Monitor pictures-Thread

[imported-varanus]

No wire cages next time mate, I've heard this happen on more than a few occasions with monitors. Learning experience anyway. these work well for smaller mons, no chance of accidents. 35W (2-3 in a row) at 100-150mm from the basking spot should give you a good hot spot and retain a suitable gradient.

 

[Murph_BTK]

@imported thank you for this info...i shall start prepping the enclosure to suit this idea.. i hated the large globe and wire cage... appreciate the info

 

[imported-varanus]

Uncle bunnings has the transformer/ lamp and globe as kits all for under $40 and the lights last forever. I'd suggest a row of lights as opposed to a single just to avoid the possibility of thermal burns. All the best. Good light rendition also.

 

[Murph_BTK]

Mate first off your enclosures look friggin amazing... inspiring indeed.. and second i am off to Bunnings this weekend getting a list together and sorting a sparkie also.... again the info is truly appreciated.. and feel free to show more pics of your enclosures

 

[pinefamily]

What actually happened to your ackie, Murph? We don't use cages on our monitor globes, except when we had the Mertens, as they would try and hug the heat. Our ackie sits on his tile stack under the heat, and has never tried to touch his globe.

 

[imported-varanus]

Thanks. You shouldn't need a sparkie for these mate, the instillation instructions are pretty basic and come with the kit. You asked for it!.

 

[Murph_BTK]

What actually happened to your ackie, Murph? We don't use cages on our monitor globes, except when we had the Mertens, as they would try and hug the heat. Our ackie sits on his tile stack under the heat, and has never tried to touch his globe.

She was a small Ridge tail Monitor and managed to squeeze through a 6mm (when i force a gap) between the heat lamp and wire cage that protects from burns etc) while i was out she got in but couldn't get out.... and died a **** death, i am heartbroken by the thought of that... from all the futher readings it appears i didn't need a cage..?? but after @imported messaged me i am going a different path....

Also @imported i was gonna wire it myself .. but didn't wanna start a war on that side of things

 

[OmzHussein]

How do some get their juv. Lacies to start eating well?

 

[Smittiferous]

How do some get their juv. Lacies to start eating well?

Herpaboost is meant to work wonders, smeared onto or injected into a rat or mouse. Monitors are eating machines though, if it isn't eating well, make sure your enclosure temps are correct and the animal isn't stressed. How long have you had it for? Also, are you offering the food item to the lace monitor with tongs? If you are, don't. Just leave it in a food bowl and walk away. Young monitors can sometimes be quite flighty and won't eat in your presence.

Also, pics!

 

[OmzHussein]

Ive had them for 2 weeks but they both came from enclosures thats had other lacies i was going to put them togethet but one seems a bit to yound for the other they eat but not like they should ones about a foot and other a foot and a half roughly, no tongs just leave food laying around but not even egg got him going

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this one's the bigger one

 

[imported-varanus]

Get your basking temps (hotspot) up to 50-60C, add plenty of hide spots throughout the enclosure and leave them alone (ie: no more handling). As Smittiferous
mentioned, add a bowl of chopped up rodents/ quail/ day old chicks in the morning and remove at night, if there's any left. Priority is hides/ good hotspot and no more handling. Hope this helps.

 

[OmzHussein]

Thanks ill give it a go

 

[Murph_BTK]

A crap image taken off my computer but this is my latest addition to my ever expanding family.. pick him up on the weekend yahoo...

add me on instagram murph_BTK

 

[Nero Egernia]

I saw that advert. He doesn't quite look like a Perth animal. Either way he's a beautiful fella and I'm sure you're going to enjoy him.

 

[HerpNthusiast]

An update on my ackie he's great.


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Here's a pic of his setup

 

[zeke]

Just a couple of pics of my female ackie. She's amazing.. bites everytime I hold her but still amazing. Progress has been made tho I can pat her in her cage now with out her bolting off for cover and she doesn't try to bite me as quick when I take her out.
The the last picture is an older one where she got my earlobe haha the most painless place to be bitten

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[HerpNthusiast]

Just a couple of pics of my female ackie. She's amazing.. bites everytime I hold her but still amazing. Progress has been made tho I can pat her in her cage now with out her bolting off for cover and she doesn't try to bite me as quick when I take her out.
The the last picture is an older one where she got my earlobe haha the most painless place to be bitten

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Haha cool hope that doesn't happen to me. How old is yours mine is roughly 8-9 months old.

 

[zeke]

1 year maybe 2 ish I Gota check my records to be sure

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[Stompsy]

Harrison, (previously Harriot, till he showed me all his bits!) out and about this morning. He decided I was the warmest place to be and I did not complain about it one bit! Especially because he bit me last weekend, during a bout of his food brain. Enjoy.

 

[pinefamily]

Ha! We had a beardie like that. Inherited it as a Rosie but soon realized Rosie was a Rory.

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