We have a beautiful young black dragon monitor for sale at the internet’s lowest prices. This ultra rare species was first captive-bred in 2007 in Costa Rica. These are truly impressive reptiles that attain a large size. When you buy a Black Dragon Water monitor from us, you automatically receive our 100% live arrival guarantee.
Sexing Your Black Dragon Water Monitor
Please feel free to request a male or female lizard (or any combination thereof) when you order our medium and adult sized animals, but please be aware that we cannot guarantee the sex. However, we can guarantee that someone very experienced with reptiles will attempt to select the specific lizard(s) you are requesting.
Hatchlings and juveniles of the black dragon monitor for sale are a dark grey in colour, with regular rows of bright yellow-green dots which are particularly noticeable on their backs. As they mature, they turn completely black, losing the colourful dots. Fully grown specimens reach 90–120 cm (35–47 in) in overall length (including tail), with the males slightly larger than the females.
The black dragon monitor for sale is generally well adapted for living in trees. Its tail is particularly long, sometimes two-thirds of the overall length, and is used in a prehensile manner to stabilize the animal in the branches. In fact, the tail is used solely for this purpose, as the animal does not evince the defensive tail-lashing behaviour seen in other monitor species. Like other tree monitors, they sport some of the longest and most slender forelimbs of all monitors, which end in elongated digits tipped with large claws and adhesive soles, helping it maintain grip in the trees and catch prey. The black dragon monitor for sale also has unusually long teeth for a monitor of its size, which may help it to hold on to prey it catches in the canopy. In the wild, the black tree monitor is reported to be nervous and high-strung; it will flee if threatened, and if handled carelessly, will bite, scratch, and defecate on the offender.
Feeding habits
The black dragon monitor for sale is primarily insectivorous, consuming mostly insects but also smaller lizards, small mammals such as shrews, scorpions, eggs, and the nestlings of birds. Like other members of the V. prasinus species complex, they are occasionally seen eating plants in captivity, although the gut contents of wild monitors were not reported to contain plant matter.
In captivity, newly hatched members of the black dragon monitor for sale species complex often refuse food for more than two weeks, although force feeding may be recommended before then and until they begin feeding by themselves.
Like other monitor lizards, this species is highly intelligent amongst reptiles, and like others of the black dragon monitor for sale species complex, demonstrates complex problem solving abilities, fine motor coordination, and skilled forelimb movements when hunting prey. When it cannot reach prey in tight crevices and hole with its jaws, it will instead extract prey by reaching for it with a forelimb and hooking it out with its claws, allowing it to exploit a wider range of niches.
We offer exotic reptiles for sale online at absolute rock-bottom prices, which means we make these fascinating animals available to you affordably as pets, or even to start your own reptile breeding project. We are reptile enthusiasts who believe captive breeding is integral to the future of the market, as it not only helps protect wild herp populations, but is an incredibly rewarding experience that tends to intensify one’s passion for these amazing prehistoric creatures. Whether you buy a snake, lizard, turtle, tortoise, or alligator, we are driven to provide the highest quality live reptiles for sale.
- This Species Is Relatively Docile And Makes For A Great Pet Monitor
- Naturally Occurring Out Of A Large Area Of Asia Ranging From India Through To Thailand, Vietnam, And China
- These Are Heavily Aquatic Monitors Loving To Swim And Hunt In Rivers And Streams Usually In Heavily Forested Areas
- With Proper Care These Monitors Can Live From 15 – 20 Years In Captivity
- These Get Quite Large So Be Prepared To Build A Large Enclosure As They Grow
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