varanus giganteus

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Scientific Name Varanus giganteus Common Name PERENTIE Age 3 months Sex suspected female Length svl 35cm Quantity Available 1 Bred By Australian Reptile Research and Breeding Centre General Description Awesome Location SA Willing to Freight? Yes...

Just wondering what type of monitor this is & what that mark on bottom of foot is? It had matching mark on the other back foot.

Hey can people show me some pics of perentie enclosures

here is the effots of me flying 3 hours and laying in the chair for 6 and a half hours; (still have to finish the perentie) ouch!!!!!! It is basicly from my arm pit to my hip. it is very fresh in the pics and not a great camera or photographer......or canvas for that matter :lol:

Hi guys, Just some pics from my trek across the NT this past month looking for some frog species I haven't seen before. It was a fairly successful trip with 19 new ones in all - unfortunately I was a bit late following the rains in the desert so I missed out on most of the frogs of the arid...

Well why not have a thread for single herpers looking for the like minded? If you are single looking for that special herper in your life, make a comment here and then PM someone that peaks your intrest. Never know could end up with an APS wedding ;) P.S. I'm single.

Im not sure if a goanna is a specific..um.. animal, like a lace monitor, so i'll post the pic anyway, just to be sure x]

Water monitor (Varanus salvator), are they legal in australia?

gettn ready to go for a drive its been raining all day hoping to see some subterrainium herps, any pointers on habitat to see the best variety of the least seen of our aussie herps?:):)

please feel free to point out any faults or anything as im new to pit building 8].. Im finally starting on my new Sand Monitor pit, my sandy is about 8mnths now and is out growing his tank, the pit i have started on is roughly 3mx2m but its in a corner, it is about 3-4 times the size of his...

Theres a pretty neat doco on channel 7 for anyone whos still up ;) Its called 'super dragons' and just showed a perentie and lacy being pulled apart!

Next Year this Expo will be held at Homebush Bay where the Royal Easter Show is held. I feel it will be much better and spacious and a lot easier for everyone to get to.

Hi all, I heard on the news last night it's going to be the hottest day on record in November, at least in Sydney. I expect it's probably going to be a scorcher around most the nation too. Remember to make sure our little scaley mates are covered up with plenty of shade and perhaps check on...

So I am just teasing myself with animals that I would love to own one day but probably never will.. I have two ackies and find them absolutely amazing, and am very keen on other monitors. They are just so interesting! The list of ones I'd like is as long as my arm, but I just was thinking about...

Hey Guys, Well (i know its a long time) in about 8/10 yrs i'll be moving out, and im planning to get a Perentie pair. Just want to know a few things before i get my hopes up too high, because there is no point getting excited if it's not going to happen. Anyway Would a pair cope with the...

Hi all, I'm an absolute newbie just back from holiday in Malaysia/Borneo, where I had some great encounters with reptiles, finally convincing me that I must do something about this unrequited 40-year fascination with these wonderful, misunderstood critters. But I know bugger all and need patient...

Hey guys some of you may have read my other thread about me wanting to get another reptile for an enclosure that ill be getting. Im pretty sure i want to get a monitor, even though they will outgrow the tank (it will be used untill the lizard requires more space). I was thinking of a pygmy mulga...

Hey, Look, firstly just wondering why GTP's in Aus are on class two license, Ive heard there harder to keep (have more speific requirements). I just find it somewhat amusing that GTP's are more common in captivity in america. From what i have read and seen etc, yanks have a weird way of...

These guys are great, fed both my male and female 2 pinkies each today, male knocked one out of the tongs...fantastic little guys, been mating strong, fingers crossed

I was wondering what people had in their current python collection and what would be their dream collection, ie loose some. gain others. Currently I have: 1 x Pair MD's 1 x Pair NT BHP 1 x Pair Qld BHP 1 x Pair Classic Bredli 1 x Semi Hypo Bredli 1 x WA Woma My dream Collection would...

I recently posted four "photo guides" to Australian lizards. To find and photograph these lizards, I travelled whenever possible to many different parts of the continent. So far, I have visited all States with the exception of the Northern Territory. Here are photos of the places that I...

At last, here is my final installment of the photo guide to Aussie lizards. Work was all consuming for awhile but things are settling again. This post will cover the dragons and monitors. Burn's Dragon (Amphibolurus burnsi) -- the first photo is of a lizard near Hughenden, Qld. I think...

Hi, What is your favorite Monitors 1.Varanus griseus 2.Varanus rosenbergi 3. Varanus mitchelli 4.Varanus gouldii ssp 5.Varanus varius 6.Varanus spenceri 7.Varanus mabitang 8.Varanus glebopalma 9.Varanus olivaceus 10.Varanus macarei

what should i get ? black soil beardy painted dragon tawny dragon netted dragon

Here in WA there are several snakes we're not allowed to have....Murray Darlings and Childrens just to name two. Are there any snakes in other states you aren't allowed to have ???? Non ven ones I mean.

i`m picking up my coastal hatchlings in a couple of weeks & wanted to know what the consenus is on UV lighting ? i previously had an adult coastal which i used a UV basking spot light but have now read that most snakes dont require a UV light source, is this correct ? or do i use a UV to be on...

Hi, I have not a monitor :cry:but I want to see our monitors :Dand the cages of the monitors

Hello, I am from Austria and I have one Jamaica Anole,two Brasilian tree frogs and a many Geckos In the next month I will get 1.1 Callopistes flavipunctatus. I interesting me for Perentie,Lace monitor,rosenbergs monitor and spencers monitor they are so beautiful.But I must shipping the monitors...

Hey Im just wondering if many people work at wildlife parks/zoos or bigger petshop ect and if so what do you look after? cheers:)

Hi everyone show us your monitors and there enclosures lets make a big monitor thread.cheers

I am taking a trip to SA in a month and wondered which shops would be good to check out. I believe in SA they can keep/sell ven's in shops? Imm not buying anything just wanted to see diiferent critters other than bearded dragons.

Just thought I'd post a pic of my new Jewelled gecko . Keep in mind It is a little different to your usual Jewelled gecko though . ;)

Just thought i would show everyone how my perentie is going along. Name is freckles and she is tame some of yous may have met her at the wild expo

Side thread to the Womas on Class 1 thread. There is talk of DECC enforcing minimum enclosure sizes, which are likely a lot larger than we currently keep our animals in. Opinions anyone?

These pics were taken by one of the NRW crew at Cloudbreakthis week. It took a total of 5 hours for the snake to finish it off a Perente (Bungarra). As you can see they put some signage up so it couldn't get run over.

Just thought i'd start a thread for pics taken at the castle hill expo feel free to add your own:D Ben

Hi all, and hope everyone is ready for a good easter, i officially have eaten my chocolate quota. Anyway. Just want to know everyones top 10 reptiles that they want to see at reptile type zoos etc, exotic or native. Thanks

Building an outdoor monitor enclosure for a large species. Wondering if anyone could post pics and also what the best way to build them is, people have told me i can build a wooden frame or a steel frame. Im thinking a wooden frame wtih wire mesh walls, any ideas on best way to attach the mesh...

Australias biggest monitor. How many people keep them and in what sort of enclosures? Also how much do u look at paying for one and does anyone on here breed them? Thank you.

hey i am looking at geting a lace monitor and was wondering if a 3m x 4m x2.5m cage would be ok for an aduld

Well it seamed there was a great turnout at the expo today would love to here your opinion and maybe a few pics I picked up a few nice hatchies

Just wanting to let everyone know that there is a great new reptile vet practicing at Northgate Vet Surgery on Brisbane's Northside. She worked for years at the Johannesburg zoo in South Africa and is happy to see all reptiles (except venemous species!). She seems to really know her stuff! :D

hi everyone i was free handling a few elapids in a controlled enviroment by that i mean with a few well respected handlers when i was bitten 3 times by a tiger snake.The symptoms have been insane with slight paralysys around bite site pain loss of taste headaches trouble focusing nausia weakness...

here's some thing i've been working on today. eventually it will be covered in herps. i'll add more pics as it progresses. look out larks, here's the competition! sorry about the photo quality

I nearly got into a bit of a situation today, which gave me a wake up call. I've started going for a run in the afternoon, and mum being a mum suggested I take our young cattle dog with me, for her peace of mind and to burn off her energy. I scoffed at this idea thinking nothing would happen...

just thought i would tell everyone i got a baby perentie and she is tamed and she is so cute.

l have posted a photo of my indoor Sand Monitor enclosure, that is 6 foot square and has walls that a 2 foot high and can be extended to 3 foot high. This photo is posted for (DA GRIZ) so he can get some idear of the size of my indoor enclosure l keep my adult male Sand Monitor in. or anyone...

What do people think of Mike Swan's Lizard Book?? Personally I reckon it is pretty good value for 70 odd dollars Cheers, Scott

You see lots fo threads where people ask "what is the best first snake" or "what is the best first lizard". Many replies are from people who have one or two of a particular species and give advice as to the character fo that species in general. so....... following on from that I have worked...