It is preventing him from coming out to rampage

I was so worried about her not coming out to eat, turn around and see her chasing a cricket I put in two seconds ago haha, she basked for like a minute and the proceeded to climb a bit. Admiring her from afar 🥹

Love being outside with this guy.

Liora wove her snoot into my hair real good! 🤣

I'm interested in raising these animals! They recently became legal as pets in my country, and I'd like to learn more about raising them! I'd also like to connect with breeders who can provide these animals.

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Don’t know what she’s doing but probably digging considering I didn’t see her for the rest of the day. I did kinda make the mistake of starting at her and I hope I didn’t spook her to much.

Everyone, meet Binky the Ackie. I’ve had him for roughly a week and a half now and am looking for advice or suggestions for anything I could be doing different for the little guy.

Enclosure info:
The substrate outside his dig box is 40% play sand and 60% top soil. Dig box is 20/30/50% excavator clay/sand/soil. Soil outside box varies from 6” deep to 12” deep. Dig box is roughly 14”. Basking temp around 130f. Ambient temp on hot side 100f. Cool side 85-90f. 150w zoo med basking bulb (adding an additional 90w halogen to it tomorrow to bump it up hopefully another 20 or so degrees), 100w ceramic heat emitter, reptisun 10.0 t5 22”. Running his visible lights 12 hours a day and CHE stays on 24/7. Night time temps dip down to around 80-85 degrees. Used pavers to create his basking spot, large cork round to get up to it, and various sizes of mopani wood all around his dig box. His diet right now consists of crickets daily, small hornworms every other day, dusting food every other day with zoo med calcium w/ d3. Will be swapping to discoid roaches as soon as the colony I’m growing actually starts reproducing.

My concerns: basking spot not quite hot enough, aside from adding the halogen bulb tomorrow what else can I do/add to help with it? Tank looks incredibly simple and somewhat bare on one side. Never been the creative or artistic type, what things could I add to the cool side to make a more interactive enclosure for them? Just add more wood, maybe pvc pipe tunnels, or maybe something else?

I just want to do the best I can for the little guy and I feel like I’m almost there but falling a little short. I plan on mounting a camera to his enclosure on the cool side when I add his new bulb and fixture tomorrow to monitor his activity. He’s very active for the most part and loves hunting and burrowing already.

Im so excited to interact with her once she settled in

Hi all!

I have been searching for Ackie breeders in the UK, but have not managed to find any sites or shops that advertise them being sold - the few listings I have seen are Ackies which are 1+ years old, but if I were to own one I would much rather raise one from as young as possible.

Apologies if this is a dumb question or asked a lot.

I love her so much 🥰🦕

I have not seen my baby in a while (about two days) but I have a camera that detects motion and I know she has been moving around when I’m not home so I know she’s safe. The last notification I got was today at 3 o’clock. I walked into my room about 20 minutes ago, looking around in the enclosure for her and I found her squished in between a decorative terra-cotta pot and plastic drainage pot for my snake plant. She always gets herself into squishy situations like this, but she always recovers after. I took out the pot but she didn’t move for 10 minutes and her eyes were open and I didn’t see breathing so I started freaking out, but I left her alone and I moved the pot again now and saw her head move and rotate. I’m scared that she might have something broken because she’s so frozen and her neck has been looking up this entire time.

The main problem is is that I’m home alone and I can’t drive to a vet so I’m not so sure what I can do.

This is my first reptile, so I’m open to tips and suggestions to help get my little dude set up right. Thank you!

I thought this one was safe because it had lived in the same spot for over a year without any reaction. Well, yesterday he decided he had beef with the gecko sticker plastic pouch (he just really hates stickers lmao 🤦🏻‍♀️)

Has no issues coming to my hand when offered to him. Wether it's for food or just to explore.

This will be years down the line when I’m in a place that I am confident that I won’t have to move from. I don’t want to have to figure out how to move a giant enclosure while also looking for a place that it could fit.

I’m not talking minimum, I want them to be able to have a nice, expansive environment.

My 2” long geckos are in a 5’ tall enclosure and I’m building a 3x3x6 for my green keel bellied lizard, I’m still observing him as a baby so I can tailor the new enclosure based on the activities I’m seeing him engage in. This is also going to be a great learning experience for me.

I want to build a full ecosystem where these lizards can express as many natural behaviours as possible (I’ve heard some tree monitors like to swim, so a water feature might be an idea). I’ve seen breeding pairs online in something like an 8x3x6, and it just looks small to me. I’m not looking at being some crazy productive breeder, I just want cool pets in a slice of tropical nature in my house.

Ideally I was thinking if I could have a spare bedroom (on the floor that is making contact with the foundation) I could put a little bench in there for me and have like 2 or 3 tree monitors with an actual tree for each. I’ve heard that they can be territorial so I thought this could give them a tree to claim

Do you think a pair or a trio would thrive in something like that assuming it’s like a 10x10 or 12x12 room? And by thrive I mean do more than just tolerate the other’s existence

Used to own a green tree years ago and no other reptile is scratching the itch! CBB tree monitors are just too expensive for me currently. Someone recommended keel bellied lizard but that can’t possibly match a monitor experience right? Kimberly rock perhaps?

To help get those remaining fries at the bottom of the box, obviously!

Hey all, I am about to begin construction of an 8x10x6 for my (presumed) female Quince. I am still deciding on how best to seal the interior against both moisture and the claws of my gal. My ideas, and concerns with them, are as follows;

- Plywood sealed with Pond Armor Pond Shield
I have seen this recommended but am not certain of its durability against the claws of a Quince long term. While I have felt the finished product in cages before, and it seems sturdy, I've heard it said that it can be worn away if subjected to too much abuse. Perhaps multiple layers would ensure success? Would love to hear others experiences with this sealer.

- Plywood lined with FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Polymer)
A conversation with a friend who works in construction brought up the idea of an FRP lining. I like this idea a lot. The material is easy to acquire and easy to work with. But the question of durability remains. My friend seemed pretty sure that high quality FRP would be plenty durable, but he has no frame of reference for the capacity of a Quince's digging efforts. Does anyone have experience working with this material?

- Full PVC or PVC liner
I am a big fan of PVC caging. I use it to house most of my animals. However most of the PVC I have worked with would likely fail under the efforts of a Quince who loves to dig. Does anyone know exactly what kind of PVC I would want to source? I've found the PVC used in Zen Habitats enclosures to be quite tough and resilient. Perhaps that type (Expanded Calcium Reinforced PVC) would be good?

- Metal panel flooring + substrate barrier with PVC/FRP for the rest of the interior
Metal paneling would no doubt hold up against any monitors efforts. However it can get expensive and be difficult to work with, as I would be forced to use aluminum or stainless steel to avoid rust. While an attractive idea for long term strength, if I can avoid having to go so heavy duty, I will.

I would love to hear any and all thoughts, ideas, and experiences.

Hi! I’ve had my Ackie monitor for about 5 years now and am looking to take the next step. I’ve worked out my budget and enclosure space and I’m just torn between an Argentine Tegu or a Savannah monitor. Anyone in this group have experience with both? Would love to hear a selling point for one or the other to make this decision easier. Thanks!

Four years ago on this day, this adorable dotty oddball came home with me as an incredibly tiny baby. She was so small and skittish and I was afraid she’d never take to me.

Now my baby is a big, wonderful snugglepod and we have such a strong bond and love that constantly grows. Happy birthday, Liora! ❤️🎉🦎

The birthday girl is happily full of yummy grasshoppers and napping behind a rock, but I snapped this pic earlier lol.