Selkhet is my new "baby" Nile monitor. She was given to me by the wonderful
Reptile Education Club at Salida Middle School in Salida, CA. My Nile monitor,
Isis, had been a regular visitor to that show for several years, and when she
died, they decided to see if they could find another one for me. Selkhet has
been with me since their show in May, 1999. She's growing like a weed, eats
LOTS of fuzzy mice, and is a little bundle of energy!
When I received her from the club, her name was "Zipper", because she was so
fast. After a few weeks at home, her name became "Nipper", so I decided to
teach her not to bite. Thank goodness she learned fast! I've given her
the permanent name of
"Selkhet", after the Egyptian goddess, in keeping with the Egyptian goddess
theme I started with Isis.
Hopefully, Selkhet will become another "demonstration" lizard, as Isis was -
going to schools and shows to let people see what a Nile monitor can become
with lots of gentle handling.
Update 2001: Selkhet has turned out to be a boy. Perhaps he's due for a name
change? He's becoming more handleable, but he's still rather timid, so he's
not my demo lizard yet. I'm still working on him. He's now 4 feet long, and
still growing. Yikes!
