varanus acanthurus

Scientific Name Common Name ackies pair Age male is 2 years and female is about 3 years Size 50 cm Quantity Available just the pair Bred By General Description thinking of selling them open to offers nice and healthy eating well on mice kangroo mince, and crickets...

Hi guys and girls, i have a friend... well not sure if i should still class her as a friend after what i think she has done... Shes burnt 2 snakes! An olive and a coastal carpet. She claims the burns happened because of heat mats, i can sort of believe it with the carpet but not the olive, pics...

And the mother too .... please.

A friend just posted a pic of an Ackie that she thinks has made itself a home in her yard (we live in the bush) She isn't into herps and wants to know how to 'move it on' as she's worried if her kids suprise something might happen, is there anyway to let it know it's unwelcome? I on the other...

Scientific Name Varanus acanthurus Common Name Ridge-tailed Monitor (WA Red Sandfire form) Age 18 months Size 30-40cm Quantity Available 4 @ $250 Each Bred By Shannon Plummer General Description stunning ridge tails showing high red colouration with hints of yellow through leg...

hey so atm i have my water dragons on 24hr heat from a spot light what im wondering is if it would be ok to turn this off at night so they get a night and day insted of 24 hr light there would be no heating at night so im a little bit worried they may start to brumate due to the going from 24 hr...

On my Bucket list is an Olive............ held one a Manly Aquarium once and it was huge....addicted from then on to Olives.....now just need to get the kids to move out so I can convert a room or two.

Hi there everyone Im new to reptiles and have been thinking about getting a ridge tailed monitor. Is it a good first choice? If so what type of size tank do u think i will need for it. Thanks:D

What’s in it for the other States? When reptile keeping became legal in WA nearly 10 years ago a large number of animals were able to be exported to the other states of Australia. Animals such as: Pilbara Stimson pythons Wheatbelt Stimson Pythons Pilbara Woma’s Pilbara BHP’s Kimberley BHP’s...

Would this enclosure be too tall for an ackie? Hi guys, I have recently sold off some frogs who used to inhabit this enclosure. I have since given it a bit of a face lift and was originally intending to house my Diamond python in it in the future. (she is only around 30grams at the moment and...

well just as the title says how do u go about keeping ur reptile safe while u pest controll your house???

Scientific Name Varanus acanathurus Common Name Ridge tail monitor Age 3 Size Approx 40cm (total) Quantity Available 1 Bred By Rolf Streit General Description Very nice WA Ridge tail monitor. Great personality, display animal that copes well in high traffic areas Feeds on anything...

Unfortunately we recently lost our female red Ackie. So we are after a replacement - Female Ackie aged from 0-3 years. Red form. Cash or swap for pythons. PM if interested. Cheers Chris & Desiree

I picked these guys up from Tristis today. They are quite friendly and inquisitive. I'm really happy with them

hay guys ive recently put together my woodie tank i bought a 25 watt party light is this good for heat ive had it on for 10 minutes and its only 22 degrees ? i havnt finished with the egg cartons i just got to get some more. heres some pics

Hi everyone I'm looking for a ridge tail monitor maybe a pair if anyone can help please contact me via phone 0448008991 or email. Thanks Damien

I'm wanting to ad some branches, leaves etc to my diamonds enclosure but was wondering if there is any plants I should avoid? Or do I have to do anything special to disinfect/dry them??

can you feed them this? i dont think so but hubby reckons you can - is this true?

hey after a long wait i have my ackie coming next week. i was just getting everything ready and i realized my hotspot gets to the high 70s i know its really close to the recomended temp but i was wondering if this may harm my monitor? thanks for the help again looking forward to seeing my...

ridge tail monitor(ackie) Scientific Name varanus acanthurus Common Name ackie Age 6months Sex unkown Size bout 20cm Quantity Available 1 Willing to Trade For geckos or other small monitors and i can add cash if needed not interested in snakes or smooth knob tail sp. Bred By...

Hi there. Yeah yeah another lacey thread, I know... But I need help so I do the right thing. I'm a 29yr old male, live in Melbourne and have been researching my next herp for about 12 months now. Initially looked at snakes, then dragons, and now think I've found my ideal, dream herp, a Lacie...

Hey, I'm hopefully getting a new reptile enclosure it's a bank of four 2-3ft wide enclosures by the looks of the picture. I'm just wondering what I could get to put in there open to all suggestions but it has to be able to live in there at adult size. thanks in advance :)

Iam On My Nsw R1 And Iam Just Wonder What Monitors Can I Keep I wont Something Big(ish) i wasd looking i dont wont a ackie what about sand monitor can u get them on R1 nsw ????/ thats for help if u help

Do many people use kitty litter for monitors? I know heaps of people seem to use sand almost exclusively with them but I'm finding it difficult to clean and it gets smelly pretty quick. I use Oz pet for my snakes and I was thinking about maybe using that when my tristis upgrade to their new...

Looking for a pair of Ackies. Newcastle, Central Coast, Sydney areas. Thanks :)

hey evryone i just got a new 2 year old ackie and im looking to get it sexed just wondering what is the best way to sex them? thanks jack

Scientific Name Common Name sand monitors and ridge tailed monitors Age 1-2 months Quantity Available a few Bred By me General Description young varanus gouldii flavirufus $450ea 2 sand fire ridgetails $350pr Pm me for more details. will swap for gtp Location...

Hi all. I'm saving for my first monitor. I simply adore them! At this stage I'm looking at getting a hatchie ackie, but my true passion is larger species. Unfortunately, I'm in Melbourne, and it's bloody cold! Has anyone had experience keeping large(r) species like sand monitors or lacies...

Yo, I have my eyes on an enclosure 4ft long x 100cm high. what's the largest adult monitor I could reasonably keep in this? Anything bigger than an ackie that anyone could suggest? I'm only looking to get one animal. Thanks!

Hey all my ackie has started limping today and I can't figure out why they have some natural sticks in ther enclosure so could he have caught his leg in a crack and mayb broken it?? Should I take him to a reptile vet if so can anyone recommend one near thhe sunshine coast??Thanks I'm extremly...

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Hey everyone:) i need help, i really wanna know if my ridgy is a male or female but i dont know how to tell if it is:/ the ridgy is my first reptile ever:D Hope someone can help me (:

I've read a few good books on monitors now, I'm still looking for some definite answers on humidity for a desert style ackie enclosure. I have read they you should spray/mist the tank a few times per week. What are keepers thoughts on this? Also, I'm considering live succulents in a desert...

Hi all. Looking at getting a pair of ackies with view to trying to breed them in the future. I am looking at an enclosure 120cm long x 100cm high, would that house 2x ackies comfortably into adulthood? Also, I want to get them at hatchies but want a male and a female - is there any way to...

I thought i would just see what different kinds of 'babies' you all have...... In our home we have 2 dogs, (a staffy named Brocky & a maltese x shi tzu named Bruce) 3 cats, (Bella, Benny & Marli) 2 cockatiles, (Star & Thunder) 2 guinea pigs, (pebbles & bam bam) a desert scorpion, (aussie) a...

Scientific Name Varanus acanthurus Age 5 months Quantity Available 4 Bred By Me General Description $120ea if you can pick up before 21 July. Will consider swaps for other goannas, elapids and scrub or olive pythons only. Location Gawler or...

They are smarter than they recieve credit for. Placed a piece of paper in the lizard's feeding dish and placed some food treats on top of it. The lizard went straight to dish, stopped examined the dish - looks different, the ate the treats and then looked under the paper by lifting it up at one...

Hey all, this is my first thread so I guess it also serves as sort of an introduction. When I was just starting school i fell in love with reptiles chasing and keeping skink's and what not where ever i could find them, eventually this grew into a colony that started breeding, which led to many...

Scientific Name Varanus acanthurus Common Name Ridge-Tailed Monitor Age Approx. 8 Months Size Approx. 20cm Quantity Available One General Description Happy, healthy Ridge-Tailed Monitor! Typical Monitor attitude and voracious appetite! Unfortunately is missing many of its front toes...

Hey guysLooking to get my first monitor and am thinking ackie( after some friendly advice on this forum)If u have any hatchies for sale a pm would be great

hey im thinking i want to get a monitor just look to you guys for some expirences youve had with them im not really to worried on size but i want it to be somewhat tame ideas?

Hi all I am after some info on Rolf sTreit aka as Gondwana reptiles my parents are looking at getting me a ackie for my bd and they won't front up the coin until they hear of some people with good results from him thnaks they are abit paranoid thanks

Hi all, I did a quick search and couldn't find anything along the lines of what I'm looking for so I'm sorry if this has been asked before. I have a little ridge tail (8cm body) who eats like a champ but refuses to eat anything with a bit of calcium powder on it. He does have a uv light next...

it's been a while since I have gotten any photo's of my v.accanthrus so here they are, I just entered the second photo into the calender comp cheers Jordan

So Ive been spending alot of time with my little monitor O.J ,hand feeding him crickets and letting him climb onto my hand etc. Today he had his second pinkie so I thought Id try hand feeding him that. Before I had thought it was the crickets movement that got him to hand feed but he was fine...

Hey im after a copy of Reptiles Australia, Vol 3 issue 1 mag (the one with the ackie article) Thanks.

hi guys i gave a 3ftx2ftx1ft reptile enclosure and was wondering what lizard to put in there on a class 1 license. i already have a northern bearded dragon and eastern water dragon. thanks.

Im after small monitors,storr's,gillens,black headed,female WA red accie,pygmy desert monitors,spotted tree monitors,please send me a pm with what u have & a price 2 go with it would be great. CHEERZ 2 ALL STEVEO:D