Has anyone bought a monitor from German Monitors (Marc-Philip Seifert)? Looking for experiences

Hi everyone,

I’m based in Sweden and have plans on getting a monitor lizard in a about 1 year. I am looking for a captive-bred Varanus salvator sumbawa or Varanus salvator celebensis, and I’ve been contacting breeders around Europe to learn more about availability and reputable bloodlines.

I recently spoke with Marc-Philip Seifert (German Monitors), and he told me that there currently aren’t many European CB Sumbawa or Celebensis available.

He said he works with breeders in Indonesia and can import CB animals on request (with full prepayment), and he also has access to WC animals, although I’d prefer to wait for a CB one.

He also quoted me approximately:
€1,200 for a captive-bred Sumbawa
€2,000 for a captive-bred Celebensis

I’d love to hear from people who have actually bought animals from him.

1. How was your overall experience?

2. Were the animals healthy and accurately represented?

3. If you bought a captive-bred monitor through one of his imports, how did everything go?

4. Would you buy from him again? If yes/no why?

I’d also be interested in hearing from anyone who has experience with Sumbawa or Celebensis monitors. If you’ve kept more than one of them, which would you recommend and why?

Thanks in advance!