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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MassExodus" data-source="post: 137481" data-attributes="member: 4086"><p>So, every day this guy gets more active and social and unafraid. He's not quite as bold as Tom's babys, but he's doing well, and progressing. We have a morning ritual now. I come home, attend to my dogs, and then sit at my desk. After a few minutes, he comes out of the rockpile and goes to the feeding slab. He watches me constantly now. He's looking at me right now, lmao. After I tong feed him, he goes away for a bit, and then reappears at the top basking rock, and craps in THE EXACT SAME PLACE, every morning. He lifts both back legs, arches his back and dumps a load, and I dont mean in the general area, I mean in the exact same place he did for the last few days. Like there's a toilet there <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> I find that fascinating, for some reason. If he isn't in the open, basking, he's either sleeping or peeking at me from different spots in his rock pile. He came to his feeding rock a minute ago, after I fed him earlier, so I put some dubia nymphs on it. He watched them run off. I put a superworm instead, and he watched it crawl away. I put my hand in and rubbed his neck for like two seconds, and he flicked his tongue several times and cocked his head at my hand, then followed my arm up to my face, and cocked his head even more. Then he went to his house. These aren't stupid animals, eating machines with no soul. They arent like geckos, or anoles, or rat snakes..they're intelligent. They interact with you, and seem to enjoy social interactions. I can't recommend them enough..they're worth every penny you pay for them. This is just the beginning for me and monitor lizards.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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