How fun is it having Nile Monitors as Pets and What are the Pros and Cons of keeping them?

I'm thinking about acquiring a Nile Monitor in the future and i'm fully aware of how large they can get, how aggressive they are, etc. but they are just so beautiful and I doubt that they would need a room-sized enclosure wouldn't a 8x4x4 or something like that, can't remember what it was, but yeah wouldn't that be appropriate and I know these are not beginner lizards and i'd rather start off with a Savannah Monitor or Iguana before I move onto these, it's just I have a soft spot for the larger lizards as all and i'm going to to my research and learn as much as I can about them and stuff, but what are the pros and cons of keeping them are they fun pets besides being aggressive, I mainly want to hear the good about them because i've just being hearing nothing but the bad from the recent questions on here i've read about them. thanks BTW: Would a Nile Monitor, Savannah Monitor, and Green Iguana get along if I had them from the baby stages, and tamed them into adult hood, and stuff, something like this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiv_pBrzLQw&feature=channel_video_title i've even commented on the video as the user: Emoneyo2 and they guy said that they get along just fine, but what about nile monitor added into that mix? and in no way shape or form would they be living together, just like out of the cages together. thanks

Nile monitors are a pain in the neck to work with. They are dangerous, high strung, naturally nervous and do not normally tame. Being an apex predator they will attack and try to kill any species other than another equal in size nile monitor. If you place 2 males together they will spar during breeding season. Nile monitors should NOT be in captivity. I've worked with them I know. Try: Baby Rhinocerus Iguana-as adults nothing beats the way they look. Water monitors can be tamed and most lizards respond to Target Training. This site has several links to Target Training reptiles. They even use it on komodo dragons-which all appear in the right hand margin under "Click & Learn." This is:

Niles are not pets. Period. They may make an interesting captive for the herp hobbyist with several decades and multiple species experience, own your own home, and have a well paying job (not to mention an established savings account to house, feed and maintain the Nile, great health insurance because ER visits for stitches add up quickly, and a super high pain tolerance). But they are never pet quality animals. The teeth, talons and tail are bad enough, but throw in the defensive defecation and the ability to balance on hind legs and tail for short periods of time in order to get a better shot at your face (biting/slashing), and you have your hands more than full. They are fast and strong, and before you know it that adorable little hatchling you picked up at the pet store has tripled in size and he views you as a threat and he's just going to keep growing. I would never advise a Nile for any but the most experienced keepers who have had plenty of exposure to the animals (including adult size) before getting one. Yes, a room size enclosure is needed. An 8x4x4 will work for a subadult, but once they reach adult size you will need an actual room/room-sized enclosure. No, a Nile, Sav and Ig would not get along out of enclosure (not that I think Monitors need to be out of enclosure for anything but a health check and of course the yearly deep cleaning of the enclosure and replacement of the few feet of substrate). The Ig would be a nice snack and then, chances are, the Sav would perish. I look like I'm an Emo cutter from where talons sliced through my leather gloves and long sleeved shirt and tore me up on more than one occasion, and there's the fingerpad I simply disinfected and superglued back together because I was in the middle of dealing with a sick foster Nile and didn't have time for the ER (not pretty) and other assorted injuries and scars. These are no-nonsense defensive reptiles who have the brawn to back up attitude. I am also one of those who doesn't believe Savs or Niles can truly be "tamed"... They can be broken and forced to submit (and will then often starve themselves to death), or they are kept improperly (too cold) so appear to be tame when in reality they are soaking up some body heat. Having said all that, I love Niles. I love the raw power and the antics. I think they are amazing, beautiful creatures. The flip side of that, however, is absolute heartbreak over the sheer numbers of monitors sold to inexperienced keepers that perish from bad husbandry and bad advice before they ever reach adult hood. Niles are never pets, but can be amazing display animals with the right keeper. Stay away from 99% of what you find on Youtube regarding reptile husbandry and advice. If you are truly interested in monitors and want to eventually have a Sav or Nile someday, start out with Ackies. If love monitors as much as you say, you will go about eventual keeping of them the right way - gaining hands-on experience and knowledge long before actually introducing a Nile to your life.

The aggressive, dangerous nature of the Nile has been well covered by others, so I will move on from that. Both the Iguana and the Sav can also put a world of hurt on you. A bite from a full grown Iguana will land you in the ER for stitches and Savs have been known to literally strip the skin from human fingers. These are both for experienced keepers, not a beginner. Then it is on to housing and feeding. Do you really have the room in your home for adult size caging for these animals? The minimum for an Iguana is 6X4X6. A Sav will need an 8X4 that is deep enough to allow for a couple of feet of substrate for burrowing. A Nile will need a still larger cage that is also deep enough for substrate to allow for burrowing. Feeding them properly is also an expensive proposition individually, and a nightmare amount all together. The Iguana will need fresh greens, vegetables and fruits daily. The Sav and the Nile will need ground turkey, large feeder insects, boiled egg and the occasional rodent. For a beginner, none of them are suitable to keep and, in the case of the Nile, it will never be a pet.

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