Komodo Dragon as a pet..?

[hunter4life]

Originally Posted by infernalis

I am going to put the brakes on this one.

Varanus komodoensis has been an endangered species and highly protected since before some of you kids here were even born.

I believe you have been lied to, and it was either a water monitor (closely related) or an Albigularis (black throat, not so closely related)

If anyone were to be caught in posession of a Komodo, not only would they face felony charges, but the whole thing would make the news.

I'm positive you're right. As I said in my last reply I'm sure he was lying trying to be cool (the guys was also about 20 at the time and pretty much seemed like a bum who did nothing all day with no job..lol)

[infernalis]

Originally Posted by hunter4life

I'm positive you're right. As I said in my last reply I'm sure he was lying trying to be cool (the guys was also about 20 at the time and pretty much seemed like a bum who did nothing all day with no job..lol)

That seals it then, With a big enough cash flow, anything is possible.

But the likelihood that a 20 year old "bum" is going to have the resources to poach a living Komodo is about the same as little green men living on mars.

[hunter4life]

Originally Posted by infernalis

That seals it then, With a big enough cash flow, anything is possible.

But the likelihood that a 20 year old "bum" is going to have the resources to poach a living Komodo is about the same as little green men living on mars.

Very true lol but even if it was any of the other stated monitors, keeping it in a fish tank that was a 50-60 gallon long tank seems absolutely terrible for the poor lizard..

[infernalis]

Originally Posted by hunter4life

Very true lol but even if it was any of the other stated monitors, keeping it in a fish tank that was a 50-60 gallon long tank seems absolutely terrible for the poor lizard..

This is absolutely true.

I keep my monitors in a cage that takes up half my reptile room, and I feel horrible confining them in it.