my first reptile was a nile monitor he tamed out EXTREMEMLY fast within a week of arriving and now 6 years later he is just chilling beside me on the bed
i would let him crawl my hand with no other contact then on the 3rd days i began rubbing his back then on the 6th i rubbed under his head hope this helped you some
Ah, that's similar to what NERD does to their water monitors. Also, he was your first reptile? A lot of people say not to do that, but I really want one as my first.
my first snake was a copperhead still have her lauren if have the knowledge and you know in your heart that you can care for it i say go for it but the housing of nile monitors is high a baby enclosure with everything around 150 an adult even more
I was going to get a water monitor instead, since they're more docile and people would consider them for a beginner. I was going to make the enclosure myself too, which would have been a lot.
He's so cute!!!! 💋 ❤ My nile monitor bit me twice. The first time when I just got him and picked him up by his tail. The second time is when the neighbor's dog was barking in front of me while I was holding him. I didn't know he was scared of dogs. He bit my thumb so hard and it hurt like hell. It felt like someone was squeezing my thumb with some pliers with needles on them. It hurt more than a snake bite. I was bleeding too. I wish I had on my bite and scratch proof gloves. My neighbor was there too. It was a small chihuahua barking. 🤣 I don't know if it's a he or she but my nile is a juvenile.
My argus isn't even this agressive and she/he has so much attitude. My argus will still attack me when I'm standing up, 5'6" tall, like superman jump at me. I've only been bitten tong feeding her, so far.
Crazy idea unless you’ve got a big room for it with a pond and a ton of money to provide sufficient heating, lighting and food. Oh and you don’t mind getting serious injuries from its teeth, claws and tail.
They do require alot of maintenance like daily feeding for the first part of their life. Not to mention you have to clean their cage or atleast their water bowl, which they defecate in, daily. That being said I wouldn't trade my Nile for anything in the world. If its something you know you can stick with for its entire life (Even if it doesn't become tame) I say go for it.
I got 6 mile monitors n a few of them are cool bring pet but not to big on being pick up that when my 2 big niles bite but I have 4 baby niles n they don't bite at all but everything I said in your video ur right they eat a lot of food n take alot of work to tame them down n their nail are like razors too
Hey, I have a Chinese Water Dragon, and after he gets too big Im gonna move him out of his terrarium. Afterwards, I was gonna buy a Nile Monitor. My terrarium is around 30 gallons, is that big enough? I was thinking about this yesterday, and I want my Monitor to be happy, so can you tell me your best recommendation for Niles?
Unfortunately not. The humidity is the biggest issue. You'd have to find a way to keep the humidity high and you'd have to heat their area in the winter because it does get pretty cold at nights in the winter. I live in AZ too and had wondered if it might work but haven't figured out a way to get around the humidity issue. You could maybe do like a large outdoor enclosure though as long as it can hold heat and humidity. Just make sure it doesn't cook him alive when summer comes. That AZ heat is no joke lol.
They can always be tamed and easily handled. Have had about 3 animals shipped from this site and had 2 pass... a day or two after i receive them from stress. They would be less stressed if yall were to handle them to be docile before shipping.
A lot of people say that monitors are not for beginners, but what really constitutes an intermediate/expert reptile owner? I'm just curious, because I hear it a lot, but no one really explains what they mean by that.
Ehh. Tegus are good choices for beginners. If you want a bigger lizard, they are fairly easy and fun and very similar to a monitor. Most monitors just have more specific care requirements and can have more issues, which beginners don't know to look for (i.e. respiratory infections, etc).
if you have experience with keeping reptiles and are looking for a monitor, a Blackthroat monitor is a good choice if you have the space for the proper enclosure... and the money to support their appetite. (they get big, and i mean BIG.)
Alot of things can contribute to an animal being labeled as intermediate or expert level. sometimes with reptiles like chameleons they are labeled as intermediate because they need both high humidity AND ventilation which is very difficult for alot of people. Other times it's because of temperament. That's the case with niles. While not all niles act the same, most of them are incredibly skittish and nippy not to mention the huffing and tail whipping. Just like any other animal niles have different personalities. On top of this niles also get rather large and can easily land you in the hospital with stitches. That's why this species is bad for beginners. They are basically just not domesticated at all and have very very wild and beastly behavior which is actually extremely intimidating to people who don't have experience with other monitor species. I own a very large nile monitor myself , but I would never ever feel comfortable reccomending them to beginners for those reasons. Hope that helps. Ackies monitors are the only monitor species I would reccomend to a beginner monitor keeper. They can occasionally be aggressive too, but it's much much less likely with an ackies monitor and they can't do nearly as much damage if you do get bitten.
What is the best way to tame down a Nile monitor? I have a very young one, and it seems to hiss a lot, but it doesn't bite once you calm it down. Much less aggressive than the one here. I hear they also calm down when they get bigger. Please help?
Sometimes. Most monitor species calm with age and Niles can as well but sometimes they can get even more aggressive with age. it's different with every monitor and depending on the individual personality you will have to cater to that in order to tame them. My Nile seems to do best with a few hours of handling a day. Any less and he seems to start reverting back to his instincts again. Sometimes less is more though if you have a skittish monitor. My Nile is just exceptionally confident. I've got videos of him on UA-cam if your interested. handling and feeding him.
Yeah the guys at one of the local shops here have a huge male nile that is a full 6ft even with 4 inches missing off of his tail. They are afraid to even clean its cage because anytime you open the cage it assumes its being fed and keeps eyeing your hands and hissing and whipping. Its 9 years old and honestly the largest Nile I think I've ever seen in person.
So my brother left me in charge of his friend's Nile monitor. It's in a tank and has a humidifier, heat rock, and a light with a blue light bulb. All he told me was to feed it boiled eggs. He didn't tell me if/when I should turn anything on. It's not moving much, but it does flick it's tongue. And it hasn't opened it's eyes. Is it sleeping or sick? Does it need to have the light heat rock and humidifier on at all times? Please help? Thanks in advance.
None of that sounds like an ideal set up for a nile. A heat rock is not suitable heat for a monitor; they do best with a basking area of 110F+, lots of space, and thick substrate for burrowing. They are incredibly active and smart, and if it's just laying there all the time, it is probably very cold. They do best with a day/night cycle, so the lights should be on during the day and off at night.
Hope the monitor ended up being alright. That didn't sound like he was doing too well or had a proper setup. a nice hot basking spot really helps their immune system as well so it might have saved a trip to the vet
I’m my experience you want to go with the monitor that looks big and healthy but lazy. This baby for example in my experience wouldn’t prob tame down easily my Nile was very calm right from the egg and is now like my Dino /dog
Do you guys feed them raw eggs or hard boil them? I've heard of both ways, just wondering if there was any risk of feeding them raw eggs from the store?
I don't cook the ones I feed my Nile and he's never had any problems, but that's just my 2¢. I'm not saying its not possible for them to get sick from it but it seems pretty unlikely. I'd be more worried about parasites from other whole prey than the raw eggs.
Growth varies drastically. some take quite a few years to reach full size but others can grow 6inches every month for the first year or so. My nile reached 4ft in just 9 months but that's much faster than average. Most niles are only 2.5-3ft or even smaller when they are 1 year old. You should still make sure to prepare yourself for rapid growth though just incase. That means having a way to house an adult animal as soon as possible. They do not do well in small enclosures.
Nile monitor lol. My girlfriend told me to get rid of him though. Now she's looking for a new boyfriend lol. They are really good hang out buddy trust me. They love scrambled eggs too.
Argentine tegu, red or black and white doesn't matter. Asian water monitors can be very very tame and get extremely large, if you have 10-15 feet of extra space laying around go with an asian water monitor. Tegus are your tamest option, the colombians are more flighty than the argentines, so argentines are better generally.
My Nile is my hangout Buddy. His name is actually even Buddy lol. But I'd say a tegu would make a better pet on average. Honestly the best hangout Buddy would be something like a Ball Python. My gf has one that sits on her wrist like a bracelet. They are SUPER easy to care for also. I honestly can't imagine any animal being easier. You might also want to look for a large burmese Python to drape over your shoulders or something while you watch TV. Neither snake moves around a whole lot and they are very unlikely to be aggressive. Basically anything that's not super active or aggressive would be great for just relaxing and watching TV.
That wasn't a nile monitor. That was a ornate monitor, or varanus ornatus. Not varanus niloticus. And there is no such thing as a ornate nile. That's was what they used to be called until it was renamed. There are some easy ways to tell the difference between them. Niles have purple tongues, primates have pink, Niles have more rows of oceli or spots than ornates, Niles have tail pattern with a circle in the middle of each stripe, ornates have solid stripes, ornates have one less toe on each front foot than Niles. There are a ton more differences, but these are the easiest ways to tell. Sorry if I came off as a monitor Nazi. These have a much better attitude than Niles do. They do still have a defensive disposition though.
No that's definitely a Nile monitor in the video. They do get mistaken an awful lot, I'll give you that, but if you look at its back its obviously a Nile monitor and not an Ornate monitor.
I know this is old but Alex, he is correct. This is an ornate monitor. There are only 4 bands on its back from it's "armpits" to its legs. If it was a Nike that number would be somewhere around 6 or 7.
Black throat monitors are very lay back and nice , I have one and she is about 5 feet.very sweet she lays back with my dog and baby sister, very tame Monitor
I really like Ackies just because they are smaller and tend to have better personalities than alot of other species. Alot of species can have great temperaments though. Just make sure you research them alot before you buy them of course :p. They are all a little harder to care for than something like a leopard gecko or a bearded dragon.
Jacob Kriens had both, plus as Argus. Savannas are like puppies, niles are jumpy and skittish, same with the Argus. Also savannas don’t get as big as a nile, and they literally eat anything.
my first reptile was a nile monitor he tamed out EXTREMEMLY fast within a week of arriving and now 6 years later he is just chilling beside me on the bed
What did you do to tame him out?
i would let him crawl my hand with no other contact then on the 3rd days i began rubbing his back then on the 6th i rubbed under his head hope this helped you some
Ah, that's similar to what NERD does to their water monitors. Also, he was your first reptile? A lot of people say not to do that, but I really want one as my first.
my first snake was a copperhead still have her lauren if have the knowledge and you know in your heart that you can care for it i say go for it but the housing of nile monitors is high a baby enclosure with everything around 150 an adult even more
I was going to get a water monitor instead, since they're more docile and people would consider them for a beginner. I was going to make the enclosure myself too, which would have been a lot.
Wow, I'm surprised at the likes vs dislikes. No haters! Definitely a thumbs up here. Informative video to new comers.
He's so cute!!!! 💋 ❤ My nile monitor bit me twice. The first time when I just got him and picked him up by his tail. The second time is when the neighbor's dog was barking in front of me while I was holding him. I didn't know he was scared of dogs. He bit my thumb so hard and it hurt like hell. It felt like someone was squeezing my thumb with some pliers with needles on them. It hurt more than a snake bite. I was bleeding too. I wish I had on my bite and scratch proof gloves. My neighbor was there too. It was a small chihuahua barking. 🤣 I don't know if it's a he or she but my nile is a juvenile.
hahahahaha he is still so damn cute haha! sorry girl...he didnt look like he hurt tho haha
get another one jen these little buggers would make a great set of earings lol lol lol what a great wee animal....
douglas palmer try wearing them at 6ft lol
My argus isn't even this agressive and she/he has so much attitude. My argus will still attack me when I'm standing up, 5'6" tall, like superman jump at me. I've only been bitten tong feeding her, so far.
Crazy idea unless you’ve got a big room for it with a pond and a ton of money to provide sufficient heating, lighting and food. Oh and you don’t mind getting serious injuries from its teeth, claws and tail.
Her: At this size they eat large crickets, superworms, pinkie mice....
Me: And fingers.....
I was waiting for you to say that your finger was on the menu!
I'd love to get a nile monitor one day!
They do require alot of maintenance like daily feeding for the first part of their life. Not to mention you have to clean their cage or atleast their water bowl, which they defecate in, daily. That being said I wouldn't trade my Nile for anything in the world. If its something you know you can stick with for its entire life (Even if it doesn't become tame) I say go for it.
I just got one and its very tame!!!!
Mine was to but it didn’t stay tame but yours might be really nice 👍
I got 6 mile monitors n a few of them are cool bring pet but not to big on being pick up that when my 2 big niles bite but I have 4 baby niles n they don't bite at all but everything I said in your video ur right they eat a lot of food n take alot of work to tame them down n their nail are like razors too
Punish at that age really? Also how do you introduce water to your monitor for swimming?
Hey, I have a Chinese Water Dragon, and after he gets too big Im gonna move him out of his terrarium. Afterwards, I was gonna buy a Nile Monitor. My terrarium is around 30 gallons, is that big enough? I was thinking about this yesterday, and I want my Monitor to be happy, so can you tell me your best recommendation for Niles?
there's no good care videos on here for Niles you guys should do one please
Where are you guys located
as they turn into adults are you able to house them outside? i live in Arizona and its always hot
Unfortunately not. The humidity is the biggest issue. You'd have to find a way to keep the humidity high and you'd have to heat their area in the winter because it does get pretty cold at nights in the winter. I live in AZ too and had wondered if it might work but haven't figured out a way to get around the humidity issue. You could maybe do like a large outdoor enclosure though as long as it can hold heat and humidity. Just make sure it doesn't cook him alive when summer comes. That AZ heat is no joke lol.
Vicious Little Thing
They can always be tamed and easily handled.
Have had about 3 animals shipped from this site and had 2 pass... a day or two after i receive them from stress. They would be less stressed if yall were to handle them to be docile before shipping.
He looks like our baby:) but ours is starting to calm down alot more than when we first got him
A lot of people say that monitors are not for beginners, but what really constitutes an intermediate/expert reptile owner? I'm just curious, because I hear it a lot, but no one really explains what they mean by that.
Ehh. Tegus are good choices for beginners. If you want a bigger lizard, they are fairly easy and fun and very similar to a monitor. Most monitors just have more specific care requirements and can have more issues, which beginners don't know to look for (i.e. respiratory infections, etc).
if you have experience with keeping reptiles and are looking for a monitor, a Blackthroat monitor is a good choice if you have the space for the proper enclosure... and the money to support their appetite. (they get big, and i mean BIG.)
Alot of things can contribute to an animal being labeled as intermediate or expert level. sometimes with reptiles like chameleons they are labeled as intermediate because they need both high humidity AND ventilation which is very difficult for alot of people. Other times it's because of temperament. That's the case with niles. While not all niles act the same, most of them are incredibly skittish and nippy not to mention the huffing and tail whipping. Just like any other animal niles have different personalities. On top of this niles also get rather large and can easily land you in the hospital with stitches. That's why this species is bad for beginners. They are basically just not domesticated at all and have very very wild and beastly behavior which is actually extremely intimidating to people who don't have experience with other monitor species. I own a very large nile monitor myself , but I would never ever feel comfortable reccomending them to beginners for those reasons. Hope that helps. Ackies monitors are the only monitor species I would reccomend to a beginner monitor keeper. They can occasionally be aggressive too, but it's much much less likely with an ackies monitor and they can't do nearly as much damage if you do get bitten.
What is the best way to tame down a Nile monitor? I have a very young one, and it seems to hiss a lot, but it doesn't bite once you calm it down. Much less aggressive than the one here. I hear they also calm down when they get bigger. Please help?
Sometimes. Most monitor species calm with age and Niles can as well but sometimes they can get even more aggressive with age. it's different with every monitor and depending on the individual personality you will have to cater to that in order to tame them. My Nile seems to do best with a few hours of handling a day. Any less and he seems to start reverting back to his instincts again. Sometimes less is more though if you have a skittish monitor. My Nile is just exceptionally confident. I've got videos of him on UA-cam if your interested. handling and feeding him.
+Nucleotide I've been around a lot of older ones and have only came across one that was tame enough to trust it fully
Yeah the guys at one of the local shops here have a huge male nile that is a full 6ft even with 4 inches missing off of his tail. They are afraid to even clean its cage because anytime you open the cage it assumes its being fed and keeps eyeing your hands and hissing and whipping. Its 9 years old and honestly the largest Nile I think I've ever seen in person.
do u ship the supplies with a animal
So my brother left me in charge of his friend's Nile monitor. It's in a tank and has a humidifier, heat rock, and a light with a blue light bulb. All he told me was to feed it boiled eggs. He didn't tell me if/when I should turn anything on. It's not moving much, but it does flick it's tongue. And it hasn't opened it's eyes. Is it sleeping or sick? Does it need to have the light heat rock and humidifier on at all times? Please help? Thanks in advance.
None of that sounds like an ideal set up for a nile. A heat rock is not suitable heat for a monitor; they do best with a basking area of 110F+, lots of space, and thick substrate for burrowing. They are incredibly active and smart, and if it's just laying there all the time, it is probably very cold. They do best with a day/night cycle, so the lights should be on during the day and off at night.
Hope the monitor ended up being alright. That didn't sound like he was doing too well or had a proper setup. a nice hot basking spot really helps their immune system as well so it might have saved a trip to the vet
what city you guys located.this store ur filming in.near Temecula?
there's nothing to dislike here don't be a hater.
Do you guys do worldwide shipping with your reptiles
We ship animals anywhere in the US overnight. Product we ship worldwide.
LLLReptile and Supply Co, Inc.
So even to Scotland?
Product yes. Just nothing live
How long do they live?
Atleast 10 years and sometimes even 20. They may live even longer once we learn how to care for them better and better.
I’m my experience you want to go with the monitor that looks big and healthy but lazy. This baby for example in my experience wouldn’t prob tame down easily my Nile was very calm right from the egg and is now like my Dino /dog
R dey calmer as adults
no, the opposite
how big do Nile monitor?
Do you guys feed them raw eggs or hard boil them? I've heard of both ways, just wondering if there was any risk of feeding them raw eggs from the store?
We usually just do raw eggs, but hard boiling them can help keep the mess to a minimum. :)
I don't cook the ones I feed my Nile and he's never had any problems, but that's just my 2¢. I'm not saying its not possible for them to get sick from it but it seems pretty unlikely. I'd be more worried about parasites from other whole prey than the raw eggs.
how often do u feed Nile monitor?
+Fireplay & Snakes Daily
+LLLReptile and Supply Co, Inc. how long does it take for them to grow full size
Growth varies drastically. some take quite a few years to reach full size but others can grow 6inches every month for the first year or so. My nile reached 4ft in just 9 months but that's much faster than average. Most niles are only 2.5-3ft or even smaller when they are 1 year old. You should still make sure to prepare yourself for rapid growth though just incase. That means having a way to house an adult animal as soon as possible. They do not do well in small enclosures.
depends how you feed it overfed lizards get big like snakes it's been proved snake on small mice general don't get as big until you step up there feed
That’s a specially pissed off one
so what large reptile would you suggest as a hang out buddy?
-___________- get a damn dog if that's what you want
Nile monitor lol. My girlfriend told me to get rid of him though. Now she's looking for a new boyfriend lol. They are really good hang out buddy trust me. They love scrambled eggs too.
I have a tegu, I'm gonna get a black throat monitor at the San Diego reptile super show in a few months!
Argentine tegu, red or black and white doesn't matter. Asian water monitors can be very very tame and get extremely large, if you have 10-15 feet of extra space laying around go with an asian water monitor. Tegus are your tamest option, the colombians are more flighty than the argentines, so argentines are better generally.
My Nile is my hangout Buddy. His name is actually even Buddy lol. But I'd say a tegu would make a better pet on average. Honestly the best hangout Buddy would be something like a Ball Python. My gf has one that sits on her wrist like a bracelet. They are SUPER easy to care for also. I honestly can't imagine any animal being easier. You might also want to look for a large burmese Python to drape over your shoulders or something while you watch TV. Neither snake moves around a whole lot and they are very unlikely to be aggressive. Basically anything that's not super active or aggressive would be great for just relaxing and watching TV.
That wasn't a nile monitor. That was a ornate monitor, or varanus ornatus. Not varanus niloticus. And there is no such thing as a ornate nile. That's was what they used to be called until it was renamed. There are some easy ways to tell the difference between them. Niles have purple tongues, primates have pink, Niles have more rows of oceli or spots than ornates, Niles have tail pattern with a circle in the middle of each stripe, ornates have solid stripes, ornates have one less toe on each front foot than Niles. There are a ton more differences, but these are the easiest ways to tell. Sorry if I came off as a monitor Nazi. These have a much better attitude than Niles do. They do still have a defensive disposition though.
No that's definitely a Nile monitor in the video. They do get mistaken an awful lot, I'll give you that, but if you look at its back its obviously a Nile monitor and not an Ornate monitor.
I know this is old but Alex, he is correct. This is an ornate monitor. There are only 4 bands on its back from it's "armpits" to its legs. If it was a Nike that number would be somewhere around 6 or 7.
Will adult bite you
0:48 WRONG! ...Hands what's for dinner.
What is a good monitor that is not so aggressive and calm?
Basically any other monitor. Water monitor, savannah monitor, black throat monitor
Black throat monitors are very lay back and nice , I have one and she is about 5 feet.very sweet she lays back with my dog and baby sister, very tame Monitor
Savannah
Black throats, dumeril's, asian waters (my personal favorite), I would never recommend a savannah monitor to anyone ever as a pet.
I really like Ackies just because they are smaller and tend to have better personalities than alot of other species. Alot of species can have great temperaments though. Just make sure you research them alot before you buy them of course :p. They are all a little harder to care for than something like a leopard gecko or a bearded dragon.
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Lol
DONT get a nile, get a savannah. Much better pets.
ArgonianAccount how can you explain
Jacob Kriens had both, plus as Argus. Savannas are like puppies, niles are jumpy and skittish, same with the Argus. Also savannas don’t get as big as a nile, and they literally eat anything.
ArgonianAccount thanks is heating a problem or no
Jacob Kriens they LOVE heat. My savanna used to sleep under my pillow when i had a waterbed.
no the bill is it a lot and funny