank you! :) Yea its really "something" to see :D

It is not, that is why I made that artificial cave which I fill with bedding frequently. Even if you pile your bedding to 50 cm which is A LOT of substrate that is not really enough.

They might do it in the wild where the possibility to get food is not frequent or stable but all I can say is what they do in their enclosure or when I let them out. Usually they spend their time under the basking area or hide somewhere. When I introduced the room to them they moved around quite a lot but a few weeks later when the environment got to be familiar to them both savy found their place to chill and spend most of the time there. I give my monitors food frequently so probably the drive to move around is not that high.

projectPet savannah monitors are exposed to so many diseases such as bone diseases and obesity. If the animal is given room to explore it will but when a animal isn’t given a good housing space then it will sit in one spot. But there can also be other reasons such as lack in humidity that your animal doesn’t move or heating issues.

@@Slime-sn1ly I perfectly agree with you on this one, I believe my room has the humidity and temperature requirements for a Savannah monitor and they still are pretty chilled when fed. When they are about to get fed that is a completely different story. Those times they are just as you described.

Also I never had any MBD in my collection and 90% of the animals are raised by myself. My savies are like rockets when it comes to catching locusts, they are not obese either.

They were yea.

Right now I don't have any unfortunately.

It's OK if you can be sure that the worms are parasite free. Also you have to to offer earth worms in moderation or with mixing with high fiber food because it can cause diarrhea in large quantity.

Yes! Treats and died balancing elements especially for females before and after egg-laying.

We'll said, I agree with you also about feeding raw meats & rats to your savannah monitor it's not a good diet but overall I love the video!!

Thank you very much! Let's hope it will change in the future! :)