this video needs to be seen by more people i as well thought savannahs were bad pets thanks for clearing this up

My first Savannah monitor was puppy dog tame, and was incredibly intelligent. Has been handleable since I got him, and sweeter than any of my dogs lol.

Great video! There was a woman that did videos of her sticking her fingers out of holes in a cardboard box and alternating with mealworms… her Sav never bit her fingers, always snatched the worms. Showed incredible intelligence (and trust!).

It doesn’t matter about the species it matters about the personality and in the go herping video the savannah monitor wasn’t being aggressive it was being defensive.

Oh my goooosh!!! As soon as the pets start, Simba laid down like such a little ham! That is so precious ♥

You're right dude... A lot of savannah monitors are so cool

I'd like to point out how entuned you are with your animals. When Simba was done with pets, he slightly backed up and you stopped. Even really big animals lovers often miss subtle cues like that with their animals. Just little things like that make me love your channel. Great bond.

definitely wanna see Simba in the bathtub, how he plays and has fun 😍😍😍😍

I've watched 2 of your videos now and I love your commentary, interaction, and overall messages that you have in your videos. I really appreciate your hard work and the videos that you put out. I just got a 4 week old baby savannah and I love him! I love your enclosure and have been trying to find ways to replicate it. Please show more because I love seeing your reptiles! Thank you again!

So glad you made this video, these babies are just incredible ♡

Cheers bro. I’ve always wanted to get one, and watching his video was disappointing... until I found you.

Love this video! Thank you for the good information!

13:30 “yeah he’s mad already!” Zooms in on Zimba chilling with the cutest face 😂😂😂😂🦎💙

11:30 i noticed that the tegu stops from being hasty as it seemed to notice you rebuilding the burrow back so it can go back to hiding. it's kinda like one thing i learned as a cat owner in the past that you gotta listen and look for body language that tells you when the pet has has enough, like if i had carried a cat, and it wanted to get out, it would usually be with some squirming but in the time as i learned to "listen" to these signs and they also knew that i do, it in the end was just raising some paw and such to tell me that they want to be put back to the floor. animals whether cats or dogs or even lizards, they have their own way of telling you what they want and it just takes the effort from you as the owner to listen to it, this is something i have seen from people who dont know anything about reptiles and generalize them as being cold hearted and only primal as they of course dont know anything but also dont put in the effort to even understand. of course times like puberty on lizards can cause some rougher mood swings and such thatr can make things more difficult than normal but jsut like said in this video, you need to keep working with them to keep the trust between you and them, and make them understand that you wont cause harm. but now im speaking from not personal experience but from what i have seen from videos and i actively seek for more which always gives a better understanding "it's like parenting in a way" this is what Goherping said on one video about how to calm down an angry bearded dragon which seems very fitting here

My female gecko had a serious attitude problem when I got her. She had MBD and wasn’t feeling well after being housed with a male. Took some time for her to come around...she would squeak and bite while I was trying to feed her that horrific smelling goop supplement. I named her Savage because it fits. Fast forward a year and she’s my sweetheart! She’ll fall asleep on my chest after her bath! Any creature will have an attitude if abused and neglected and GoHerping knows this and shouldn’t have made a blanket assumption. I’m guessing he hates green iguanas too since the one in his video was kicking his a$$! Animals can sense an overinflated ego 😉

i have a 14 year old savannah monitor i havent caged in 10 years. he lives in my room. my closet is his heat area he spends 80% of his time. he is free to climb into bed with me and my wife and gets hand fed by me and my 9 year old daughter. he shares space with a rottweiler and a cat. he likes them both. he and the cat use eachother for heat more often than my dog lets him. i have no scars on my hand from hand feeding and i have no idea where to even buy tongs so theyve never been of assistance. being scared of your monitor is a good way to never fully bonding with it. my monitor has just a few grains of sand left in his hourglass..if i took youtuber's advice 14 years ago on how to raise him i'd probably have a grumpy, trustless 4 foot lizard locked in a cage wishing he could use my belly for warmth. so far i like Animal1 guy's opinion on savannah's more than the person he's dedicating the video to. also not everyone should let their monitor have free roam of the house. we have no carpet and no places for him to hide as our house was designed around my lizards needs

Great video and discussion. I've a 1+ year old Savannah Monitor which was farmed from Toga, Africa, and fortunately - he's great. He's a little squirmy when he'd rather not be held or in need of a bowel movement, and other times he's happy to relax on an arm or lap. I used to take naps with him, and he'd happily sleep under a cover on my chest where hidden and warm. As you noted though - due to their intelligence they require time, attention and patience as it's about building their trust. Depending on what's being fed mine is hand or tong fed. But in any case - I ensure he scents me so that he differentiates between my hand and food due to their feeding response. As you noted; the swimming exercises too are great for building trust and familiarity. Due to their size and requirements I'd not say they are a beginner lizard by any means, but it's also unfair when some have had a bad experience and share tainted opinions of these great animals. I will say that I saw your other view where yours is chewing on a ball. Thought it was great, and look forward to giving it a try with my own.

I love how he just flattens like a pancake when it's time for pets. So cute! Very informative video. I agree, it's not just the animal type, it's how it's raised and what experiences it has that effects the behavior of these creatures

2:30 Aww Simba does the pancake snoogle wiggle just like our Beardie does. So cute.

Thank you!

100% agree with you. It depends on handling and environment.

My savannah monitor Alberto is absolutely 💯 the best lizzard I've ever had. Ive owned a reptile rescue for awhile now and I have 75 personal family member reptiles and amphibians. Mainly snakes and leopard geckos however my top favorite to work with period has to be the savannah monitor. I've had over a dozen rehab and rehome savannah monitors and I've got a forever savannah monitor Alberto. He is my gem. My serious best man.

The big guy looked like he was trying to tan his arms, with them spread out. And the little one just wanted his privacy.

Getting a captive bred sav here soon my dream animal!!

He is sooo precious....sooo sweet.❤

I’ve wanted one for years and only now am I looking to get one due to the fact I don’t have the commitments I used to I can do so…. Most of raising any animal is common sense and a whole lot of research I’ve clocked out at 1000hrs of research and still going so I can make the best possible life for it

Goherping just didn't know what he's doing with the monitor. He threw trust out the window and force handled it, causing it to be in a constant fight or flight state.

I dunno about people who say Savannahs are bad pets. I've had them going back into the 90's when they all were wild caught/captive hatched. I had 4 of them spanning over 20 years. A couple were babies and a couple were adults when I got them. They were all awesome pets. They walked around the house and hung out with you. My one guy used to climb up onto me and sleep on my chest when I was lying on the couch. Smart as hell. Came over when you called them. Back in those days, Tegus were considered to be wicked nasty, in the same vein of Nile Monitors.

I like how they can flatten out haha and yes these monitors and water monitors are very smart.

I think projectpets tegu vs savannah was a lot better then goherpings he give all the info one would need for each and he had both since birth so if people need to watch his

Love the hideout. 👍

I finish watching the ads every time I watch/rewatch a video. Gj

You should let us watch him in a baby pool or something where he swims. I bet it's so cool.

@Animal1Guy where did you get that captive bred savannah? I am looking for a captive bred baby and I’ve done a ton of research and am getting an 8x4x4 soonish

This deserves a sub. Do you have any taming/trust building vids?

Everything is great info.even opinions truthfully told through experience are very helpful.i had a pet shop owner tell me years ago there is not a single large lizard you can become close friends with or really even handle after its matured, that was just totally untrue.i also heard that bearded dragons are the most docile?not in my experience.i had a green tree python named Marty and he was easier going than the beardies.you could get anything in an animal but you will never get the animal you see in someone else’s video

2 feet head to tail or 2 feet bed to base of tail? Because Colombian golden tegu like 2 and haft feet maybe 3 I haven't message him in a while.

Nothing more to be said. Good video 👍

i have a savannah monitor hes a year old but hes verry small what should i do

damn chinese water dragon as first lizard is wild good job haha i respect

My first monitor was a Savannah monitor when I was 13. The best monitor I’ve owned. Extremely docile. I’ve owned 2 more since then I seriously recommend them as a first time monitor to any of my bodies looking to get a monitor! They’re extremely slept on as a first time beginner monitor, as long as your ok with the size

Tegu is like: "Oh no! They found me!" 😅

I would like to see you play with your monitor in bathtub.

absolutely i didn't believe he had enough experience with monitors or even tegus period to make that video! He has no clue what that sav went through before he got it with it being rescue. I have 6 monitors and my sav is one of my most trusted but i trust all of my reptiles that i own! I just felt only having one with his following base it wasn't a valid video to post. Hopefully he will make a follow up cringe video in the future about it and i'm sure he will. You'll never get the best of anything when you rescue but over time and a lot of consistent time with any reptile they can be just as good if not better then any monitor but not always! Thank you for making this video!

What is difference in behaviors of captive or wild caught baby Savannah Monitors? Both of mine were wild caught from Africa and both so docile and loving.

My vet told me not to get a tegu as they can be drama queens.. my bearded dragon said, "Hold my beer... vet said she was a real drama queen

I've wanted a Tegu for the experience and, I *personally* , love them

12:30 look at that pancaked ham 😅

I do agree with you two point your animals are very very well provided for and taking care of but that's the difference between experience and not this kids a young kid who like you has a heart of gold and all you have to do is watch the video to know that they were not handles they will not raised up proper or anything so now he's coming in have to tune do it differently and if you listen in his video he says very clearly I do not know how to do this very well so give the kid his credit 💳 he deserved it

Recently I got an adult red tegu female, when i bought her, she was very chill, one day after in her enclosure she is very aggressive, anything she saw moving she tried to bite it. I start socializing with her but seriously, she is very aggressive with everything

Great videos👍🏽🤠🤠!! Just a question: I have an adult cat, and am really interested in getting a pet Savannah Monitor , in your opinion, do monitors generally get along with cats?

12:11 Epic sploot!

Is your adult bosc feeding mainly on insects? Do you think feeding mainly rodents would be fine?

Seriously stuck between a tegu, a Sav, or another similar sized monitor. Was also considering maybe a mangrove monitor too. Any ideas guys?

Literally just adopted a Savannah about the same age as yours. He's the absolute sweetest thing in the world. Takes food very gently and will nap on your chest all day if you let him. They make wonderful pets if you have the space and experience you need. I got lucky and he was already tame when I adopted him even though i have no idea what his history is. But if you don't know what you're doing or how to get them to trust you, you can make an already defensive monitor even more so. Also I would love to see his whole enclosure and where you got it from/how you built it if you built it yourself. 😊

Could you send me a captive bred Savannah monitor breeders information? It’s hard to find one.

I'd say they both can make equally great pets. Savannah Monitors take a little more work to get there. Both are deceptively small and cute as babies. Tegus are easier to care for. All things being equal, Tegus are objectively better pets but that doesn't mean Savannah Monitors are bad pets.

How would you recommend to tame a skittish tegu?

Do you have Savannah monitor baby care videos?

He literally said it was not a care guide

Hey so I just watched your recent leopard gecko eye cleaning video. My leopard gecko seems to be having the same issue, she has always had shedding problems and is my only gecko with shedding issues. But recently about 3 weeks to a month ago I noticed she was having a very hard time getting her head skin off so I decided to help her as usual, her eyes have been closed since and she keeps shedding like crazy, it seems like she is shedding almost every week! Do you have any idea of what I should do, shes drinking water and I'm hand feeding her but I want her to be able to see. Sorry for the long message.

It's cute 😍🥰

While I agree that behavior is not the reason to pick one over the other, both Tegus and Savs will get to 5-6 ft as males, 3-4ft as females. Diet is another thing. Tegus as omnivores are going to be much easier to feed and since Savs are at that border of medium to large lizard they can't feed on rodents as a staple so they are going to require a crap ton of inverts which will be more expensive. The other reason Tegus would win are that it is much easier to find CBB than with Savs. That all being said I prefer the Sav because as adults the Sav will have more energy and a stronger feeding response in general.

Where did you find a CB Savannah? Didn’t even know that CB was a thing with this species

Wait, are savannahs being bred in captivity now? This video seems to imply that that's the case, but last time I checked that was a pretty rare occurrence. Unless I'm really out of the loop?

I’m a huge fan of Simba! 😍🥰

Can these things eat snakes ? Like venomous ones?

WC or CB monitor? I wanna buy a Savannah also

AFAIK the only thing is it's easier to find a tegu CB than a savannah monitor. I've seen some folks say there is a bit of difficulty with it or not many people are doing it. It makes me sad when I see small cheap savannah monitors at shows and know they have to be WC or harvested from wild mothers.

Tegus get 4.5 feet and the monitors get about 5 feet not 2 feet they are not beginner lizrards

How big do a savannah monitor lizard get

Pls make Pixie frog update I would love to see him when he comes out of hibernation

Would love to talk to you, dude! I just rescued a 4 year old sav. He’s actually pretty good, but I want to get him more tame and calm.

My savannah monitor is nearly 10 months old and he or she (not sure) is no where near that size

Where could I get a captive breed savannah monitor??

Depends on the tegu. The Argentine black and white can get up to 5ft even the blues can get that big, so definitely more of a moderate level not quite entree reptile. They require a LOT of time other wise yes any large lizard can become territorial/untrustworthy. Overall is nice you are going through some comprehensive stuff:) I can't wait until we get outta in its 8ft enclosure these animals are so intelligent!

Omgoodness he is so flat, just like a hamster.

Actually goherping he is not alone in that opinion. But still I agree with you and every animal is an animal.

The issue is that savannahs are far far cheaper (because of cheap imports) and so people who have no business getting such a large lizard... get one anyway. And Savannahs need way more socialization as well particularly when compared to Argentine Tegus. So its a combination of bad owners, disease-ridden imports, large size AND a high socialization/care requirement that makes most Savannah monitors difficult pets.

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I definitely do not recommend this as a beginner lizard. i would recommend a ackie to learn husbandry. once you have husbandry down you can move from their. i got a sav as my first one but i dedicated my life to work and my reptiles and my girl helps me with alot of stuff so im able to have the time to do so.

I honestly thought that he just didn't have any reliable experience, and instead of drawing from the conclusions of others, just inserted a lot of his personal opinion. I noticed he tends to do that with some of his more "unruly" animals he keeps, and considering the Monitor he had, had serious growth issues and was a rescue, it really wasn't very fair to say that Savannah Monitors generally don't make good pets. My two cents? I think, like any animal, they can be tamed to any capacity the owner and animal wish to be possible. I include the animal, because they have individual personalities too, and maybe don't want to be "puppy dog tame".

Simba=ham! 😆

I think Chinese water dragon would have a harder enclosure and needs s to meet. But I don't own one so idk just the need for water and the humidity is what comes to mind.

Maybe I'm being harsh, but I don't care for goherpings channel at all or alot of the advice or info he gives out along with adopting animals in for free and re-selling them on his website. I get hes just a kid, so I won't be 2 critical but he has quite a bit of learning to do.

Of course if you put in the time you can get a chill monitor. I thought it was generally accepted that tegus are easier to tame down, so in that way I dont think herp was completely wrong. Literally every keeper that I've listened to you aside from you that brings up monitors says they are a step up in difficulty from your beardies, tegus, uromaystic ect.

My savannah is still young and he’s already very tame and a lot of fun to play with, it’s like having a dog but better. Lol

Savannah monitors are wild! No matter what

It does bug me when people say X lizard looks like a dinosaur. I know what you mean, but dinosaurs don't look anything like lizards.

4:20 that is everything a tegu is Do not get a savannah if that's the only reason/ excuse, with a tegu, theres LESS of a chance to die. Savannah monitors eat insects in the wild, it's very hard to get that out of them, and get them on a better diet. Many die within a few years not just because of this, but of many other reasons as well as this. Tegus have been bred captively and rebred for many more years then a savannah monitor, this meaning we know more about the correct care for a tegu than a savannah monitor. And in addressing the tegu and savannah being intermediate keeper level is SO WRONG these lizards are for experienced keepers ONLY. Addressing the "show quality" of the animals. Depending on your tegu the babies won't hide as much if you handle them, they stop hiding after a few weeks, savannah monitors do the same thing! In addition, yes a MALE tegu can get to a bigger size BUT a female only gets 2-3 ft, thats the same as a Savannah. You can even get a smaller breed and the males will get up to 3 to 3 1/2 ft. While yes you can tame down a savannah it's much harder because they have more of that natural instinct. Tegus will tame down much easier. Of course that's not true for every animal, but for the majority it is. This man has put a lot of work into his savannah monitor, and got a pretty chill one, yes. BUT he is spreading a lot false information about both animals, especially the tegu. Some of it was true but much of it was only one sided, and down right false. Do not take his advice when deciding on getting a tegu or a savannah monitor, just from this video. That being said for those of you who have healthy Savannah monitors, thats awesome, and/or if you think a savannah monitor is a good choice at the time. Another thing about this is that both the tegu and the savannah can do equal damage. But Savannah's are much harder to tame, and take more time then a tegu. On the enclosure. Though the tegu may be bigger, the savannah actually needs a bigger enclosure because they are more active. The tegu is cheaper, because they need many insects as well as other foods with that. If you want some good info on these two lizards, go to clints reptiles, tegu vs savannah monitor. As well as his other videos speaking solitarily on savannahs, and his videos speaking solitarily on tegus. In his vs video he compares a "puppy dog" tame savannah and tegu.

Why do people keep feeding rodents they are insectivorous I mean it can be done with rodents but why not follow it’s natural diet that small percentage of not insects is prob nests they stroll by and eggs they snatch because of the opportunistic traits but What y’all think 💭

Goherping's is over rated and i have no clue how he has so many subscribers

He is a bit of an amateur tbh, he makes a ton of statements against people like Kevin from NERD which is ridiculous.

This video has a lot of misinformation. All goherping said was that in his experience tegus were better and I have to agree since on average even if you work with a savannah they can become aggressive/defensive whereas with a tegu as long as you work with it and its an argentine they almost always become wonderful pets. Also, captive-bred savannahs are incredibly rare due to the fact that there as only been one documented case where female a savannah hasn't died immediately after laying eggs. Therefore any savannah that you find under $1000 is almost definitely wild-caught. Savannahs also need more area than tegus due to their activity

You do realize that science that video was his own opinion then there is n need to disprove what he said. If people are interested then they are going to look at more than just his video. Not ever savannah monitor is gonna be nice or mean. This video just seems so unneeded

Why did this nonsense come up in my recommendations... your talking about goherps statements being opinions, when this video is nothing but opinionated. Savanna monitors, and even monitors in general are not for the average reptile keeper.care for them is not easy in no way, and overall tegus are better for pets. Videos like these are why several poor innocent monitors get terrible homes. Misinformed