How fast does a Nile monitor grow 🤔 ( Baby to an Adult )

Thanks everyone

[@jeffreyholmes7216]

I had one. He grew fast. I worked in a seafood restaurant outside of Baltimore md. The reason I mention this is because he liked eating crabs. "Cousin teddy" would tear them up. It's kind of funny. He was cool. But I lived a apt under my brothers house. His kids would want to play with him. They were fearless. It just seemed it was time to find him a new home. And I did.

[@nouseforaname6846]

A friend of mine had a nile monitor. Easily, it was over 5' and mean as hell! He used to feed it trout from his pond and ground burger. There's no way you could let it out of the cage, though. It was lightning quick and downright, vicious. He ended up giving it to a local zoo.

[@itsbaileypets]

Wow that’s crazy

[@waltersmith2868]

I appreciate your vids it's giving us more understanding with our baby to over 2ft now

[@GuitarMechanics]

Hunger is something these animals feel constantly in the wild.great advice I just got a baby Nile the care is much similar to my tegus.constant lol

[@jonnysnakes5417]

Nice vid man He seems so chill for a nile monitor

[@alexcrowder1673]

My male was a full 5ft by his 1st birthday. Anywhere from 2ft to 5ft is within the norm by their 1st birthday.Their growth rates vary so wildly.

[@bubsreptiles9109]

Great video man keep up the great work! I enjoy watching your Nile videos I'm getting a new monitor in a few days I had to re-home all my reptiles after losing my foot and having to relocate to a new house

[@itsbaileypets]

I really appreciate it I should have another video out soon on him

[@bubsreptiles9109]

@@itsbaileypets I'm definitely looking forward to it I also use the green carpet with my monitors it's easy to clean and hard for them to accidentally eat when they are eating I'm very impressed with your Nile and the enclosure you have maybe when I get mine I'll do a video I do a very basic setup for baby niles so it's easy to monitor them and it's easy to get them use to you I go by the same methods as NERD

[@jhowardsupporter]

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[@jhowardsupporter]

That Rudimental track Waiting All Night shows that BMX rider who lost his leg. He was riding his bike and a car changed lanes into him and sent him into the wall on the highway. That's why I tell people you should never coast next to cars!

[@andrewapple1729]

when i was baby...lol

[@timphillips9954]

I have just brought one today, He has a deformity in his hips and tail. Everything else is fine. The up side is he can run , but not fast, he can not tail whip His eyes are bright and lots of tongue action. He also shows no signs of aggression in anyway. I have an albino iguana with a similar condition and she a star!

[@itsbaileypets]

That’s awesome still showing love no matter 👍😎

[@timphillips9954]

@@itsbaileypets I'm hopping It's going to make things easier being less athletic / fast and not grow quite so big while still being healthy. Lets see what happens.

[@itsbaileypets]

@@timphillips9954 definitely keep me posted

[@Danisaur66]

He’s so cute!!!!!

[@joebrat6809]

Mine is just over 2 foot and she's just about a year old, she is definitely putting on size though. Its crazy how much they vary, since mine is female I guess she'll max out at just over 4 foot

[@Unforeseen_Exotics]

Nice job! Never see them get big like that

[@aramiyunstaley5135]

I’m going buy one

[@stephaniemitchell274]

What did u feed your Nile monitor when he was a baby?

[@itsbaileypets]

Various bugs , pinkies every now and then, ground turkey bite size shrimp/fish , any seafood you get just cut it up , boil eggs/scrambled kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ7PZGqwqZd1Y68

[@reptilematt3000]

Awesome 👏🏾

[@NathansWildLife]

Is Grizz a ornate Nile monitor

[@MassConstrictors]

Fantastic stuff brotha

[@jacobtheripper9818]

When you say the length are you talking including tail or snout to vent

[@itsbaileypets]

I’m talking about full length but there tails are huge and mainly why they are so big LOL

[@thenewthought86]

He seems mad tame. When they're babies they're hyper aggressive and you can't even touch them, when did this change?

[@itsbaileypets]

So true lol however I say about close to a year when I started to have him really tame , but if you keep working with them you’ll see progress in about 4-6 months

[@thenewthought86]

@@itsbaileypets ok, I have 2 of them, I have some video of them on my channel. I think they're amazing. Any advice you have I'm interested in hearing

[@FantasyVisuals]

I used food to get my Ornate Nile to accept me. Puppy Dog tame. Then he got 3 foot and I could see in his eyes he was calculating if he could take me. In a year he grew from leopard gecko size to four foot. Always Went for my face , the don't just bite. They're like Greyhound Dogs, they tear violently.

[@itsbaileypets]

@@FantasyVisuals thanks 👍😁

[@adrianvargas9700]

Thanks bro what did you feed him when. He was small

[@itsbaileypets]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ7PZGqwqZd1Y68 I fed him lots of bugs , turkey , eggs, sometimes small fish ( like goldfish and etc , for fun ) his pinkies every other week or week and organic chicken dog food it was 100% also many more

[@jonk9977]

Scrabled eggs with calcium powder .. a hopper every 10 days or so

[@robertoybarra3086]

Are eggs healthy for them?

[@Ryzrr]

@@robertoybarra3086 yes. so are quail, dubia and other bugs. don't feed a lot of rodents.

[@williamshields4708]

I don’t believe this is a Nile monitor I believe this is an ornate monitor

[@itsbaileypets]

It’s a nile because of its tongue and overall body dynamics and still have that wild nature sometime I just know how to handle at the right time tbh , but you never know I’m still learning too

[@danielaranda5004]

Look As Mrs kibbling

[@itsbaileypets]

That’s a good one lol

[@jonmoore6007]

Was your nile monitor feal skittish as a baby? And did it get better over time??

[@itsbaileypets]

Definitely he was a handful , but I kept working with him and he’s nothing like before I kept getting bit for months , but it eventually slowed down , now he’s really tame 👍

[@jonmoore6007]

Right on thanks

[@sevensenseification]

Hi, nice monitor. Normaly they are very agressive. How big is you cage for him?

[@itsbaileypets]

Thanks he’s tame now just patience and worked with him a lot his current cage is 8x4x4 however later his setup will change , but it works amazing for now

[@sevensenseification]

@@itsbaileypets thx. I only can built a cage 7.5 long x 3.2 x 8.2 and i dont know what monitor to put in because i cant get bigger. I love the Ornat monitor wich is very simular to the nile. But i dont realy know if its enough space. I dont want a savanna monitor but i realy want a bigger monitor not the smal tree Monitors. Mayby you can help me out. Wishes from germany. Sven

[@itsbaileypets]

@@sevensenseification I know there are other monitors you can also get such as a savannah monitor , Timor monitor , lace monitor those are some that get big enough , but not that big however if you decide to get a nile monitor just watch it’s diet and control it’s size as much as possible I’m thinking I should make a video of different types of monitors and their size , so you’ll have a better understanding 👍

[@sevensenseification]

@@itsbaileypets I know a lot of monitors but i love the bigger once. Sadly i have just that sice possible. A few years ago i had savannas and ornat monitors in a very big cage in my garage. But now if i start this hobby again i want to have it in my livingroom. So i dont realy know what kind of monitor to choose. My hompage was www.exanthematicus.de

[@itsbaileypets]

@@sevensenseification I know there really cool to have if you get a baby Nile monitor you have plenty of time to think of a bigger option however if you plan to socialize it and take him/her out often and free Ron every now and then you should be good 👍 let me know what you choose

[@XBS99]

Mine gets mad if I don't feed him every other day like he'll go crazy for it lol

[@itsbaileypets]

Mines get little more moody as well but not that bad

[@pmd7771969]

Nile monitor def better looking then a tegu

[@itsbaileypets]

Appreciate it tegus Normally reach about 4ft while niles can get from 6-8ft

[@pmd7771969]

I mean bigger.

[@coldbloodedmonstars]

Hey check mine out I just bought 2 black throat monitors THANKS

[@hypemeup6650]

you have carpet?! what if he poops?! lol

[@itsbaileypets]

I clean it daily it’s definitely more work but worth it for now until he gets a bigger enclosure later down the road .I just couldn’t stand the bugs that piled up in his cage

[@hypemeup6650]

@@itsbaileypets I meant the floor of your bedroom :)))

[@itsbaileypets]

@@hypemeup6650 sounds odd but he’s pretty potty trained enough to go either in water or a particular spot in his cage , he rarely goes on the carpet but if he does I just deep clean it

[@hypemeup6650]

@@itsbaileypets wow that is amazing, I keep dwarf monitor species and what you are saying is making me interested in Niles..

[@itsbaileypets]

@@hypemeup6650 there definitely a handful and require a lot more work than other monitors in my opinion , he wasn’t always calm he actually used to bite a lot and was really wild just something to think about thanks

[@seewhaticando3885]

Idk but these can get 8 ft long and 33-44 lbs.. if this is a male expect more growth.

[@itsbaileypets]

Thanks I’m aware I’m watching his diet and don’t over feed him the growth rate depends on the owner

[@itsbaileypets]

Also if you have a nile monitor you would understand that on average they get about 5-6ft however they can reach 8 ft your right on that but that’s feeding him often and most likely not a healthy monitor

[@seewhaticando3885]

@@itsbaileypets I guess there are two leanages of nile crocs also and males too get bigger.. I have to pass on ownership.. I bet they do not love it either.. these animals need a lake or river to swim in happily

[@pmd7771969]

The b and w tegu is better, maybe too big.

[@Ryzrr]

I'm just... so confused why you have a massive enclosure like that, with repticarpet lol

[@itsbaileypets]

Lol I’m not done designing it the I plan to continue the carpet and have a pond area with river rocks and possibly a sand box just takes time

[@haydenlucas2986]

I think that may be a female

[@itsbaileypets]

It’s funny I thought the same thing because the way Grizz popped out but I plan to tahr to vet to get it a 100% sure