Argus monitors are wonderful varanids that display a great deal of intelligence. They make excellent captives due to their smaller adult size (40") and comparitively mild dispositions. Argus may appear aggressive, but this is more "bark than bite" so to speak; they typically huff and puff and often inflate themselves to look big and bad, but become tractable with gentle, consistent handling. Another positive aspect of the Argus is incredible hardiness: they are durable, disease resistant and typically voracious feeders. Our breeder adults often exhibit the classic Argus behavior of "tripoding" - standing on hind legs & balancing on tail. This action allows the monitor to get a better look at its surroundings and probably works well in the wild when scanning the landscape for possible threats or food.

We have a large colony of breeding adults and offer extremely healthy, thriving CB babies throughout the year.

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