varanus spenceri

Feel free!! Pictures of your snakes, their enclosures ect. Tell us a bit about them, Name, Age, Sex, Species.

Hey all,when you have a very large number of hatchling beardies on hand is it ok to give them just 2 meals a day?Greens in the morning and throughout the day and small woodies in the arvo?Cheers

Hi all, I have available the following reptiles as I'm no longer keeping anything at the moment. 1 x male Coastal Carpet Python with enclosure. Have had him for a coupla years but he's only a little guy so far...eats well and I have cooled him each year hence his smaller size. Strong...

hey all i have this thing about mintiors and snakes and i wanna breed them etc. anyway i only have a class 1 licence so i can only get 4 here in NSW being the: sand monitor black headed monitor - freckled monitor mulga monitor ridge tail monitor - spiny tail monitor any way i would like to know...

hi all i have a beardie who is a few weeks old that has lost most of his back legs. anyone have any experience raising an animal like this into adult hood?. all i can think of is making him one of them little cart things.hes a real little battler despite his disability and is actually one of the...

this is my spencers monitor sleeping? after eating a pinky.

I got him just over 2wks ago, when i got him he was just old enough to be sold, he was small when i got him but he seems to be growing really fast he has a huge appetite, is very mischeivious and active here are some photos

Some of my Spencers monitor eggs are now dented, how long does it usually take between when they dent and hatch? (they arnt drying out)

I have no information in my books and i am thinking about getting one can anyone tell me how big they get and any special needs they have(out side of what other more commonly kept monitors require) please feel free to post any pics of enclosures or any spencers you keep or have kept.

Hey everyone, Wanting to know what people have out there... Pets & Breeders... **Pics are always good of the animal & enclosures**

just some pics of some of the weird positions my spencers monitor sometimes does whilst napping, always makes you miss a beat.

Some of my spencers monitor eggs are starting to have mould or something grow on them, what is the best way of fixing this? I have already taken out the bad ones and changed the perlite. The eggs are fertile too. Here are some pics.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=322046 This has reminded me of the time i tried to fix roof tiles in the rain 5m up on a cape cod style roof. I was lucky i didn't die. This poor fellow wasn't so lucky. The point of this thread is to remind people to think before you act or the...

I keep a group of 1,4 Phelsuma klemmeri. They origin from northwest Madagascar and mainly live in bamboo forests. Normally they aren't shy at all, but when I approach with the camera, then they hide themselves at once! Therefore I had to take the pics several meters off their tank...

please post some spencers pics

There is virtually no information easily available on their husbandry and it is very clear that heaps of ppl are getting them without knowing how to look after them properly(me included when i first got mine). So yeah the idea of this thread is to construct a care sheet for spencers monitors...

juvenille spencers monitor approx 6months old, feeding well on mince and insects.unsure of sex - $250 lic req sub adult male alice springs form ridge tailed monitor approx 1yr old, feeding well on mice and insects. - $250 lic req or $450 for both Mount eliza. 0408862180

WANTED 1 hatchy spencers monitor

hey there im new to this site lol, so b patient!! im after roughly aftre a python anywhere in between 4-8ft. would like either a coastal,jungle or murry darling python if anyone has any for sale help me out please lol! if u have any hatchlings or juvenies i will still consider as i want to...

are we allowed "Uromastyx acanthinura nigriventris" in AUS, if so where culd i find sum and how much r they? also wats the easyier name for em? haha

Hi, ive got a couple of spencers monitor juvies - about 5 months old - that have decided to stop eating. it has been about a month since they've eaten - they just stopped one day and before then they ate everything that moved! I've tried all their usual feeds- pinkies, fuzzies, live ones too...

here is a drawing of a gaboon viper i done free hand. cheers steve. ps i will have more pics of my drawings as i have done heeps of australian native snakes lizards etc

i know they are not pythons but here are some pics of my latest and greatest enjoy

i am sure that everyone here must have a lizard if you do can you post a picture

i was wondering if anyone has any funny pics of there snake(s) that they would like to share with ous. thanks

hey everyone just wondering just found a snake unfortunatley somebody got him poor bugger any way not quite sure what it is. its browny black on top yellow underneath i thought perhaps a tree snake other half says a brown but it doesnt have spots on its belly any ideas. and sorry i dont have a photo

What have you named your snake and/or other herps??

wondering if anyone can tell me if spencers monitors are still on advanced licence in vic in the process of buying 4 of them and think i may need to upgrade licence first if there still advanced cheers

heres some pics of my babys

Does anybody have some pic's and info on sand goanna's or spencers monitors, i wanna get one after my new bank is made but not to sure of tank size and requirements, hatchie to adult size tank and so forth, any info would be apreciated thanks Snow!

this is a game me and my mates use to play on long trips dont ask how it became the name carrot game it just is this is how it workes i say a reptile eg water dragon water dragon ends in n so the next person says a reptile starting with n eg northen ridge tailed monitor then a word starting...

6x2x2 10mm glass tank and pine stand holds water $350 south brissy - pick up only

Just wandering if any Spencer's Monitor (Varanus Spenceri) Breeders out there could give some info out. Especially- -Desired temps -Main Staple Diet - whether SA Climate is Suitable for them to be kept outdoors - and any other necessary or handy info on them. I understand they reach an...

Hi everyone, l just thought l would share a couple off photo's showing what a medium or large monitor bite can look like. Yesterday one of my Females Sand Monitor's decided that she wanted to try and eat my thum on my right hand, and l promise you the bite was paunfull, when l got her to let go...

Just wanting to know if it is hard to breed lace monitors and also how you breed them

I am wanting to get into lizard but i am not sure what to get so i wanting to know what people think the best lizard top keep is and the reason why thanks all opinions well come

For Sale: Adult pair of water pythons $500pr Pick-up only. (male agressive) Juvi spencers monitor $500 pick-up only. (doesn't bite) Pair of Brown Tree snakes (not nothern banded/night tigers) $ 200pr* *to an experienced keeper only as they are tricky eaters. don't email or pm as...

Hi all, I'm looking to find someone with sub/adult or adult guaranteed male/female pairs or trios of monitors which I can put on hold and purchase after this breeding season. I'm happy to pay a deposit if needed. I will consider proven breeders and also pairs that have not bred. As I said, they...

Hi Everyone, I took some pics today of my Spencers monitor. Super-effective garbage disposal unit - What a guy. Ad.

I currently have 2 ackies and I really like Lace Monitors. Please I dont want a heated debate about handling allthough I am open to any advice and healthy criticisum. My question is can you taim a Lace Monitor? I was told that at the Sydney expo there was a lady walking around with a full...

Got my 1st Monitor today, a beautiful juvie male V.scalaris from boa, and I'm totally fascinated by his behaviour (the monitor's, not boa's) Apart from (almost) already proving himself to be an adept escape-artist, just the way he's exploring & probing everything is amazing. I was totally...

I have been trying to stop a persistent Kamakazi Asian House Gecko getting into my Stimmie's enclosure. It must have been suicidal as it would keep getting in there. I busted my Stimmie last night with enough time to see the last half of that Gecko sliding down it's mouth. While I could see...

just wondering what these beauties are like to keep and if people that do keep them could post some pics of their critters and their cages. cheers

my spencers monitor ate his 1st pinky mouse today, he was a very slow eater at 1st, but i managed to start him in the yokes of chicken eggs, then slowly onto wiskahs jellymeat, then today, for the 1st time, he smashed a pinky mouse like he had been eating them for years, i know from this point...

Just wanting to know where everyone is from and what snakes you currently have so that I and others know who to ask questions too. That way we can ask someone in a similar climate with the same snake...etc. And if you would also like to leave any contact details that is up to you personally...

Hi all, Thought I'd post some pics of these Spencers Monitor pits I just built yesterday and finished today in my garage. The whole unit is 2.4m long x 1.5m wide x 92cm high. This is then split in half, giving each monitor an enclosure measuring 1.5m x 1.2m x 92cm. The sides are just...

Hi Guys, All those in the Newcastle, Central Coast and Sydney areas, do not forget that the SOFAR reptile expo is on tomorrow(21/11/04) at the Wet Lands centre at Newcastle. It was a great day last year, and this year should be even better. If you have nothing on tomorrow why not come...

Hi All Just got a shipment of snails in for my Boyds Rainforest dragons, they love 'em! (So does my sons bluey and my spencers monitor) A lady organically produces them up on the darling downs. They are cheap, freeze ok and look like they are excellent nutritional value. If anyone wants any...

Hi guys can anyone tell me if the mitchells water monitor has been added to the Vic fauna list? If not is it under review?? I'm very keen to grab a couple. Nez

hay there, Well you all know that i fell in love with ridge tail monitors......... well i am making room for one now and was wondering when the next 'batch' of hatchlings are comming up? Is anyone breeding them this year? thanx guys :D