Monitor lizard what do they eat

While the monitor uses its venom to kill its small preys symptoms include rapid swelling, drop in blood pressure, and blood clot inhibition , it has a relatively mild effect on humans. They are naturally shy and would rather stay away from humans. Like most wild animals, they do not attack unless provoked. As long as you keep your distance and leave them alone, you will be fine. In Singapore, it is illegal under the Wildlife Act to remove wild animals, including monitor lizards, from the wild.

Those found in nature reserves and other areas managed by NParks are also protected by the Parks and Trees Act Poaching of monitor lizards exists in Singapore. However, they are often not brought to the attention of local authorities. References from Singapore Biodiversity Encyclopedia and www. A Singapore Government Agency Website.

Click logo to go back to the homepage Menu. Do check SafeDistParks. Commercial Food There is commercially available monitor food that you can get at pet stores. The commercial food is often soft bite-sized pieces of high protein food supplemented with calcium and other nutrients. Mice Mice are readily available and can be a source of food for your companion.

Be sure to get the correct size mice since you do not want to feed your reptile food that is too large. Luckily, mice are available as tiny pinkies, adults, and all sizes in between. When possible, you should feed your monitor mice that have been pre-killed. It is safer for your pet and more humane for the mice.

Even though mice are small they can bite, scratch, and possibly injure your pet. Frozen mice are a great way to supply your monitor with food.

Several weeks or months worth of food can take up very little space in a freezer. Be sure to thaw frozen mice before feeding them to you companion. This excess uric acid gets deposited in tissues visceral gout or into joints articular gout , causing a great amount of inflammation and pain.

Pseudogout is similar to true gout, but is caused by deposits of calcium crystals other than sodium urate crystals. Articular gout is often looked at as a separate condition from visceral gout but is likely to be an earlier presentation that precedes more widespread visceral gout as is the case in humans. Argus monitors are opportunistic hunters and are known to eat almost anything. Ideal foods are; mice, rats, crickets, superworms, beef heart, and hard boiled eggs.

A mixed diet of these food items four to five times per week is ideal and will ensure proper growth and health. You might be shocked to see that we feed the same meal to the tortoises in the Orange Area. But it is very important to provide the proper protein to certain species such as the Redfoot Tortoises.

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