Meet Rex - the 18kg monitor lizard who lives with family-of-four and even goes out for walks | SWNS

[@michellelloyd4811]

A powerful and beautiful monitor

[@dalian3903]

@@Bufo_Bufo LMAO!

[@kata5398]

How much refresh rate does it have

[@KBarron43]

Used to have a Savannah Monitor, he was the sweetest big boy, loved cuddling in bed, & head scratches. People say they’re aggressive reptiles, but anything can be tamed with the right care & skills.

[@maagony]

Watch Nope if you think anything can be tamed

[@KBarron43]

@@maagony so I’m supposed to believe some fake movie to get my opinions? I’m good dude

[@maagony]

@@KBarron43 humanity can't tame all other animals, it leads to deaths involving apes gouging flesh out of humans like it's playdoh and a group of monitor lizards eating their owner. You can't keep an alligator in a bathroom. Nope is just a fucking good movie, your loss if you're a dumbshit who doesn't like Jordan Peele movies.

[@maagony]

@@KBarron43 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaHSZaewr7CoepI

[@positiveego5397]

So what happened to it? Did you eat it?

[@senianns9522]

I have these things living in the klong behind my house! The babies climb my fence when first hatched. Very shy creatures. You can try tame them by feeding them. They serve a purpose in eating carrion and detritus! Greetings from Thailand.

[@vistuscaine]

They are from Africa. What you are seeing in Thailand is probably a water monitor. Water monitors can be tamed quite well.

[@senianns9522]

@@vistuscaine Asian Monitor Lizards.

[@WJen8]

My uncle had one and named him Godzilla. My aunt later on got herself a little monkey (still don't know how she got it...) and named it King Kong. Funny pair the two of them 😂

[@techauto5027]

I named my argentine black and white tegu, godzilla. He was a sweet, gentle boy who loved his fleece blankets

[@arthurimusprime2177]

A monitor lizard named King Kong...he should have bought a capuchin monkey and called it King Kong to avoid confusion, right?

[@CitizenOne01]

They literally said that​@@arthurimusprime2177

[@michaelmarzano2759]

Love, and each to their own. Not for me but respect that you find him adorable.

[@somnuswaltz5586]

0:50 Aww, he is a big baby. Very cute and handsome 🦎 ❤

[@Rinkyu]

I can see myself cuddling with it, it looks gentle and big:)

[@Rknowles813]

that's what she said

[@randomcomment1673]

@@Rknowles813 📸😳

[@rad6286]

Gentle until he bites your neck and you cant move from the waist down ☠☠☠

[@MadMechagodzilla]

@@rad6286 Komodo dragon's can paralyze, not monitors

[@DrakonBlake]

@@MadMechagodzillaKomodo Dragons are a Monitor lizard

[@beenherebrforemurry6365]

So much love for this . We have a 4f green igunana rescued. He free roams and chills with the 2 dogs .

[@BlahBohogun]

Most people don't realise that captive raised reptiles to some extent are able to tone done their survival instincts that would normally be blaring in their brains becuase their basic needs a cared for so extracurricular mental functions for things like remebering specific scents/people and developing affectional or confrontational relationships with such are taking up space in their mind as oppose to remebering where, what, and when to hunt as well as competing with rival lizards etc etc normal wild animal shit.

[@frayteez]

Gorgeous lizard.

[@MrJbrew69]

Love black throats and really all reptiles. The one thing that is horrible is at that size he is producing some huge poops. The most wretched smelling stuff in the world. Beautiful monitor

[@SithMami]

Is he potty trained? He is amazing! Rex is a fitting name for him.

[@Serhii_Diemientieiev]

I'm not sure about this Black Throat Monitor in particular, but hey can be potty trained as well as other monitors and tegus

[@nathanhill6042]

@phantagirlablemine poops in the furthest corner of his enclose from his hut and where he eats sleeps and basks and out of the large area he uses the same spot the size of a silver dollar every time since I got him kinda funny an cool but also keeps cleaning quick an easy

[@SportsRacer33]

lol, the lizard is just as needy as my dog, stop petting him, he nudges you to pet more XD

[@Isv1nceyoun0w]

Lovely Monitor ❤

[@tarrahbarker24]

Perfect example of the difference of having an animal live with you or in a cage.

[@devydev3112]

Free roaming a reptile is a difficult task and depending on the reptile is not always a good option. One of the big reasons for this is a reptile's humidity and lighting requirements. Humidity is important for scale health but also respiratory health, too dry or too humid of an environment increases the risk of respiratory infections along with shedding issues. Every reptile also needs specific temperature ranges for proper termoregulation along with UVB lighting to prevent bone diseases. Reptiles with requirements that cannot be replicated in a home should not be permanent free roams. Now black throats do good in about 20-50% humidity going on the higher side when shedding, which is also around the same humidity as in a house so 100% free roaming is totally doable. However let's take a tegu, another popular monitor lizard, free roaming them isn't a good idea since they need humidity up to 60% or higher which you absolutely cannot replicate in an entire house. Personally, I feel every reptile should have an enclosure that consistently provides the exact temperatures and humidity required regardless to give them the best and healthiest life. I know of many people who do free roaming right and I do not disagree with their method at all, it just isn't what I'd do. That being said I do semi free roam my lizards, basically if someone wants out I let them out into a lizard proofed area for as long as they want. Their enclosures are their homes, where they can stay if they don't want to deal with people and feel safe. I think of it as their bedroom, they can come out almost whenever they want but they enjoy staying sometimes. Enclosures, vivariums or aquariums are only cages if an owner has not created an environment they feel safe in.

[@phuketbungalowinfo2757]

Reptiles are phantastic, I had an Iguana Iguana for 18 years, he was living outside too, totally nice animal but they need to be good taking care off. Usually they are not getting older as 5-8 years in captivity because most ppl keep them in by far to small cages and dont have a garden like we are having here in Phuket

[@phangirlable]

Rex is the goodest boy!

[@jennip605]

Rex is a Dream animal. ❤

[@taraelizabethdensley9475]

Unusual animal companion, but magnificent

[@jenisia3600]

Beautiful. This is what YT is meant for.

[@uxo.unexplodedordnance1974]

Lmao his wife's eye roll at 2:53 😅 I hope it's a great pet choice. Would love to own one in the future

[@wallacegentry4085]

She actually rolls her eyes alot, which is not appealing. This is a strong indicator that she is not a fan of the animal or is just a confrontational girl.

[@sjcobra84]

One big scale baby.

[@simonbeasley989]

He is so lovely!

[@kathysingh1510]

He’s sooo cute…. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ElizaFragmented]

I love lizards 🦎 ❤ ♥

[@gaetanopassantino6269]

I'm more impressed with your beautiful wife. Any woman who will put up with the shenanigans of men like us- Absolute keeper. Bless you guys:)

[@Thirtiesguy]

She probably puts up with it because he puts the food on the table…

[@Thirtiesguy]

@phantagirlable Nope

[@Thirtiesguy]

@phantagirlable Even if she does make money, he probably makes the bulk of the combined income, otherwise she wouldn’t be with him.

[@wallacegentry4085]

She is average at the very best. Why do guys try to hype these girls up?

[@blueearth5000]

Big puppy is here 😉

[@lisab.1559]

He is like my 22 lizards…blankets and pillows and like Rex my reptibabies as I call them, are super lovable and love to cuddle.

[@flowplanet429]

omg mine is called rex too ! because he wrecks the place

[@maxstotto3594]

"Each to his own"! Regards

[@Walker44800]

ok now i want a giant dinosaaur lizard:)

[@mikelee7535]

Absolutely awesome pet

[@JaapioNL]

Only 40lbs/18kg? That seems quite light for such a big animal.

[@sandykimberlin7198]

Is he the new watch dog!

[@smooth_jazz_escola]

Puppy godzilla....lol

[@briann.1365]

I assume he craps and pees everywhere right?

[@EdBenji]

Awesome!!

[@rlb2444]

I don't understand the attraction but I admire your interest and care of this lizard.

[@aviechan]

Aww he's just a baby. A big oooool baby ❤

[@marlecmarine5393]

Wow ! what a lovely big boy......🙂

[@RedRobertify]

1:43 is pretty cute

[@billysbilbolag2050]

So cute!

[@suzy2anyone]

Does he ever get aggressive & scratch or worse? Much love beautiful ones & thanx for sharing 💚💚🦎

[@systemshocker2875]

I think the only time he would "scratch" is if he had trouble climbing on them or something like that

[@anasevi9456]

Monitor lizards and Tegus tend to not have the big mood swings of Green Iguanas, the latter whom often have to deal with herd drama and the resulting far greater stress to reproduce in the wild. If you raise them and treat them right and they will never get cranky or confrontational to you. Monitors and Tegus are solitary semi-social animals, so in species confrontation is not as common which is why they are more chill as pets.

[@derpestarzt]

As someone who owned several large green iguanas (which had bad reputation for aggressiveness) they were completely tame and sweet, the thing with large lizards is that they won't "snap" like a dog might, they will let u know if they're feeling threatened by u or if they're going to attack you, they have very very clear language so they're quite safe that way.

[@preacherman9018]

I had 2 that unfortunately did not survive MBD from lack of UV when hatchlings. I was curious how you keep the house clean since they poo so much.

[@learnwhispering]

Ive fallen in love with wild Lace monitors. they are such characters, and they do respond to caring Whispering skills. The proof is on my channel - tho a lot more Lacey action is to come - so much footrage to process!.

[@jernzzz7510]

I can’t have an animal that eats rats near my face lol

[@MacksPebbles]

@phantagirlable true! and dogs are waayy worse in my PO.

[@suzy2anyone]

Eating day?!! Oh no please feed me everyday 💚🦎

[@JohnDoe-xq8sk]

He looks plenty healthy. Not even humans should eat everyday.

[@suzy2anyone]

@@JohnDoe-xq8sk excuse me 👀 tell my belly heehe

[@JohnDoe-xq8sk]

@@suzy2anyone okay Susan as humans we should practice our ancestral roots of not eating everyday. Feast and famine. It can help with many autoimmune diseases ect of coarse you gotta eat natural too.

[@TheSickjits]

It’s bad for their digestion to feed them every day. Remember, these are cold blooded animals. They don’t require the same caloric intake that mammals do because they don’t have thermogenic expulsion. Their body slowly digests and siphons calories off of the food for multiple days. Feeding them every day would just bloat them and back them up.

[@JohnDoe-xq8sk]

@phantagirlable yes but fasting is good for people's health. It allows you to go into a healing state.

[@Stevenbmore]

I juzt heard a story of how a man who had 7 monior lizards in his house just roaming one day 1 bit him gave him a severe staph infection because of all the bacteria they have in there mouths and 1 week later it killed him as he laid there the lizards were eating his body If you have this around your kids you shouldn't be a parent 🤷

[@cesarmejias8927]

You right they show that in the new long time waoooo

[@E.E.Wilson]

Hi from Idaho USA! We have trees here that are very old and found only in Madagascar, imagine that! a very long time ago, the Pacific ocean once touched here, and due to Rex being a shy natured creature I wonder what variety reptile lives remote here.

[@lunapunpun7231]

Hopefully one day ill have the job that will keep me afloat and so i can have my dream monitor lizard ;_;.

[@awoww41188]

MY LIFE GOAL!!! I WANT ONE SOOOOO BAD...SINCE I CANT HAVE A KOMODO DRAGON CAUSE YA KNOW, GO TO LOVE IT AND IF IT LOVES ME BACK IT'D KILL ME

[@AtomicEy]

your All Caps are on

[@rouker1]

Brilliant

[@andrewjansen9702]

Does he bite?

[@PainandMotivation]

OMG that is scary.

[@tickyul]

He loves snuggling and eating rabbits in one gulp!

[@Halv_Turken]

love it :D

[@WayTooCwazy]

He’s over fed

[@sunnysky6322]

Are they potty trained?..

[@metfreak100]

My real bro actually looks like a monitor lizard without a tail

[@Nemesisworks]

Are they dangerous?

[@pauln6803]

Yes and no. Much like a dog, they can certainly hurt you but most monitor lizards become very trusting and seem to enjoy interacting with their keepers... As long as their keepers have some understanding and can provide the right environment. Hands should never be near at feeding time and you should try to keep food smells off your person as despite their trainability, they don't take to rules or understand things in the same way as a family dog would and have serated teeth and a strong jaw, coupled with a dirty mouth that could need medical attention. They have large claws for digging and climbing that can certainly scratch you pretty badly, even if that's not their intention. If a large monitor lizard hasn't had the right interactions and socialising, they will generally whip you with their tail. And when I say whip, this is not a towel game, it's a serious weapon with a boney edge and a lot of power. So yes, they can most certainly hurt you, but with the right environment they will lose their fear quickly and actively seek out interaction. Really, it's the setup and keeping costs that are going to hurt an experienced keeper far more than the lizard ever will.

[@ltsgobrando]

I LOVES HEEEEEEMMMMMM!!!!!! 😭😭😭

[@johnboy1568]

Did you get that lizard from Brett may 😂

[@havefaith6927]

Wow

[@aw55550]

Are the chicks alive when being fed?😢

[@pauln6803]

Generally they are bought pre killed and frozen.

[@Akartavor]

Looks "well fed".

[@h.a8681]

only in hampshire bruh

[@DKoolbj7dl]

Rex ROCKS!

[@powerboatguy2308]

Isn't there an infection risk if he bites you?

[@ginam5497]

that goes for most things the do have venom tho

[@derpestarzt]

It won't bite, they don't snap out of the blue, if it hates you it will puff and hiss and u would know not to go close.

[@Oryyyt]

he's a thiccboi

[@blablableh724]

nice

[@Cyriakx]

What a weird looking dog!

[@3DFella]

I would love to own a lizard like this, they’re SO CUTE! But I wouldn’t wanna have to feed them live animals…

[@alanlawson1263]

You could feed whole raw chicken. It'll be missing some protein, but they make supplements for lizards that'll take care of that

[@1337fraggzb00N]

🥰🥰🥰

[@matthewfaughn3212]

I want 1

[@vectorfox4782]

Dinosaur cuddles

[@gloriaewing3309]

where do you get one of these and how much in mississippi does anyone know???

[@gaminggaming6845]

I recommend you don’t get one if you aren’t experienced with lizard care because they can be very dangerous if not looked after. I’ve personally seen one cut someone’s thigh open pretty bad

[@HonkeyKong54]

I'd get a small lizard first imo. Seeing this monitor does not mean you'll get the same monitor. They can do serious damage. The monitor in this video is chill and seems slow but when they want to they can lunge fast as f and grab onto you and you could lose some fingers from the damage. Go watch a komodo dragon running after prey to get an example of how quick bigger monitors can be.

[@samanthageach3146]

And this is the problem with this kind of video. He should have mentioned that these animals are extremely hard to tame down and can do serious damage. He makes it sound like keeping a blackthroat is an easy, inexpensive thing. It's not. Also that you can just free roam them in your home immediately without YEARS of diligent socialization every single day with no days off. It's a really inaccurate view of what keeping large monitors is like for 99% of people. I rescue reptiles and there are so many new reptile keepers who go from having a ball python or bearded dragon that they failed to even meet the needs of, then jumping into monitors, getting overwhelmed, becoming afraid of the animal, and making it someone else's problem after doing irreparable damage to that animal through not providing enough UVB and causing them to get metabolic bone disease (MBD), or making an aggressive animal through lack of interaction and socialization. These animals are for seriously experienced keepers. They are expensive to keep too. Exotic vet bills are crazy, 24" UVB bulbs aint cheap, their food isn't either.

[@BabuRaj-pr8gt]

Is that a Komodo dragon 😊

[@aviechan]

He's a monitor lizard :) A very big one at that!

[@AC-LING666]

They should get a wild Komodo dragon from indonesia

[@th-sd6ni]

Smh..... don't saywe didn't warn you ..

[@bobeslami9770]

Is it possible to train and raise a komodo dragon? I love komodo dragons

[@aaronmontgomery2055]

It is technically possible as they have a comparable intelligence to a golden retriever. Illegal as they are endangered but it is possible however their venom will still be a danger. Still better than having a pet bear or tiger though.

[@noodles169]

Make sure you keep him fed, or he won't be docile for long

[@isathegoat100]

Everyone gangsta till they find out who his ancestor is 💀 (it’s mosasaurus)

[@alop9535]

Milf

[@BabuRaj-pr8gt]

Megalania, not mosasaurus 😀

[@mechwarrior13]

Maybe you shoulda left him in Tanznia.

[@TwinTyphoons]

Fr we need our wildlife

[@pauln6803]

In the UK we tend to have much stricter import controls on wildlife, so this guy is almost certainly captive bred.

[@cuteduckdontlie4636]

I hope and Rex 🦎 are still together and got that woman “the girlfriend” out of their lives. When she said about Rex skin on the tub. I was thinking get her out now. 😂 you and Rex can have a good life by yourself. 🙏🏻

[@snoopdogssb2]

a crocodile without teeth

[@shvlhed1975]

They actually have a mouthful of teeth.

[@bigchungus6853]

are you kidding me?? this isn't even a crocodilian, it's a lizard, and they have a lot of sharp teeth. The thing with monitor lizards specifically is that they have thick gums and their teeth are only really visible when they're using them to take your fingers off

[@snoopdogssb2]

@@bigchungus6853 yes but look like crocodile without teeh

[@alecboi777]

omg dimetrodon

[@lynn5490]

he looks very overweight..

[@acedemiaomnilvx8418]

Scp 682

[@rodneyspears7458]

Why would someone want a lizard for a pet?

[@Manni1906]

Why on earth do you wanna have this as a pet ?? 🤦🏼🤦🏼🤦🏼 the WRLd doing too much

[@pauln6803]

Because it's something different. And as you can see, this guy enjoys interacting with his keeper. I'm sure the same goes for the lizard.

[@anthonychan4571]

I thought only weird people keep large lizard like that. I maybe wrong but lizards are not my kind of pet

[@blackbirdboy]

That is so close to being fascinating.

[@skeveharvey]

this dude tryna avoid payin taxes

[@yaseentv1078]

Black throat monitor

[@jackiebennett6304]

Is this a kimono dragon????

[@sauce1232]

Read the title

[@shvlhed1975]

It's a black throat monitor.

[@jackiebennett6304]

@@sauce1232 if you can’t answer the question then get lost

[@bigchungus6853]

@@jackiebennett6304 you don't have to be pissy at him. Also it's komodo, not kimino. This is a monitor lizard, komodo dragons are also monitor lizards, but this is not a komodo dragon. Komodo dragons are far larger, less fat and WAY more dangerous. This is a black throat monitor as hershal said

[@jackiebennett6304]

@@bigchungus6853stay in your lane. Mind your own business.

[@rajaadeel8144]

Y

[@prajwallimbu3495]

Girls here ur 6 footer

[@Woroc62]

He eats chics? Woow

[@Grundig305]

One ate its owner while he was sleeping.

[@TheRhythmOfLife1972]

Totally nuts as he still a wild animal with germs. Your playing with .

[@ronin7590]

Is this a fully grown adult?