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We are still fine tuning but our 8x4x3ft high desert tank but it is nearly done. Just need to find something interesting to go in it. Any ideas?

on fri i am picking up my perentie and last week i picked up my rsp ahhhhh lifes good can anyone post piks of indoor perenti cages ( he is a hatchy before ppl go off bout them needin outdoor haha)

Just picked up this little guy from Crocdoc. He's a super nice guy and he has gorgeous animals. Lacies are/were number one on my wish list so I'm very happy at the moment :)

hi guys im looking at getting a lace monitor but i need to know everything first anything i should know about them befor i get one also im looking at ideas for a enclosure an wee to get my lace monitor from in melbourne any ideeas???

Awhile back, my snake collection was reduced to zero due to personal, unforeseen circumstances. I still owned my two female beardies, but missed my legless friends. Over the years, I have owned ball pythons and corn snakes (my beginners), then graduated to BCI, Rainbow Boas (Brazilian and...

whats your favourite monitor? i wanna know cause im researching about monitors

Following on from my thread on Aussie Snakes which can be seen here - http://www.aussiepythons.com/forum/field-herping-reptile-studies-5373/aussie-snakes-190769/ - I thought I'd put up a thread on some of the monitor lizards that I have also encountered on my herping travels. I haven't seen a...

what lizard is easy to breed and people will buy

Recently I have been seeing quite a few monitors for sale. They look amazing, something different to snakes and I am enjoying looking at pictures of them. Anyways I know that in Australia one of the largest pythons (is there any larger ones) that you can own (legally) is the scrub python (some...

:D hi guys ... and girls! would like to see DIY enclosures hides ,rock walls what ever you have made to do with reptiles. please write dimensions , and instructions if possible !

Anyone purchased any reptiles from a zoo/wildlife park here in Australia? Anyone else on here a zookeeper? Just wanting to know what zoos if any you have interacted with? A new policy from the Zoo Aquarium Association will now make it easier for private keepers to get access to zoo stock so...

Hi all, After a brief hiatus I'm going to try and post a little more, upload more stuff to flickr and my other site (that i'm not allowed to have in my signature), or, in the very least, catch up and write up a few of the field herping threads that should have gone up here and there. I...

hey guys just wanted to know your thoughts on whether to get a dragon or shingleback and price and availability isn't a factor

Hello, my name is Tom, i currently live in the U.S in Illinois, however i plan to move to Australia in a few years, i currently own a female red tail boa, a new Caledonian crested gecko and soon to own a Argentine Tegu (which im kinda starting to feel bad for it because i will have to watch him...

Hi everyone the Gold Coast Reptile Expo is on again. The dates this year are July 28th & 29th. It would be great to get more private collectors to come and show off what they have. All private displays go in the draw to win an albino carpet python. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask...

I have sold the fish and drained the tank finally i have set up a dessert type setting for some tristis , ackies or a small goulds still have not made my mind up yet . I have 100w infared light globe a 60 w infared lightglobe and a 4' uv batton which generates some heat and also one half of the...

Central Australia - Pt 1 During the spring/summer I have been up in Alice a few times for my field research, which I will talk about later. Having this great opportunity to spend a decent chunk of time in one of outback Australias best herping locations, I went pretty hard and here are the...

question 1 , Do you guys that own Laceys and other big monitors in cooler areas keep them indoors all year round? Or have them out doors for summer in for winter ? I ask as i am considering heating for an out door area. question 2 , does anyone mix any monitor species , i have seen it done with...

Goanna : Death adder : Alligator : RBBS : Frog : Sandswimmer Stoked Cunningham Gecko Quolls (oops) Whitelip Copperhead Bobtail Pilbara Rentie Kimber Ugly frogs

Sorry not a great pic but ya get the jist of it

I just want to ask people what are your favourite monitor lizard? Mine would have to be Perentie.

Elephants could battle pests in Australia It also mentions releasing Komodo dragons in Oz lol. Unleashing wild elephants into Australia's outback could be one way of fighting invasive pests and reducing fire hazards, an Australian scientist says. Some of his contemporaries are not convinced...

Another good reason for not messing with the pointy end of a Lacie!

What dragons can co-exist in an outdoor enclosure the 7 beardies and the frillneck get along and iv been told when the water dragons big enough he can go outside with them too but I was wondering is there any other dragon species that can too?

Is anyone else havin trouble incubating eggs this season with the weather being all over the shop? I had 33 eggs from my 2 beardys and they are due to hatch any day now but it looks like only 12 are gunna hatch the rest look deflated and yellowish.

hey all it's our wedding anniversary today and guess what i got as a pressie??!! i got a i owe u "1 reptile of your choice" card. anyone who loves me and my critters must be the best of all time!!!!! woo hoo :)

I live in Mount Isa QLD and yesterday- being a Sunday, we decided to go to Dajarra which is about 150k North of Mount Isa for a herp trip, we stopped to get out and look around on a few places but saw nothing. Then we got to Dajarra and kept heading north towards Boulia and came across this...

feel free to Speculate

Since arriving in Australia 4 months ago, I've had the chance to spend a lot of time herping in and around SE Queensland, and have been lucky enough to be shown some fantastic spots by a mate local to the area. Our time is coming to an end in this area, as we're heading north to Cairns for Xmas...

Went for an easy herpin trip today at Reptiles Inc here in Canberra ;)

A video for all those gecko lovers. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=86f_1319278521

My parents have finally told me that I can get some more herps. I am wanting something that will not be really common in a few years, like the albino darwins are becoming. But I am also wanting something that is not too pricey. sorry to those that hate these kind of threads but I am all out of...

Was at oakvale farm at saltash for a 1st birthday party and they have updated there reptile section so I thought I'd post up a few pics, taken on an iphone but glass makes for crappy pics anyway =] there all the decent photos I could get they also had a Olive python but it had a really bad...

A little spotted hatchie is trying to eat your finger and you stop and let it try because its cute.... Haha Someone remind me to never get a 'cute' perentie

They may not be mine but gotta love being able to go to the national park and have reptiles that comfortable with people. They made my day

Hey guys I'm looking at getting a perenti I'm just wondering if anyone on here keeps them. Cheers Brenton

Hi all I have been reading a few old posts about keeping both these species and both crocdoc and serpent tounge have metioned that spencers monitors have a lesser arsenal of weaponary. But I don't quite understand could someone please explain the differences and pros and cons of each if you have...

Hi All, Just bought this on ebay Wondering who else has this and what's their Pro or Con on the book. Cheers, Brett

Found this online 92Lx50Dx60H Latex background two lights with globes 20watt heatmat plus desk to sit on. $150 ;) Now what to put in it....Thought's anyone?

stepped on this little fella this morning so i put him in the garden out the back feisty little bugger too, even bit my shoe

Hey guys, headed up to Australia Zoo on the weekend and got some pics! and some other shots as well!

Pretty simple really, what is your 'wishlist' or what do you intend on buying? As for me; Morelia carinata, Pogona barbata, Antaresia stimsoni, Aspidites ramsayi, Acrochordus arafurae, Hypsilurus spinipes, Egernia hosmeri, Nephrurus amyae, Nephrurus asper, Tropidonophis mairii, Varanus storri...

Hey guys and girls. Around a year now, I Wanted to get some knobbies but I want to get as much info before I go rushing in too get them I think it's time to get a pair so please please post a picture of your knobbies tank and gecko. Any info is appreciated like what they eat besides...

Post photos of yourselves so we know who we are talking too! :lol: I like to put a face to the names!

Well its highly unlikely I'll be getting one of these, but would one be able to fit in a 45cm cubed exo terra tank? If yes, then I might as well save up for one. Are they hard to keep?

So i was once again at the reptile park today for the ten millionth time and have decided to volunteer :D i have every single finger and toe crossed that they accept me, i would pretty much cry if i got in! Wish me luck guys, also i was looking at the retic they have there and i can not believe...

well the title says the question.....:)

So I got home from a week in Sydney today to find the door of my snake room open, and my GTP stolen. Just in March, I had 3 of my bearded dragons stolen from my property, but even though they were hidden from view, and only friends knew about them, they were still outside. This is different...

G'day, Im wanting to know if any of you that own monitors particularly medium to large ones, have tried or had any success with target food training? Ive seen this done in videos of zoo keepers and other private keepers. Also other than target training, are there any routines you use when...

Same rules as 'Guess'.