Mr. Kipling - Page 2

AjaMichelle · 09-22-12, 10:49 PM

That's gut wrenching.

just painful to see.

RobsCornField · 09-22-12, 11:38 PM

Are they the ones who also have "Twinkie", the worlds most overweight retic? I mean... "largest"? Or is that some other "zoo"/"breeder"?

Ivalynfyre · 09-23-12, 12:05 AM

Yes, they have Twinkie.
Unfortunately the monitors weren't the only things in bad condition.. however I only got pictures Twinkie and the 'Mr. Kipling' monitor.

**Aaron_S** · 09-23-12, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by infernalis

Even though that picture is ripping my guts out, Thank you for posting it.

How can people treat animals like this??

I think I will skip watching the Disney channel now.

Honestly, it's not Disney's fault for placing this in their show. They wrote in the child has a large pet lizard. They found someone with a "docile" one. I don't blame Disney for being uneducated. I blame the owners of the monitor for not educating them. And just to be a butt, we don't even know if they told people on site that it isn't the norm for these animals to behave like this.

infernalis · 09-23-12, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Honestly, it's not Disney's fault for placing this in their show. They wrote in the child has a large pet lizard. They found someone with a "docile" one. I don't blame Disney for being uneducated. I blame the owners of the monitor for not educating them. And just to be a butt, we don't even know if they told people on site that it isn't the norm for these animals to behave like this.

you sir are a butt...

Not like I really watch a lot of the Disney channel anyway.

The animated classics we have on DVD.

You do make a valid point.

alessia55 · 09-23-12, 10:23 AM

Ivalynfyre · 09-23-12, 10:56 AM

Wow umm... I don't think monitors are supposed to 'waddle' around like that.

Kaetlinv · 09-23-12, 11:00 AM

it also looks like he is missing a few toenails

infernalis · 09-23-12, 11:02 AM

Looks like they speed up the frames to make it look like he's moving quick..

AjaMichelle · 09-24-12, 10:38 AM

I'm new to keeping monitors and am still in the process of earning trust. I have noticed that the person who keeps Frank slaps him, plays with his feet, and pulls on his tail. The monitor doesn't respond.

What's up with that?

If I made sudden movements around my savannah monitor, she would undoubtedly try to eat my hands. I don't think she would be very happy if I pulled on her tail. That monitor doesn't seem to act like a monitor at all.

Is that normal? :/

infernalis · 09-24-12, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by AjaMichelle

I'm new to keeping monitors and am still in the process of earning trust. I have noticed that the person who keeps Frank slaps him, plays with his feet, and pulls on his tail. The monitor doesn't respond.

What's up with that?

If I made sudden movements around my savannah monitor, she would undoubtedly try to eat my hands. I don't think she would be very happy if I pulled on her tail. That monitor doesn't seem to act like a monitor at all.

Is that normal? :/

Short answer - NO

BarelyBreathing · 09-24-12, 01:29 PM

From all that huffing and air gulping he also appears to be severely stressed.

TheBoogieDown · 09-24-12, 01:31 PM

Man. I don't even know anything about monitors (or many lizards for that matter, as you all well know by now) but! I do know one thing: most lizards I've come into contact with hated their tails being tugged, pulled, or even touched. I mean, isn't there a difference between being "docile" and being "depressed"?

MoreliAddict · 09-24-12, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBoogieDown

I mean, isn't there a difference between being "docile" and being "depressed"?

At this point, that monitor is probably both.

AjaMichelle · 09-24-12, 09:13 PM

I didn't think it was normal.

poor guy. bummers.