u/Classic-Fig123

In short I’m curious about some of the medium to larger sized monitors and how they are as pets: specifically Asian water monitors, Kimberly rock monitors, Savannah monitors

Would love some recommendations of other monitors aswell :)

Some context: Me and wife and looking to buy a reptile so I’m looking around for the right one. My wife grew up with a green iguana pet and other lizards, we currently now own a bearded dragon and will move out to a big house in about 1 year.

So space won’t necessarily be the issue here, she is good at handling lizards and I’m somewhat a beginner (since the beardie was hers before we moved together). She wants a new lizard aswell as told me i can choose cause she is down for the majority of them. We both want a reptile that we can build a nice big enclosure for, one that is somewhat social and likes being handled / comfortable with human interaction and maybe even cuddly (not a must).

Also, I’m not intending on rushing and getting a monitor any time soon. I’m fully aware of the needs so I will be researching, meeting breeders / going to conventions to talk to various owners, store keeper etc. I would only decide if I’m aware that I can give it the right home and care.

All help is appreciated, thanks in advance. Wish you all a great weekend :)

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u/Classic-Fig123 — 6 days ago

Hey everyone, me and wife currently own a beardie and she used to own geckos as a kid. We are moving to a house in about a year and we wanted to get a larger enclosure for a new lizard since we have the space for it. We also are aware that these breeds crave more.

We have narrowed it down to 2 breeds but would love to hear from other owners what you think of said breeds or which one you’d pick :)

Asian water dragons 🐉

Tree monitors 🦎

Honorable mention is the Fiji banded iguana, I’ve heard of some people in my area (Europe) that have them so its possible.

All help is appreciated, thanks in advance!

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u/Classic-Fig123 — 8 days ago

Hey everyone, me and wife currently own a beardie and she used to own geckos as a kid. We are moving to a house in about a year and we wanted to get a larger enclosure for a new lizard since we have the space for it, we are also aware that these breeds crave more than a bearded dragon / geckos.

We have narrowed it down to 2 breeds but would love to hear from other owners what you think of said breeds or which one you’d pick :)

Asian water dragons 🐉

Tree monitors 🦎

Honorable mention is the Fiji banded iguana, I’ve heard of some people in my area (Europe) that have them so its possible.

All help is appreciated, thanks in advance!

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u/Classic-Fig123 — 8 days ago