Ok, so I picked up another reptile rescue today.
He is a 5yr old Savanna Monitor. This lizard is easily close to 40" long from nose to tip of the tail. He is also a bit overwieght, which sadly not where the stupid ends.
This 40" long lizard was kept his entire life in a 40gallon tank. Now, for those of you not familiar with tank sizes this tank is 36" long and 18" wide. If the lizard was as old as they claim he would have outgrown this tank over 2 years ago!
Now, another problem is that even though savanna monitors come from very hot climates they require a fair amount of humidity to enable proper shedding and promote energy. He has about 3 layers of old shed caked on. This lizard was kept in this tank with nothing but some lizard turf (kinda like astroturf) and a VERY small (5" small) water bowl to drink out of.
They had no hiding spot for him and no climbing logs for him because "They took up too much room in the tank"
To top if off he had NO i mean NO basking light because the bulbs blew out a few months ago and they never bothered to replace them. He only had a small under-tank heater for warmth and a single florescnet bulb for light.
The reason for getting rid of him...He's too agressive.
Gee I wonder why, I'd be very pissed off in those conditions as well, she tried to use a STICK to get him out of the tank because she was afraid of him. I was able to reach in and pick him up without him struggling.
Another problem he has...Because of being in such a small cage for so long, he has very poor muscular definition. He walks as if he were drunk. It makes me so angry to see creatures in such poor condition. This is a reptile that under proper care tends to be extremely mellow and easy to handle. I hope its not too late to turn him around. He's currently enjoying his new 6' enclosure.
He is a 5yr old Savanna Monitor. This lizard is easily close to 40" long from nose to tip of the tail. He is also a bit overwieght, which sadly not where the stupid ends.
This 40" long lizard was kept his entire life in a 40gallon tank. Now, for those of you not familiar with tank sizes this tank is 36" long and 18" wide. If the lizard was as old as they claim he would have outgrown this tank over 2 years ago!
Now, another problem is that even though savanna monitors come from very hot climates they require a fair amount of humidity to enable proper shedding and promote energy. He has about 3 layers of old shed caked on. This lizard was kept in this tank with nothing but some lizard turf (kinda like astroturf) and a VERY small (5" small) water bowl to drink out of.
They had no hiding spot for him and no climbing logs for him because "They took up too much room in the tank"
To top if off he had NO i mean NO basking light because the bulbs blew out a few months ago and they never bothered to replace them. He only had a small under-tank heater for warmth and a single florescnet bulb for light.
The reason for getting rid of him...He's too agressive.
Gee I wonder why, I'd be very pissed off in those conditions as well, she tried to use a STICK to get him out of the tank because she was afraid of him. I was able to reach in and pick him up without him struggling.
Another problem he has...Because of being in such a small cage for so long, he has very poor muscular definition. He walks as if he were drunk. It makes me so angry to see creatures in such poor condition. This is a reptile that under proper care tends to be extremely mellow and easy to handle. I hope its not too late to turn him around. He's currently enjoying his new 6' enclosure.
