Gaining the trust of a Savannah Monitor

[@Mrdiyhobbies]

Going to try with our baby Bosc

[@strikersreptiles2891]

MR DIY awesome let us know how it goes please!

[@Mrdiyhobbies]

Striker’s Reptiles I would like to say thank u for put out such a good video since watching your video and taking your advise I have be able to hand feed bronson and stroke him and today pick him up with no gloves on we are over the moon keep being out great videos

[@strikersreptiles2891]

MR DIY we are very glad to hear that! They are in my opinion one of the most rewarding and misunderstood species

[@Mrdiyhobbies]

@@strikersreptiles2891 last night he was sitting on my sofa and it's all.becasue of your video thank u

[@GarlicPizzaCrust]

That was so professional ima watch it again just because probably the best savannah monitor tips

[@strikersreptiles2891]

GarlicPizzaCrust thank you very much. Big fan of the name btw

[@seimar1671]

Your voice is very calming.

[@strikersreptiles2891]

Mr. Louis Cyphre thank you! 🙂

[@joshuapowers5590]

I agree

[@strikersreptiles2891]

Joshua Powers thank you!

[@dragonslayer8557]

Yea you do have a unique calming voice btw..I got a savanha last nite, he was dehydrated and gulped down water after I forced him to. He wouldn’t move at all so I put the bowl by his face he drank and ate 15L crickets in 3min. I think the only reason he was nice bc he was dehydrated? Or I’m the reptile whisperer. I’ve had a Argentine tegu for 3months and it’s amazing. I didn’t even need to train him. Cool video bro!🦎🐸🐢I love my jungle

[@bentreads4834]

Just rescued a juvenile savannah, around the same size. This video really helped. Will share with my girlfriend who lives with me. Thanks bro

[@emfelling8384]

i know this vid is old now but thank you so much you helped my savannah monitor not hiss at me and how he is trusting me!!

[@KompositionB]

Dope video. The knowledge is much appreciated. Luckily our savanna has been an angel to me. She bites and shits on my fiancee but loves me. She just crawls right up on my arm and falls asleep lolzzz. The trust gaining couldn't have gone easier really.

[@illucksion2595]

3:10 I'm dying lmao.

[@strikersreptiles2891]

illucksion she is such a goof lmao thank you for highlighting that moment

[@oijosukeiliveinyourwalls5798]

And i oop

[@garyarthur2988]

Good video. We adopted a larger older sav and he was surprisingly tame. He actually acted more like a dog in that he would follow me around outside and cuddle up for naps. I cant say for sure but i think they are capable of getting somewhat attached to certain people. Not just food food driven desires.

[@KompositionB]

I believe this to be true. I also believe that we are just getting started with what reptiles are capable of as a companion. Yes they take work, but so do human children. Give a few decades and were going to see amazing strides with reptile relationships. Dogs and cats got a head start due to them looking all cuddly and what not, but not all of us want this super easy thing where a furrball absolutely needs you and worships you right off the bat. Some of us want to earn respect of an apex predator like a monitor because its a challenge but very achievable. With proper husbandry they can live twice the lifespan of any dog or cat. Granted they arent as hardy of a winter animal as a mammals tend to be but thats also part of the challenge.

[@waldrophomestead]

Great advice

[@TylerSpite]

Quiet as shit.

[@solowhips]

My savannah monitor actually likes his head being pet lol

[@strikersreptiles2891]

Ours loves her neck being rubbed now that she trusts us!

[@adonisstelzried4769]

My baby Savannah yurns for my affection he raises his head to my hand for me to pet him

[@calisurfrguy7220]

Same but hates the back lol

[@Prisper420]

Mine too. She’s awesome. ❤️

[@Carspiration]

What a beauty

[@strikersreptiles2891]

Diego Dela Cruz thank you very much we own a couple dozen animals and I think I’m most bonded to this one :)

[@reggie8370]

Thanks man. Super useful

[@pain002]

I got an 8 year old savanna monitor. Previous owner made no attempt to tame her down so she is really not a fan of people and ascociates anything going in with food and lunges forward. She tailwhips the glass when I walk by her. I am going to try and bathe her at the end of the week (Wearing a leather jacket and Biker gloves) but she will surely make it as hard as she can

[@k.o.sekingofswamp5539]

You're right that is not a dog but I do not believe that they don't show affection they do show emotions you just got to look for them

[@svrgardensuk420]

How big is your enclosure for her please I’m building one and looks like you got an actual room lol I was thinking this myself they are going to need a room 😂😂

[@jdandkikisExotics]

im hoping mine calms a little after trying this it tail whips a lot but as soon as i put crickets in there it runs around to eat

[@karlhenfrey3281]

Mine is just pure evil 😈 😂😂 lol

[@c.chobbies7079]

Nice man

[@strikersreptiles2891]

Thank you!

[@AprilsAmazingReptileFriends]

I am getting one soon her name will be Bayzie Lue

[@masondixit2264]

Nice 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

[@Scales13]

Dude your videos are awesome have you ever worked with Ackies?

[@strikersreptiles2891]

Scales13 thank you! It’s sort of a secret still but yes! I have a probable 1.1 pair of yellow ackies being quarantined separately right now, I got them last month. Will be building a custom, divided cage and then introducing them in the coming weeks 🙂

[@Scales13]

@@strikersreptiles2891 awesome I've had mine for 2 months now ive got him to eat of tongues but I don't really know whats the next move as far as getting him used to me

[@strikersreptiles2891]

Scales13 really depends on the age and individual animal. Monitors generally get more confident as they grow older and larger. Babies, and to a certain extent, female monitors will be shyer and flightier just due to a sort of instinctual awareness that they are more vulnerable to predators. Especially in certain species where males can easily weigh 100% more than a female counterpart. That being said, if he’s eating from tongs confidently, I’d suggest you try holding the food in tongs, over an outstretched hand to see if he’ll walk into your hand to retrieve the food. Watch your fingers though! You don’t want a mistaken feeding response. You can also try petting him while he has a mouthful of food. That seemed essential in getting our Sav used to our hands. She was so pre-occupied that she allowed some pets to occur.

[@Scales13]

@@strikersreptiles2891 Great advice man ill try exactly what you told me and ill let you know how it works out after a few times. This little guy is great so far

[@strikersreptiles2891]

Awesome let us know how it goes for sure!

[@ethanbrown7198]

My baby savannah (3 months old) hasn't eaten for about 3 weeks now. What do i need to do? basking 110-130. ambient 85-90. cool 75-80. Substrate repti bark 5 in deep (used to be cypress mulch and coconut fiber but was told those could be toxic to it and other reptiles) feed it crickets, dubias, meal worms, even 1 mouse, premium dog food and tried dusting w/calcium and also syringe feeding. Refuses every food i've tried. in a 40 gallon tank rn, getting a larger one (i know it should not be in a tank, I have towels wrapped around it at all times to help it feel secure, my new enclosure is an Animal Plastics enclosure that will be much larger). it has 4 hides and a water dish changed every other day with spring water. It is shedding. It has become very lethargic and is usually in its favorite hide all day. I put socks of mine in for learning my scent. I don't handle it unless syringe feeding ( done that 3 times now.) I don't know what to do. Can anyone help me?

[@chuckyjames8598]

Can I put brown mulch in a asian water Monitors cage

[@chrisdizon1697]

My hatchling was brought from a reputable breeder, on his display room, he is the only active so i choose him, but when i put him in his new enclosure, he doesn't eat for 2 days..

[@strikersreptiles2891]

Not sure I understand.. he eats in his old enclosure but now after 2 days in his new one he won’t eat? He might just need time to adjust.

[@chrisdizon1697]

i asked thru fb chat the owner, and told me that "they" eat grasshopper and s.worm, he doesn't mention about the one that i bough. adapting? well thats my first thought, this is my first time having a monitor lizard. how many days a hatching(5 inches, not sure if he's a hatchling) can go through without eating.

[@strikersreptiles2891]

Chris Dizon hatchlings shouldn’t go super long without any food. If he doesn’t start eating for you soon I’d say schedule a vet visit. In the meantime make sure your temps and humidity are on point. 135+ degree basking spot, 80 degree ambient cool side, 100 degree ambient warm side, 60+% humidity, plenty of hiding options.

[@chrisdizon1697]

Ill try raising the temp 135 on one end

[@strikersreptiles2891]

135 surface temp, not air temp 👍

[@derekkillen7693]

Wow that long before taking her out? Ok ill try not handling mine for a while and go aboit it that way Thanks

[@caroline6790]

Nice video, very helpful! But just to be a pedant...you shouldn’t punish a dog either. Usually makes things worse. Positive reinforcement is a far more effective training tool

[@strikersreptiles2891]

Caroline true that, some people still do though. Punishment definitely works for neither, but it works for Savannah Monitors even less imo lol. Glad you enjoyed!

[@jimmieparker8093]

Ok but then Kevin from N.E.R.D.said u should do the hands on approach watch his vids he starts handling all his monitors days after they hatch and they breed the tamest monitors...my auntie got a black dragon baby from them and it never bit once..comes right to her when she open door ...so hands on or hands off which one is it.....

[@strikersreptiles2891]

Jimmie Parker depends on the species. Maybe CBB water monitors and some other species that approach can work but with imported Savannahs you can’t handle them from day one. Kevin did not succeed in breeding Savannahs either, and has not posted a follow up on his Savs in years. I have a great deal of respect for him but when it comes to handling monitors I suppose we have two different ways of doing things.

[@jimmieparker8093]

@@strikersreptiles2891 oh ok I got u.....good point I have not seen him with any savvys... .

[@wozza74]

biting is play when there young like throwing a ball for a dog

[@skipharris9638]

Bad volu

[@BHVaranus]

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[@strikersreptiles2891]

BH Varanus whatcha think my dude?

[@BHVaranus]

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