A low-fat, high-quality (grain-free) canned dog or monitor food should be fed only occasionally, as too much protein can cause gout. Part B.

The amount you feed depends on the size of your lizard. Published works that have claimed monitor lizards are venomous have been massively hyped in popular media but have been subject to very serious criticism in the scientific community. The species can behave aggressively if they found themselves threatened. Ironically the only scientists who have shown any support for the claim of Vikrant & Verma are the very small group that first proposed that monitor lizards were venomous (Fry 2015, Koludarov et al. Borek HA, Charlton NP. Savannah monitors are diggers and will appreciate substrate for burrowing. 2008 Septic arthritis due to a Savannah Monitor lizard bite: a case report.J Hand Surg Eur 33(6):810.

(Toxicon 2012, 60/4, 434–448). Its enclosure will need to be at least twice its length at adulthood. 2015. Early evolution of the venom system in lizards and snakes. 2015 How not to train your dragon: a case of Komodo dragon bite.

She may also use a termite mount.

They are also known as Bosc’s monitor, latter more predominant in Europe, as it was first described by Louis Bosc, a Frenchman. In M. Cota (Ed): Proceedings of the 2015 Interdisciplinary World Conference on Monitor Lizards. Learn how to create a happy, healthy home for your pet. Paper towels, butcher paper, towels, reptile-safe carpet, felt, and other easily cleaned and changed, flat bedding options are best for messy or more aggressive lizards. (Toxicon 2012 60/4, 434–448).

I would much rather be bitten by a monitor than by a dog or cat.

Savannah Monitor is a medium-sized monitor lizard which is native to Africa. Toxicon 92: 140-156. In response to how not to train your dragon: A case of Komodo dragon bite, by Borek and Charlton. Complex cocktails: the evolutionary novelty of venoms. The monitor lizards are considered as venomous. The base of the color of the body ranges from light yellow to grey. The height of the enclosure should prevent them from escaping and allow a branch or other decoration in the cage on the off chance they want to climb. 64:106–112. Their diet primarily consists of beetles, snails, centipedes, scorpions, and other invertebrates. It should be at least 3 feet high. Fry B. G., S. Wroe, W. Teeuwisse, M. J. P. van Osch , et al.

Despite their strong bite a Savannah Monitors teeth are quite small compared to a dog or cats teeth which are designed to puncture, tear, and/or shred.

Provide a gradient in the substrate of almost 100 percent humidity and try to keep it above 60 percent in the coolest part of the cage. 2015.

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Weinstein S. A., T. L. Smith & K. V. Kardong. A Critique of the Toxicoferan Hypothesis. Thanks for visiting us. What we know about wild savannah monitors. Testing the Toxicofera: comparative reptile transcriptomics casts doubt on the single, early evolution of the reptile venom system. Among the disputed claims are that: The reason why venomous monitor lizard theories are not generally accepted is the paucity of evidence that supports them (Hargeaves et al 2014, 2015;  Kardong 2012, Sweet 2016, Weinstein et al. The invisible UVB rays stop emitting after that period. Hargreaves, A. D., M. T. Swain, D. W. Logan & J. F. Mulley. Tegus are less likely to bite any one ive had both and would say tegus take more matinence the LOVE to burrow and when handling you do get scratched and they also get bigger and faster but savs can be just as tame as tegus but if an adult tegu did bite they could lop off a finger if they wanted to a sav probably not smaller mouth and teeth