5 Small Monitors That Make Great Pets!

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@RealJRoyall Жыл бұрын

Another great option is the dumerils monitor. Generally they have a great temperament, they do require somewhat larger enclosures with shade to dig, climb, and swim. But they're right around 4ft and have a really cool diet.

@JzsReptiles Жыл бұрын

Very true

@nikolaporte4370 9 ай бұрын

What’s cool about there diet?

@shayneft 6 ай бұрын

I can't stress enough how much I love your channel my dude. Very informative.

@JzsReptiles 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much

@tedmccabe3819 2 ай бұрын

Thank you I think monitors are cool but I know nothing about them I don’t even know what kind you are out there and I appreciate you show me some of the smaller ones because that’s what I’m going to do get a small one so I think you should take care of but challenging enough to learn

@Trazor2k0 Жыл бұрын

A Quince is my dream monitor right now, once I get a new place I'm definitely getting one. Gonna have to stick with getting a baby crestie from a friend who bred em

@NinjaRunningWild 11 ай бұрын

Storr's Monitors are like a half size Ackie. I had one for a while. He was amazing! But, when he died & I tried to get another & found out how rare they are.

@JzsReptiles 11 ай бұрын

Sorry you lost him. I’ve never seen one in person either

@djagnew420 3 ай бұрын

I've been searching for a storrs or gillens for a while (in the uk). They are rare but can be found just trying to get a hold 1 of them before they're all sold is difficult.

@Jungleroomreptiles Жыл бұрын

We enjoyed the video thank you Jz, Way back in the 1980s I owned a 4 ft Nile monitor and it was a living nightmare it used to whip me and wreck my bedroom while I was at work, I couldnt get rid of it fast enough...... Bless it

@ChrisMckenzie-m5d Жыл бұрын

Just an fyi for your info on peach throats, they will grow up to 5 ft, i have had 2 that are just shy and over 5 ft. And they eat a lot of fish and sea food. They are found on all coat lines of New Guinea and the near islands. Other than that i loved loved your video!!!

@MostlyMonitorMad 8 ай бұрын

I have a couple now and have had a couple of others previously. Fantastic species, but yes, males can sometimes exceed 5 foot and females can also get bigger than 4 foot.

@OndraZak Жыл бұрын

What about a black roughneck monitor? Seems to have friendly personality most of the time and also stays relatively small I think.

@JzsReptiles Жыл бұрын

They can get over 4 feet about as often as quinces, and from what I’ve read you’re right but I could only choose 5 and I already had 2 more arboreal monitors on the list

@GarysmostlyMonitors 6 ай бұрын

I started with an ackie monitor and then made the jump to 4 mangrove monitors. Its crazy the difference in behavior. I used to think my ackie never wanted to be handled until I got my mangroves. I hardly see them they are such a shy species

@shayneft 6 ай бұрын

Where'd you get that Rex skull painting?

@animaltitan2117 Жыл бұрын

What about a Pilbara rock monitor. Would they make a good monitor

@JzsReptiles Жыл бұрын

Yup. But I went with 5 to keep it digestible

@animaltitan2117 Жыл бұрын

@@JzsReptilesis there a monitor I can keep in a 4x2x2 for its life or is there not

@JzsReptiles Жыл бұрын

@@animaltitan2117 Kimberly or Ackie. But that would be a minimum. At least in my opinion

@animaltitan2117 Жыл бұрын

@@JzsReptiles thank you.

@MaliciousMollusc Жыл бұрын

I would love to own monitors, it's just that the upkeep is quite high compared to snakes...

@jeffcorlone 7 ай бұрын

A snack is the most easiest to take care of

@johnnystamper195 10 ай бұрын

Great video thanks

@josem.lopezjr.2605 Жыл бұрын

Thanks all important information ℹ️

@seanmabey1609 9 ай бұрын

Theres literally a dozen of smaller monitors that are not 99% wildcaught that you didnt mention. Besides the first recommendation the indo monitors are literally horrible recommendations for everyone but experienced keepers....

@HowardJohnson-r3f 6 ай бұрын

What makes a better pet peachthroat or mangrove?

@JzsReptiles 6 ай бұрын

I’m not knowledgeable enough to make a subjective call like that as I keep almost entirely snakes. It mostly comes down to want you want as far as general behavior and interactions

@karlh4718 8 ай бұрын

Man said Croc monitor deffo ant the best one to have

@ysp.96 Жыл бұрын

Are tree monitors not good?

@JzsReptiles Жыл бұрын

Just much more involved as far as husbandry goes and as most are wild caught more issues and the ones that are cbb, $$$

@ysp.96 Жыл бұрын

@@JzsReptiles thanks, l was looking into getting wome. Idk where and idk how much they are even going for. Are the demands high for cbb tree monitors?

@JzsReptiles Жыл бұрын

@@ysp.96 usually yes. There is also a good chance blue trees will be CITESed so the only way to get them will be cbb. Check out fauna for people and there’s probably a facebook group or two

@ESw1ft Жыл бұрын

Is there any other monitors Mainly 3ft and is cheap and easy

@JzsReptiles Жыл бұрын

My hot take is no monitor species is easy and the only cheap ones are Savannahs and most of their “care guides” are good ways to kill your savy.

@ESw1ft Жыл бұрын

@@JzsReptiles well how about any small monitor alternatives to an ackie

@JzsReptiles Жыл бұрын

@@ESw1ft other than the ones in the video, I’ve been told emerald tree skinks are much like more affordable tree monitors and same with keeled bellied lizards. Many of the other “dwarf” monitors are even harder to come by and thus $$$

@ESw1ft Жыл бұрын

@@JzsReptiles thx, but would you recommend a green tree monitor over the 2 u said, even though they are a bit more money, would they make good pets

@JzsReptiles Жыл бұрын

@@ESw1ft I would consider them more advanced. However I am admittedly not the most versed monitor keeper so my opinions are built on info I get from multiple other more experienced keepers as well as my own reading

@310ExoticReptiles Жыл бұрын

I should of gave you some broll of my kings monitors & my Timors

@310ExoticReptiles Жыл бұрын

& I had a pair of peacocks 😢I sold them never seen peacocks again 😩

@JzsReptiles Жыл бұрын

We can always do a species specific one. I didn’t even mention the leucistic ones

@MadailinBurnhope 7 ай бұрын

I was expecting to see a Kimberley Rock!

@JzsReptiles 7 ай бұрын

I couldn’t do all Aussie species, which some people didn’t like…so I went with one well known, and one lesser known but still available

@yesidtac7863 Жыл бұрын

Muy buen vlog

@harlinwall9367 8 ай бұрын

V. jobiensis certainly get larger than V. melinus.

@MostlyMonitorMad 8 ай бұрын

Not always the case.... I've heard of jobiensis getting to about 5.5 feet, but that's rare. I've personally seen and declined to take for free due to it being too big, a male melinus that was somewhere between 6.5 and 7 foot and built like a Salvator of the same size.

@texasshaolin83 8 ай бұрын

In most cases Peach Throats only get to about 3-4ft in captivity. A lot Melinus get to about 3.5 to 5 feet in captivity.

@MostlyMonitorMad 8 ай бұрын

@@texasshaolin83 most is not all... It's not uncommon to hear of jobiensis that exceed 4 feet... I'm admin on a handful of monitor groups on FB and have heard of quite a few males around 4.5 feet, even a couple of females of that size and I've heard of a couple of males exceeding 5 feet. I've heard of a couple of big melinus.... I've also personally seen and was offered to re-home for free, a melinus that was between 6.5 and 7 foot and built like a salvator of a similar size! I declined as too big for my vivariums...... My point of the original comment is that, putting out public videos about small monitors, when they can potentially be large as adults, is not great, if it's not without the caveat that the maximum size for the species could be well above the average and this should be considered when choosing which species to go for.