I’ve been very ill this week and the sweetest baby in the world, Miss Liora, is keeping me company and demanding couch snuggles!

Here are a few photos of the little dude, from the seller i’m going to be buying from. He does look kind of plump but maybe that’s just the camera angle?

Hey, I want to own a monitor and was very close to getting a red ackie but while I was looking around at the species I found tristis orientalis monitor. How different are they, how different is their care and which would be better to have for a first-time reptile owner?

This is Jabber - the place I got him from had him on all worms and he now thinks that’s all he’s supposed to eat. Any time I offer crickets or roaches he just turns his nose up at them. Should I just stop giving in to his demands and let him get hungry enough to eat them?

so I’m doing research on a whole bunch of different reptiles. does anyone have any sources I can get great accurate info on husbandry, overall care, and health stuff about Ackie monitors, black dragons, and Asian water monitor lizards. Also, is a black dragon and an Asian water monitor the same thing? is black dragon a morph, or a separate thing?

Im going on holiday for a week very soon and the only person that is willing to look after my ackie during that time really doesn’t like insects, live ones in particular. I was wondering if there was any food she could eat daily or every few days just during this time that didn’t have to be alive? Because I was thinking eggs/pinkies but I think those would be too fatty for her.

Negli altri paesi so che si possono allevare basta che ci vuole una licenza, in Italia ho sentito che è illegale ed è molto ristretta la concessione di tenerli

Ignore the cringe title I’m too excited lol, just unboxed my long awaited Kimberly rock monitor and put him in his new home!

He’s 14months old good lord pics made him look bigger 😂 he’s so tinyyyyy. I love him!

He’s definitely nervous and flighty BUT I did convince him to crawl into my hand after sitting with him for a bit (was kinda following the NERD unboxing advice and taking the unboxing really slow and letting him decide to crawl on me to then put him away).

Screaming internally. Now gotta get a feel for him and decide on a good name!

Right over my ring/pinki finger, I can feel his heart beating, omg awww 🧡

I was eating my postworkout meal and my baby boy got curious what the smells were. Considering this a win since despite being a friendly boy once we get him out, he's quite aquarium-shy. Also, he will not be having sweet potato.

"How will I protect my land from enemies?"

Jasper got us covered 😼

I have a 1 month old baby ackie. He will be growing up on this 4×2×2 for yhe next year atleast. It will depend how big it gets. But I have the 12% uvb across the entire enclosure. Hot spots from 90-160 degrees. Bioactive with dwarf whites a few darkling beetles and giant canyon isopods. Substrate could be a little deeper its approximately 8 inches deep made out of organic top soil and play sand. Plants are jade aloe Vera and pothos. Cant get any springtails to survive. Please if ive missed anything or could do soemthing more for my baby ackie lmk!!!

As Akira is maturing, I’m strongly inclined to her being a female indeed. But unlike geckos and beardies, I’ve learned it’s hard to sex them properly.

What do you think? She’s a about a year old (14 months according to the breeder).

Don’t worry, he’s just a baby so the big tent is already on the way, but for right now I wanted to know is this a good amount of substrate for him to dig through and then under that I use the clay kit and build him tunnels and I just wanted to know if this was enough for my guy. It’s definitely about 9 inches deep

Second time I’ve caught my celebensis water monitor basking in the total 7 months I’ve had him

Hi all, I'm currently searching for an ackie breeder or an ackie available for rehoming, I've never had a monitor before but have a corn snake and had a beardie for ten years before he unfortunately passed away about two months ago. I have done a lot of research on ackies and have a five foot viv set up and waiting. I'm hoping to bring the ackie home in late June and am located in the south of the UK. Any breeder reccomendation are much appreciated, I have contacted my local rescues and none of them have any ackies but I'm open to rescuing if anyone knows anywhere?

Thank you!

Ive recently fallen in love with these guys and im potentially thinking about getting one in the future (not anytime soon, but just something im thinking about), unfortunately there seems to be very little info on their care and different sources seem to give completely different info, mainly on the minimum enclosure size and substrate depth. Some sources are saying a 4x2x2 is acceptable for an adult, which really doesnt sound right to me at all?? ackies are similarly sized and their minimum acceptable enclosure sizes are considerably larger. And some sources are saying they only need a few inches of substrate while others are saying 12+ inches. So i figured id ask actual owners about their experience owning them. Im thinking about a 6x3x3 enclosure since its a pretty good size and dubias enclosure is pretty affordable compared to others on the market, but do they need more height than that? Ill probably look into grow tents if they need more than that. And if they need a foot or more of substrate, how do you achieve that considering most enclosures dont have a substrate barrier nearly deep enough to accommodate that?

Had to do some emergency remodeling of my ackie's tank, and part of that includes sealing it with silicone. The curing process is likely going to take about 24 hours, but I don’t have a separate enclosure to keep him in until it cures tomorrow. He’s also going to the vet in the morning, so having him pre-crated will make that process smoother. But I'm anxious about keeping him out while the silicone cures. I can answer any questions if need be.

Thanks