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  • You was sum salt with those eggs?

  • heis amazing i wish my nile was as calm as him but mine is still only three feet so maybe he is still scARED

    

  • i wish i had him, he is great!

  • Haha "Larry the lizzard" cool and funny video,awesome Nile monitor

  • great video. very funny

  • At 1:56. THAT CAT IS THE SAME AS MINE!!!!! He Is Called Hector.

  • That's incredible!. Thanks for sharing. I've had Savannahs, Asian Water and Ornate Nile monitors. No matter how hard I worked, I could never get the Ornate to tame down. I had to watch it closely every time I got in the cage. After developing infections from bites a few times, I finally gave him up. The savannahs and water monitors was like handling a dog or cat...or even Larry here. Completely trustworthy.

  • why do monitors have to get so big :(

  • TAME!!!!!!!!! I can not beleave my eyes. I have a standerd nile and he don't run anymore. He fights its gonna be a slow process to get him as tame as this one lol.

  • RUGBY FOR THE WIN!!!!

  • i heard that monitor lizards can actually show affection to their owners is that right?

  • The music is.. kinda fitting? lol Good video.

  • are these the things roaming all over florida?

  • @honeybee7700 Animal Planet would have you believe so! I understand there are a small number of invasive nile monitor lizards in FL, but not many. The ones you see on the Animal Planet episodes are staged. They're not really "wild monitors", they are just pets that the crew followed around with cameras for a couple days to create footage to tell their story. And if they can't find any real "wild" monitors to film, and they have to use staged footage with captives, you have to wonder...

  • why am i watching this?

  • lol at 2:03 this muisic makes it soooo funy lol!

    lol

  • lol at 2:03

  • 5 people dont like Larry :(

  • epic music!!!

  • i love mine ive only had him 2 days but i love him alot even though i havnt held him but hes my baby just like my savannah monitor

  • I saw one of these at the pet store for 50% off I wanted it then the lady told me it can grow up to 7 foot long then I REALLY wanted it.

  • nice monitor

    

  • smart lizard lol, broke the egg with his teeth then sucked all the "goodie" out and left the shell

  • He is like as if he is domesticated!

  • Larry is a cutie! :)

  • larry im ur fan

  • check out my first video of my nile monitor

  • That doesn't look like a ornate they have lost of bright yellow on them

  • i have one but i want larry so tame

  • OMG!!!!!! BEST VIDEO EVER!!!! I WANT ONE EVEN MORE KNOW!!!!

  • do they get along with other pets like dogs then because i really want 1 but i carnt if its gonna fight with the dog

  • @xxxxxcuterobynxxxx No they usually do not. Larry is a very special exception to the rule. Please don't count on taking home a nile monitor and having him turn out like Larry.

  • @xxxxxcuterobynxxxx One day you will find your dog dead or you simply wont find him ....

  • do i need a pool with ornates because i have a 9 year old black throat and a 5 year old sav so dont tell me about ex just do i need a pool or bathtub

  • larry recyles at 3 25

  • nile monitors are known for stealing croc eggs but in this case chicken eggs?

  • That is amazing, what you can do, with Larry! Mine was handlable the first yr. I got him back in 2003; Gradually he got nasty; when he got to about 16 ", Teddy (my, Nile) was not handlable ; He started biting when you try to handle him; so, I put him in a enclosure that is 6 ft long, by four ft wide, and four ft high; He has a large shelf on one end about three feet high from the ground; for basking; a big tub on the other end with water; at seven yrs old, he is content and healthy; 4 foot.

  • @nilegator Thanks for sharing. Larry amazing me every day!

  • This just may be the most epic video ever made.

  • Holy crap, does anyone here remember "The Rescuers Go Down Under"?

  • Damn, now I fancy an egg, lol.

    That is a beautiful creature there! ^^

  • What would you say is the best process for tameing a nile monitor, mines a work in progress and is slowly working but maybe a few new ideas and methods could help

  • @Carothis88 There is no substitute for years of handling. They are very intelligent animals and it takes time for them to learn that people are a positive part of their environment.

  • @LFCjohn1996

    My advice is no. In a few years you will be out of high school and possibly moving away to college or finding your own place to live. It is not an easy time to have a 4-5 year old nile monitor and there are not a lot of great homes willing to take them. There are also very few colleges or apartments that will let you move in with giant lizards the size of niles. You should really have a long term plan so your nile doesn't end up at a rescue.

  • hello Larry

  • animal cruelity!

    

  • so uh is that a gator egg larry's eating?? o.O

  • Gorgeous :) Larry looks nice and fat and happy

  • Awe!!! I want larry!!! Or my own :)

  • Wow. My monitor is actually extremely tame. For a Nile Monitor that is. Nowhere near Larry here but calm. I just can't put a harness on her because she will whip at you when you try to pick her up. But I walk slow to her and rub her back and she arches her back like a cat and I can pick her up. She is very calm when you hold her. Feeding can be expensive but I found a cheap alternative. Hot dogs. Boil 3-4 hot dogs and let them cool off and put them in her cage and she will eat them without a pr

  • I LOVE MONITORS... well i just love reptiles... but i getting monitor for my birthday :) i forgot what kind but the get just little bit bigger than a savanah monitor... i for at pet paradise crawling across the floor SO CUTE! he was friendly too

  • @637dan I do not recommend a large monitor for a first monitor, plese think it through cause I doubt you will be able to handle it. Go to repticzonedotcom and search the monitor forums, those people will change your mind just from reading threads.

  • Wow what a beautiful moniter how big is he and also how old? He looks really healthy u must take really good care of him I wanted a moniter but I couldn't aford the amount of food they eat so I got a crested gecko but I love my little bud :)

  • i bet lizards dont have to worry about acne :(

  • one time i wanted a nile monitor, then i had to settle for a bearded dragon. but i still love my new pet <3

  • Niles are perfectly fine if trained by someone whos willing to put the time and effort in so forget wiki but if ur nto willing to house and take care of them right then dont get them they deserve a happy life as all animals

  • Hey man, I just came across this video and realized you're the same guy who was on fox43 news the other month. Props to you for taking in Larry. He's an awesome lizard. I know most are no where near this tame. I love monitors and currently keep a pair of Yellow Ackies. They're a wee bit smaller than Larry, lol. Good luck with the sanctuary.

  • @Interloper80 Thanks Interloper. If you're in the Central PA area you may enjoy checking out the Lancaster Herp Society. There's a meeting coming up in less than a week.

  • Just google Lancaster Herpetological Society for the website, youtube won't let me post the link here.

  • wow, i cant believe how chilled he is. iv never seen a nile like that before, espesially a male.

  • hahaha Larry is so cool! My pitbulls name is Larri, he is a spitfire with energy playful and obedient knows commands i mean damn perfect dog! However he isnt a punk. weirdly enough my computers name is Daniel PUTER, um...anyways Ur Nile is so cool! One of a kind, no doubt u try to tame a Nile or ANY monitor they are aggressive and vicious but Larry is so cool!

  • you can tame any moniter you just need to work with them they are like us they have thier bad days and good days

  • i want 1 hes so cool xD

  • I like Larry.

  • stop acting like your monitor is the only tame monitor. alot of monitors can be tamed if handle correctly. ntothing special about this one.

  • I remember walking my brother's nile Gnarly (as in nyarlathotep) down the street when it was about 2 feet from tale to mouth. I was about 8 at the time and the neighbors gave me quite a look.

  • what a lucky beast.... and a handsome looking monitor at that. who ever had him was lucky as heck to be able to tame him this much. every nile i meet is all GRRR aghh lol

  • This video may be a bit misleading. Nile monitors are big! Six feet long;

    sometimes longer.

    Wikipedia says they are very dangerous and not recommended as pets.

  • @rockgor

    We do not recommend them as pets. Most niles do not turn out like Larry. 

  • @rockgor lol thats funny

  • @rockgor This is actually an Ornate Monitor (Varanus Ornatus) and not the infamous Common Nile (Varanus Niloticus). Ornate monitors like this one can be among the most well adjusted and friendly of large lizards. They are more closely related to the gigantic Black Throat Monitor and are typically just as mellow. But its true that Nile monitors are usually lousy pets and rarely ever tame down.

  • @rockgor how is it misleading? did he state they stop at two ft? did he say they all turn out this way? you are misleading

  • how do u get niles to be this nice? at my local reptile shop they have a 5 ft one and its mean as hell lol and the baby niles are mean too...i was about to buy a water monitor since they get way nicer and i was gonna buy it for 100 but then they sold it right when i walked in the door :( butnow im looking into niles but everyone i talked to about thems ay they get extremely mean lol how do u tame them down?

  • @DIS4UBUTCHYe8ghttra3

    Don't expect your Nile to turn out like Larry. Expect him to be a Nile Monitor. If you aren't ready for a large aggressive lizard, please don't get one. It took years of regular handling before Larry settled down and there's no guarantee that others will do the same. But I've heard of a number of cases where regular handling has helped.

  • @rugbyman2000 true true...but im gonna wait till they get more water monitor babies and maybe when i move out of my parents house ill try a nile monitor

  • Man those guys are beasts. I currently have a green iguana and i've tamed her already. She is about 5 years old and counting. I have raised multiple iguanas, and would you say this experience would help raising a nile monitor?

  • @Felixth3cat

    I don't recommend buying nile monitors because most will not turn out like Larry. But if you are willing to give it a try, please adopt, and be in it for the long haul.

  • is larry just nice naturally or did you have to train him and if you trained him what techniques did you use

  • 1:52 is hilarious hes just totally chilled

  • Gonnnaa Fly Now.

    Best Theme Song.

    -Thumbs Up-

  • the cucumber is also called larry

  • I took in a Nile This Morning! he was found abandoned in a childrens park in Michigan... . he was going to be put down yesterday but we got there in time! He was put in a steal cage with a shallow pan that had not been changed in days and had only been fed once in like 5 days... but to their credit they had been actively trying to find a rescue ( and one contacted me).. he go's to the vet next week and then off to a good home !

  • @fattcamp Great job, glad you got to him in time! A couple months ago we got a call from the local police about a "nile monitor" that turned up in someone's driveway. But it turned out to be a tegu!

  • Excellent example of what is capable from a Nile Monitor.. I have had many of these lizards, and my favorite also was my Burundi(Ornate) Nile... his name was Godzilla, and was 7'3" when he passed... Tame as a dog, and ate boiled chicken from my hand with no gloves...!! Absolutely NOT a good lizard for a beginner, but a great lizard if you have the room, time, patience, and ability to see this pet through and have the education on the breed...!!! R.I.P Godzilla, and Long Live Larry...!!!

  • @storeythor Glad to hear from other people who have done a great job raising nile monitors. I can't recommend them as pets for most people, because the vast majority of people I've met are excited to bring them home, but give up on them in the first few years, leaving one of the world's biggest lizards homeless just as he gets close to full size. But I've also heard a number of great reports from people who've gone the distance and had great experiences. How many years did you have yours?

  • sp cute

  • is a nile monitor a good pet?

  • @YFZ450Kid09

    Not for most people. They are not as friendly as Larry without many years of handling. It's better to start with other reptiles like corn snakes, geckos and bearded dragons before you try monitor lizards.

  • @rugbyman2000 well ive had bearded dragons all my life and i thought id step up my game . and i want something thats big too... lol

  • @YFZ450Kid09

    Just keep in mind that monitors may live 3 of 4 times longer than bearded dragons and get many times bigger. They are amazing animals if you have a spare bedroom for them and 15-20 years to commit to a giant lizard.

  • Living like Larry

  • larry is a pimp gangsta! DONT BAN EXOTIC ANIMALS! NEVER!

  • how old is he?

  • @narutofroever

    He's getting old. Probably pushing 14 already.

  • @narutofroever

    About 13.

  • the nicest nile iv ever seen ( and iv seen more then one ^^)

    my next monitor is 100% a nile but i know very well that thoose monitors r very aggresiv because i got one some years ago and he was a very painfull lizard ( ask my hand ) well wish me luck ...normal it doesnt matter if my one get harm like larry itzn wild and hunter animal but it would be nice

    mmh my savannah luv cats aswell .... he hunt them every time he comes out hehe

  • how did you train him not to be aggressive? I've raised green iguanas and would like to get a monitor lizard. Iguanas aren't too aggressive or too big for me. I like big lizards but just so long as I can train them not to be aggressive. Anyhow some training tips would be much appreciated...

  • Larry needed regular handling for years to settle down. Some monitors settle down nicely, but you can't count on it.

  • @killcrew38

    Larry needed regular handling for years to settle down. Some monitors settle down nicely, but you can't count on it.

  • he is vary Big dude

  • how big is larry and how big is his cage

  • hi larry

  • hideous creature

  • Aww, he's adorable! Niles are the greatest!

  • Larry is a chubby fella. I want a montior someday. Don't know what kind yet.

  • 0:54 lol i thought he was eating golf balls!

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  • the yellow stuff coming from larry's mouth was yoke from the eggs that larry was eating

  • @s9733871z thats the eggyoke genuis

  • @deandre2420

    it's egg yolks mother of all geniuses. told you not drop out at age 14 and become pregnant as a single mom.

  • @you777777777777 y tha fuck is u tellin me that u prick.. i kno thats fuckin egg yoke u morron..i was tellin sumbodi wat it was b4 yo gay ass had to open ur mouf and get it twisted homo

  • @deandre2420

    do u have a dad nigger? if yes, is he in prison. fucking piece of poop, its spelled "yolk" not yoke but oh wait, that yoke was used to tie you up to the cart that brought you here from Africa,lol

  • @you777777777777 oh no,,not the nigger card...i hate redneck pieces of shyt like urself..go eat a dick and then fuk ya self with it..haHA

  • @deandre2420

    you are absolutely stupid, enough to qualify for that card and I am not even white, just to let you know. I could be anything but items like you are a breed apart, so yeah that term is fine suited, stupid negro. I reserve this term only for those who are here from African heritage and are stupid. People in Africa have culture, I respect them not apes like you who just know "ass", "shyt" ,"gay". go to school

  • @you777777777777 u r so stupid, not to mention how dumb u made urself sound on that last comment..give urself a pat on the back y dont u..regaurdless if ur white or not u still is a racist prick..its really crazy how u jumped from confusin me with some else to callin out racial slurs..i guess the internet bring out plp true colors..lmao the only problem is they dont have the balls to say it in a blaack mans face..and dont tell me u will becuz i know the answer and the results..

  • @deandre2420

    umm.. i remember lynchings, last time i checked were black. one last time: go to school

  • @you777777777777 wtf r u talkin about.. what do lynchings have to do with anything were talking about..u need help fast.. go get a life my friend..

  • @deandre2420

    u cant get over something? 4 days later, still messaging me? over already

  • @you777777777777 lets get one thing st8.. u message me 1st and the thing is u replied to the wrong person..so u started it and im going to finish it so leave it alone..

  • @deandre2420 @you777777777777 don't fight on youtube guys, it solves nothing. Kiss and make up.

  • what a cutie!

    would you happen to know why kaffir2 dropped off youtube?

    they had many monitor lizard vids. thanks.

  • that is the tamest nile i've ever seen

  • how big do those nile monitors get up to?????

  • larry rocks!!!

  • i love how he eats crock eggs

  • nice i hope mine grow up to be that nice nice monitor

  • Not to like prove anybody wrong or anything, but every animal has its own personality, so the thing about most nile monitors being aggressive is sort of wrong.

  • best vid ever made

  • my sav runs the house and it only likes me lol my dog and cat run from it lol the other day she scared my dog into getting up off his bed and she got in it lol andf i have a doberman

  • lol at 0:37. That dog is so lucky to be alive and not in the lizards stomach. I would never take a chance like that. just plain stupid.

  • Helllo

  • Larry is awesome! never seen a nile monitor that docile.

  • really great video, larry looks really tame and it doesn't look like he has a boring life thats forsure lol

  • my nile monitor, is a regular nile and doesnt have an aggressive bone in him, he is as friendly as larry but i cant wait till he gets as big as him, that guy is awesome!!!

    -Jo

  • hey man that monitor is cool but i got a question can i give some kind of vegetables to my sabana monitor? i know most monitors are carnivores thanks

  • I wouldnt eggs is probably the best thing to give him

  • larry is a cucumber lol

  • Are you sure he's not a Water Monitor? They can look alot alike and the tameness and placement of the "nostrils" are more indicative of a Water Monitor.

  • Helooks like an ornate nile which looks like a water monitor whereas a normal nile has a blue tongue and ornates have pink. :) Ornate niles are generally more like water monitors in regard to temperment and behavior??? They are very closely related.

  • alright cool thanks

  • he is awesome would it be better to get a nile monitor or a tegu?

  • Most Niles get too big and won't turn out as friendly as Larry. I'd go with a smaller monitor or tegu species.

  • DO NOT GET A NILE. They can take good care of him cuz there an organization but you need alot to take care of one. Tegu is a much better choice

  • OMG :D He is very tame !

    I love Larry :D

  • What else do you feed him other then eggs? Just curious, I had a baby Nile that I fed crickets but he didn't make it to get big. Pinched himself in some rocks :( I had him in a Viquarium half water half land.

  • Rodents, fish, bugs, canned food, vitamins. We try to mix it up a good bit.

  • How much of the variety of foods does he eat? Is it expensive to feed him?

  • Yeah it adds up. Nile monitor lizards are not good pets for most people.

  • @rugbyman2000

    very cute. thanks. love, hugs, kisses to him!

  • how long is he he looks huge

  • Very kool monitor....I like how he roams around....he seems to be like a puppy dog....very kool....

  • He is too tame, my nile monitor is going to be a killer!!!!!!!!

  • OMG so cute, adorable animal! I love him :)

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  • if i seen dat thing turn the corner i would have pissed my self cause he looks giant

  • OMG hes so CUTE!! and adorable!! ^_^ I love all kinds of lizards!! =3

  • Larry thats such a good name for a lizard hes tamer than my green iguana haha

  • this has got to be the most amazing monitor i think i have ever seen

  • I sure love him!

  • beautiful lizard. Love the song choice! ^_^

  • So cute... :3

  • I have to disagree with larry being the friendliest ornate nile.. only because i have a 14 yr old male who is the friendliest monitor ive ever met.His basking area is between 100-115 - his favarite place.awsome vi by the way!

  • that is a sick monitor

  • Oh I'm so jelous! He's beautiful!!!!! Awesome vid! thanks!!

  • does anybody know any web sites on how to take care of these lizards. i want one. but until i know the very important things

  • What a beautiful lizard and what a gorgeous face he has. Its amazing how friendly he seems considering their normal behaviour haha! Stunning boy!

  • nice nile mate ive had my nile now for 3 months and hes 4 monts old . ive only had him out twice and he never like me picking him up but when hes out and i put him in the barth hes really good but other then that hes always runing and hideing when i enter the room so wot would u recomend ? let him get use 2 u then start handling or or all together ? thanks

  • well it isnt that much like a bunny or a cat they need to be handled alot then he will get used to you. Try putting a t shirt into hes cage also

  • What do u do to tame them i have a small nile monitor and i wanna be able to tame it so it doesnt bite or eat me alive when it gets bigger and how should i treat it

  • There are no guarantees with niles, but lots of handling is key.

  • how do you cage him? dimensions?

  • Larry has a 6x8 setup, although he gets the run of the place when we're around to keep an eye on him.

  • Wheee! Really adorable Larry