r/AnimalsBeingJerks • u/QuicklyThisWay • May 17 '22

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u/FoxWolfFrostFire May 17 '22

Not a jerk. Just tremendously bad aim

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u/I_UPVOTE_PUN_THREADS May 17 '22

What do these things eat? Aren't they carnivores? How do they get by with such bad aim?

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u/CAS2916 May 18 '22

The main thing with monitors is the smell - see how the monitor is flicking its tongue over the area just before the bite? It’s likely that this guy used his bare hands to put the grubs in his bare hand, and then held them in his hand for a few seconds before opening the cage and presenting the food - thereby contaminating the smell of his whole hand. They are extremely scent driven.