smallest monitor
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taken from www.repticzone.com caresheet
"Our pair has an enclosure that is 36x24x18. they have a canopy on the enclosure where the lighting is hooked up which raises the roof of the enclosure another 10 inches. They have 9-10 inches of soil a hiding place big enough for the pair to retreat to and turn around under comfortably and a big enough water bowl to soak."
36 by 24 by 18 comes out to under 75 gallons... and thats for a pair!!
"Our pair has an enclosure that is 36x24x18. they have a canopy on the enclosure where the lighting is hooked up which raises the roof of the enclosure another 10 inches. They have 9-10 inches of soil a hiding place big enough for the pair to retreat to and turn around under comfortably and a big enough water bowl to soak."
36 by 24 by 18 comes out to under 75 gallons... and thats for a pair!!
arlo;803786; said:
is that for timors or ackies? I think that the ackies would be a better choice because they're more active, not secretive and shy, and the are very easy to tame. And you can keep a group of 3 in the 75 gallon for a while
<don't compare the monitor to an alligator lizard, alligator lizards are common and ugly,>
dude, there are soo many things wrong with that statement. alligator lizards may be common in your area(i can never seem to find them) but they are not ugly
<MONITOR lizards are slender/snake-like rat eating crazy beasts.>
you're crazy, alot of the time alligator lizards are mistaken for snakes and have you ever seen a 10" southern alligator lizard? those things would take out a small mouse no problem. i had a 11" northern female that actually gave live birth to 5 babies in my viv a few years back, one of the coolest freaking lizards i've ever had.
dude, there are soo many things wrong with that statement. alligator lizards may be common in your area(i can never seem to find them) but they are not ugly
<MONITOR lizards are slender/snake-like rat eating crazy beasts.>
you're crazy, alot of the time alligator lizards are mistaken for snakes and have you ever seen a 10" southern alligator lizard? those things would take out a small mouse no problem. i had a 11" northern female that actually gave live birth to 5 babies in my viv a few years back, one of the coolest freaking lizards i've ever had.
As far as appearance, whether an alligator lizard resembles a monitor is purely relative. I think they look more like skinks than any monitor I know of, but that's just me.
If you like alligator lizards, fantastic; I'm not knocking you. They're not native to my area so I've had experience with them. I'm sure they're awesome in their own way, like any other herp. But I don't think their care requirements & habits are close enough to monitors to warrant them be suggested here...but once again, merely my opinion.
If you like alligator lizards, fantastic; I'm not knocking you. They're not native to my area so I've had experience with them. I'm sure they're awesome in their own way, like any other herp. But I don't think their care requirements & habits are close enough to monitors to warrant them be suggested here...but once again, merely my opinion.
It depends on what the person percieve them as.
I would go with a couple of ackies if you really want a monitor. A lot of times, ackies are suggested for beginners anyway. The only thing is that they tend to be more expensive.
Again, cheap herps are usually the ones that are the hardest to take care of.
I would go with a couple of ackies if you really want a monitor. A lot of times, ackies are suggested for beginners anyway. The only thing is that they tend to be more expensive.
Again, cheap herps are usually the ones that are the hardest to take care of.
The smallest monitor that is about the same size as a green anole you can find is the Varanus brevicauda or Short-Tailed Monitor. However they are rare in the pet trade. Even if you got ahold of them -- most owners find them boring since they spend a lot of their time underground.
A more common one would be the Varanus kingorum or King' Goanna which max out at 16".
Stick with Ackies. They are more fun and more docile than any of the other drawf monitors.
A more common one would be the Varanus kingorum or King' Goanna which max out at 16".
Stick with Ackies. They are more fun and more docile than any of the other drawf monitors.
yeah i've seen aligator lizards before and am not interested.
i dont think anyone answered this, but would one akie be fine in a 75, or should i get a bigger tank and more of them?
also i know it's kinda taboo to mix herps but what about some desert turtle of some sort in there ?
i dont think anyone answered this, but would one akie be fine in a 75, or should i get a bigger tank and more of them?
also i know it's kinda taboo to mix herps but what about some desert turtle of some sort in there ?
BIGgourami;805388; said:
Umm I'm positive that a 75 could house 1 comfortably for life, but not qutie sure on 2 or more. If you can I would go with a 6'L 2-3'W 2-3' Tall cage as they will use every inch of it. As for being kept with desert turtles I have no experience with them, but if you got 3-5 Ackies you would be surprised at how active/playfull, for lack of a better word, they are.
