Monitor pictures-Thread

[Karly]

This big guy was playing golf with us the other day

 

[vampstorso]

^ wow! he is SO stocky!

 

[Erebos]

That is so cool.


Cheers Brenton

 

[jordanmulder]

awesome panpotes!

 

[blakehose]

That's a very healthy looking animal! Now post some pics of yours Karly You have some beautiful varanids...

 

[Karly]

He was very cool.... needless to say with distractions like this at the local golf course, I'm pretty hopeless at golf lol ;-)

He was very cool.... needless to say with distractions like this at the local golf course, I'm pretty hopeless at golf lol ;-)

Here you go Blake, just since you asked so nicely

Flicker the lace monitor. One of crocdoc's gorgeous little babies of course!

Coming in for a sniff at the camera

And Oliver my Mertens

 

[TaraLeigh]

Update shots. Blake.... you need to come visit us

 

[Tristis]

nice monitors, keep the pics coming.
here is a 4 month old flavi next to a 4 day old one.

 

[crocdoc]

 

[NathanBennett]

Hey guys, I was just wondering how these guys handle, like can you pat them or carry them outside etc?
I have a couple of snakes, including a GTP and after getting a couple more GTPs, I would love to look into getting one of these.

 

[mister3]

**PICS**

gettin' busy on the living room floor!

 

[crocdoc]

Hey guys, I was just wondering how these guys handle, like can you pat them or carry them outside etc?

Define 'these guys' and we may be able to answer your question.

 

[lacerevelation]

bub

 

[pythrulz]

Looks like another clutch of lacie eggs maybe on the way David great pics and animals how are your bells would they be up to breeding age next season I believe they breed about 16 month or similiar

 

[NathanBennett]

By "these guys" I mean lace monitors etc

 

[crocdoc]

Looks like another clutch of lacie eggs maybe on the way David great pics and animals how are your bells would they be up to breeding age next season I believe they breed about 16 month or similiar

I don't like to push my animals too quickly. She's two, now, and getting there but I'll put another year's growth on her before I try anything

By "these guys" I mean lace monitors etc

I'd probably lean towards the 'etc' then, rather than lace monitors. They can become quiet, but they're not the sort of thing you want to trust too far because they have a strong feeding response which is easily triggered and the bite is quite damaging. If you haven't kept monitors before, I'd recommend something else to start with so that you get a feel for monitor behaviour and then get lacies later. Mine are really 'tame', but the male gets into food brain mode at unexpected times and then it gets 'interesting'. One minute he's calmly watching you change the lightbulb in the enclosure, with only vague interest, then a fraction of a second later there's a full-sized male lace monitor running straight at you.

The important thing with monitors is that you don't force handle them when they're small if you want to get them tame. Let them go through their silly nervous stage, first, so that they're approaching you rather than vice versa.

 

[imported_Varanus]

Goblin's first day out, still yet to have a substantial meal for the season, but not bad after 120 days of brumation. And the escape artist, already wolfing back the quail and mice.

 

[Beard]

:lol:

 

[crocdoc]

They're looking great, Richard. Had NeLiSh on the floor next to me as I looked at your image and your female is almost the spitting image of her.

Beard - really old joke. Still funny, though.

 

[imported_Varanus]

Thanks David, if she ever achives NeLiSH's offspring producing capability I'll be over the moon! I still find it difficult portraying your monitors in their true colours. The yellows are so intense they seem to wash out and appear white.

Beard-Really old monitor too!

Washing day! She only ever does this in her mates enclosure?!