Ok so this is his FIRST time eating chicken at first he had no idea what to do with it but once he tasted it he couldnt stop eating it! He eat ALOT! LOL! I am so happy with this!
Pic takein with phone.
His story.
For the people that don't know his story. This is a white throat monitor that was rescued from a house.. The owners befor the ones I got him from left him in his cage with a live rat and then moved out.. They left him in a empty house he was there so long the rat chewed alot of his nails an bits of his toes off and abit of his face. They were there long enufe for the rat to die.. He was almost dead him self till the house was sold and he new owners found him. The people that gave him life again didnt know much bout him but was able to get him to come back from the dead clean his bites and get him eating again. Sadly the only thing that they could get him to eat was eggs and nothing els they tried mice and rats but nothing els they did not know what they can eat he also become very nurvise with peopele reaching into his cage so he would whip you and hiss but never bite. After some time the people knew they needed to rehome him they could not keep him and wanted him to go to someone that could get him eating real food again and maybe calm him down. I was one of the lucky ones that got asked if I wanted him and as soon as my awsome boyfriend Randy said yes I jumped in the jeep with my dad and picked him up! 4 days later I am able to slowly put my hand in the cage and pet him when the people befor could not. He is eating rats and mice and ground up chicken like a champ! I am still working on getting him usto come out of his cage when I want him to and being on his harness. The poor guy was scared of glass when he went out side his poor little arms an leggs went up in the air. But befor he even set foot on the grass I had em in a bin so I could take him out side and I sat in the hot sun with him for prob 15 to 20mins petting him and talking to him just letting him know that its alright.
If you ever want to get a monitor lizard be ready to spend ALOT of time with them! They need alot more time to get usto you then a snake or a dog would. I am spending alot of my free time with this big guy I would like him to know that he is safe now and in a good place and he will never have to feel the pain of being left behind ever again. But all that takes time.. Monitors are VERY smart animals and do not forget easy.. He will alwas remember that his last mom an dad left him in the house to die and for me to get that trust its going to take alot of work. But as you can see he is doing very well! Comeing along faster then excpected somedays I lay beside his cage waiting till he lets me know I can pet him. I hope soon I can just reach into his cage an give his cute little head a rube but for now I wait.
So please if you are going to look into or even thinking bout getting any animal read up on them, do some math figer out what you can aford and what you can not aford do not buy something cuz it gets huge and you wanna show off to your friends! They are liveing breathing animals and they do feel pain! So do them and your self a faver and figer out what you can aford, if you can aford it can you house it, feed it and if it gets sick can you aford the $500 vet bill it may take to get him or her fixed? Don't do what they did to him or any other animal and just dump em somewhere thinking he or she will be fine cuz they wont. If you cant keep something find someone who can give it a good home.
Please read the info givein and please PLEASE!!! Read more on them befor even thinking about getting a large lizard or even a snake for that matter!!

Info:
Temp of cage and UV lighting.
White-throat monitors should be maintained between 85-90 degrees with a basking spot of 95 degrees. At night the temperature can drop to 70 degrees.

Housing.
When you are houseing your baby white-throat monitors can be kept in a 29 gallon cage but they grow quickly and will soon need larger housing! I am not jokeing when I say they grow fast. As adults you are looking at a 8ft by 5ft cage if you want a happy lizard. You do not HAVE to have it that big as some would say but I like to give my animals as much space as I can.

Bedding.
When you are getting bedding for your new monitor try to go for bark or some type of mulch. This type of substrate holds moisture very well, allowing a higher humidity and will help your cage from being to dry and can cause dehydration and shedding problems.

Food
White-throat monitors are opportunistic hunters and are known to eat almost anything. Ideal foods are; mice, rats, fish, crickets, superworms, nightcrawlers, beef heart, and hard boiled eggs. A mixed diet of these food items, four to five times per week, is ideal and will ensure proper growth and health.

Calcium
A calcium and vitamin supplement should be put on all food that does not contain bones. When feeding your monitor mice, rats, or fish, no supplement is needed.