smallest monitor

[wolfcichild027]

if you want a smaller starter monitor start with a bosc's

 

[Ophiuchus]

if you want a smaller starter monitor start with a bosc's

Ummm...Boscs are considerably larger than Ackies; Close to twice the length and 3x the weight.

 

[Kobi9019]

yea they definatly are. Also the majority of them are WC and are unhealthy when they arrive in the petstores. They do tame pretty nicely, but IMO they're more drab, and inactive compared to ackies

 

[Snakemanstu]

http://www.captivebred.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1483&highlight=kingorum try these

 

[BIGgourami]

WC

WC?


also what would you feed them? will they make use of tank decor? temp?

 

[TheBloodyIrish]

WC - Wild captive
CB - Captive bred
LTC - Long-time Capativity (Wild-caught that have been kept for 3-6 months or more)

 

[arlo]

blue tree monitors stay pretty small, but u gotta be balllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllin
http://www.reptilehavenonline.com/animals/btmon.jpg
pair for $1,800!



are u leaning towards the ackie as of now?

 

[arlo]

i JUST found out ackies are the same as ridge tails.
Varanus acanthurus = ackie or ridge tail monitor (right?)
ridge tail monitors are the tightest little monitors out there..if u can find one u should get one

 

[arlo]

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.

yupppp
alligator lizards suc8==D!

 

[arlo]

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've never head of a monitor lizard and desert tortoise being put 2gether. does anyone noe if this can be done? i have a pretty juicy sulcata tortoise that would look hard wit a timor/ackie/green tree or blue tree monitor.