varanus tristis

Hi All, The Wife and I will be visiting Sydney on the Anzac day long weekend. We are tring to figure out where to go as most of our time will be taken up by business. We have from 10am to 7pm on the Saturday free and are tossing up between Toronga, Aus Rep Park and Sydney Wildlife World. We...

do have a pair of V. tristis for sometime now, can anyone help me to determine locality of this form - I suspect it might be Alice Springs form but am not really sure about it, as never been to Alice to determine it myself attached is a photo of my female - If anyone have photos of diferent...

Just an interesting piece of reading material. I like the way this author puts it. I copied it off carpetpythons.net Question: (Outside of Australia) Should captive propagation of Morelia spilota subspecies be limited to pure individuals of a given subspecies? In short, the answer is no...

hi, I am relatively new to reptile keeping, and i would like to keep some monitors, i am constructing an enclosure 2m long, 1m wide and 1m tall. I'd like to keep 2-3 monitors, and the enclosure is inside. It will have a top that opens and a glass front. I am going to fill it with 4in of sand...

Hey all. i was looking these guys up when i got kinda confused hopefully someone can clear this up for me :D [sorry if it sounds stupid] this site has written "V.T.Tristis" & "V.T.Orientalis" but both were on the same Varanus tristis discription page so are they the same monitor? just one...

Hey All I live in Ipswich in South East Queensland - it gets a few degrees hotter here in summer in brisbane and a few degrees cooler than brisbane in winter. I was wondering - are there any monitor species that could survive our climate outdoors without any supplied heating? It can get to...

i went to the Sydney Wildlife World.. took some photo's.. see if you can name each and every herp, theres 21, some of which are doubles.. name them twice!! and some of which arent exsactly herps. :D dont bag my photography skills. its bloody hard to shoot a herp through glass.. :s have...

Just wondering about the use of fake grass for my diamond enclosure. All opinions welcome as I have heard there are conflicting opinions about what to use i.e newspaper, breeders choice litter, fake grass. All advice welcome please. :?

just some new pics of some of my critters

hi just chaseing a 5ft+ female southwestern carpet python for my breeding project im short a female for next year seller needs to be in WA would be willing to organise a swap if interested for any of this years offspring should have stimmys (Geraldton locale), Ta Ta dragons and hopefully...

Hello everyone, I saw some great pics over here so in return a few pics I took. Enjoy. V. indicus V. acanthurus acanthurus V. tristis tristis Maybe someone can tell me wich region this species come from? V. glauerti...

Does anybody have, or have access to or even know the whereabouts of a photo of a Varanus tristis from the kimberley region? Photos of northern WA or Western NT animals would probably be helpful. If so, I'd like a look! i don't want to use it in any publication or anything like that, i'd...

I have a trio of Varanus tristis(black headed monitors for sale $1200 ono they are coming up to 2 yrs old great little monitor and a pleasure to watch. Also have a pr of coastals 5 yr old $600 firm Also 1 female NT FORM water python had clutch of 12 eggs last cooling now for this yrs...

Hey, i was wondering what the smallest monitor on the class 1 licence is? and how big does it grow? Thanks

Does anyone know anything about this subspecies or any referance material to it? The Queensland musuem has 1 speciman lodged and coming from the Cape York Peninsula area.

hi people long time since iv logged on here i have since sold my whole reptile collection and moved from brisbane to perth i have just purchased my cat 4 licence in perth and am now hunting reptiles which seem to be grossly over priced and few and far between(and in the case of snakes all really...

Hey guys! Just want to share some pictures of my new additions! Heres 3 black headed monitor (Varanus tristis) hatchlings! Enjoy! :)

Here are some of my new reptiles. Hope you all like. Cheers, Kratos

Would like to acquire adult female Varanus tristis, Call Rob on 02 8251 7874

The Macarthur Herp Society's 3rd annual show is on NOW!!!!! PCYC 95 Minto Rd, Minto (southwestern Sydney). The show will close at 4pm, so still plenty of time. We've had a big turnout and it's looking great! APS is there - Administrator and Slateman AFTCRA, Gabrielle Latta on...

what are those little mini tiny monitors called that dont grow very big? also anyone have ppics?

Has anyone had any expeirence with these great goanna's? If so please tell me about it as I am hopefully getting one for my sister for her Birthday. Cheers.

Hey guys, After Freckled Monitor (varanus tristis orientalis) hatchlings/sub-adults or adults. Located in Western Sydney and will travel to come and pick them up. Also willing to pay for shipping import fees ect. Cheers :) Ryan (0406130030 / rizey AT optusnet.com.au)

Hi, just wondering if anyone is has juvi black-headed monitors (Varanus tristis) or is expecting hatchies some time soon...?

I was just wondering if someone could tell me how much I could expect to pay for: 1. Varanus tristis (freckled monitor) and 2. Pogona minor minor (Dwarf bearded dragon)

Hi everyone, im looking to buy a pair of Varanus tristis, not sure if id like tristis tristis or tristis orientalis yet, so will consider both. Will consider adults and hatchlings as long as they are a male/female pair. Im located in Brisbane, but im willing to freight. Thanks in advance for...

Hi everyone, just wondering who keeps either Varanus tristis tristis, or Varanus tristis orientalis? Does anyone breed them? The usual questions too: how are they kept? Can i see pics of animals and set-ups please? Cheers, Steve

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 all ive just become the proud owner of a sand goanna and am not shy to say i know nothing about them at all. Anyone that can give me some advise on the correct husbandry methods I should use and information ie size expectancy . Ill post a pic of him/her hope im talking about the right type...

Hi Everyone, Have another spare 4' x 2' x 2' (actually it's just a touch larger in all measurements) empty and I would love to acquire a single Monitor for this enclosure. So basically I'm asking what would people recommend - I'd rather a larger single monitor than a group of smalls (so not...

I was amazed to see how many people have some really nice pythons out there (on the show us your pythons forum). Obviously a lot less people will have monitors. But I was wondering how many people actually have some. If you've got some monitors or are generally interested in them why not post...

Hey pplz well i just thourght i would make a list of all animals that i have and i hope other people will add to the list with pets they own so here goes (its gonna be long): 3x Green Tree Frogs 2x Gillets Tree Frogs 2x red Eyed Green Tree Frogs 1x Sooky Dalmation 1x Little Brat of a cat...

This is my latest creation... I built this tank as i had a wardrobe to spare and what else do you do with left over wardrobes other than build tanks outta them... I was thinking of puting a Black headed or a Gillen's in ther but i dont know if its big enough for the Black Headed monitor as...

Picked this little guy up last night, pretty happy about it too :lol: :lol: :lol: Just thought i'd share...

just a quick question, i know in america comellions(spelling) are tree lizards but do we in australia have any lizard the spend most of the time in tree(aborial) thats any type of lizard

Hi guys, i have just been given a 6' aquarium which i intend to turn into a vivarium (it is leaky)...any ideas on what kind of snakes to keep in it? I would rather just stick with snakes even though i know it would be gr8 for some lizards. All suggestions would be appreciated, thanks...:)

The other thread on the monitors has had hubby and I very interested. We already keep eastern bearded dragons successfully, and hearing that their care is very similar to dragons perked up our ears. :D We have been interested in getting a monitor, and were wanting to ask a couple of...

Just wondering if anyone was getting any reptiles for Christmas? I just placed an order for my Christmas present to myself. Can't wait!

Well I set my alarm for 6am this morning, because my Varanus tristis girl has bloated and been digging furiously for the last 5 or 6 days. First thing I saw as I walked into the room was some lovely white :-) 15 eggs laid and I was lucky enough to watch her nudging them around getting them...

Average-Max lengths required for Ocellate Ridge Tailed monitors, Pygmy Mulgas, Sand, black tailed monitors, and adequate indoor (as I live in Newie) cage sizes needed for each. Any help greatly appreciated. Jay

Hi all, Well there was some discussion a little time ago between myself and some other members about housing of Mitchell's Water Monitors. I'm currently keeping a trio of hatchies and am soon to take delivery of 2 more. I thought to give anyone else interested an idea of what sort of setup...

hey all ive tried but the femal gilleni just wont accpet the idear of eating lol i thought maybe she might just need a bit more settling in time then i remembered sum gravid snakes refuse food wondering if it might be the case wiht her any idears

Well all I'm one very happy camper...my Varanus tristis girl has just laid 13 beautiful white eggs !!! :-) While I miscalculated on when they were due, I was quite happy anyhow. Luckily also I'd just built the incubator today :-) Thought I'd share... Simon Archibald

Hi all, Well I'm very happy this morning as my Blackheaded Monitor pair spent most of last night mating. Activities started from about 6.30pm with the male chasing the girl around. By about 8.30pm she decided why fight it and the male got plenty of good sessions in ;-) I went to bed around...

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

Near disaster with that klutz ( My fault ). I thought that one rat a few days ago wasn?t enough and de frosted a couple of rats. He took one and I lured/dragged him to one end of the cage. One of the other WPs wanted a rat so she was lured/dragged to the other end. After a few minutes you...

Hello everyone ! What type of reptiles are on your shopping list for the coming season ? I want : Female Md Pair Darwins Bredli

just interested to find out how big they grow to and what size enclosure would they do good at for 1 monitor would a 4ftx2ftx2ft be big enough or would they need a bigger one then that

Hey all you monitor keepers out there! I have an enclosure by the mesurements of 100cm long, 50cm wide and 100cm high of which I am contimplating adding a pair of arboreal monitors to. If I provided elevated rocky areas along with branches etc, would this be a suitable enclosure for a pair of...

Just a question......can lace monitors be kept as pets? If so how much are they and are they easy to look after? Thanks!