Reptile Forum, Reptile Classifieds - CaptiveBred

miffikins · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:38 am Post subject:

Haha yes I do, he only has a couple of claws on his back feet on non on his front so he cant grip, and I've read a few threads about monitors dying of internal injuries from jumping/falling etc, so I'm a bit wary Shocked

The cork bark looks really cool! Bet they love it!

dantro · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:00 am Post subject:

You find alot of Ackies that have very few claws, my female is doing well i think with only 3 missing and luckily my male has all his, which is quite good!
But i can well believe they injury themselves especially when chasing food! ... They do like the cork its like a basking spot too so they kinda hang about alot in and around it ... plus i like the way it looks too!
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1.1.0 Ackies (10 eggs cooking) 4.9.6 Stenodactylus S. (22 eggs cooking)

Bohan · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:55 pm Post subject:

I lost one of my V glauerti trio to internal injurys, not because it had no toes, it had them all, but from just leaping into space for some bizarre reason and falling quite a distance.
They all did it but stopped in 48-72 hours after introducing them to their new home, unfortunately it was too late for one.
I had a good, deep, soft substrate but they would often leap from one immatation out crop to another much further down, this must have been how the damage occurred.
Since then i have provided more "bridges" from one side to another both up and down.
My ackies love to climb but had all their front toes missing from before i bought them, i didn't see this as a good enough reason not to buy them and have kept their viv to a more terrestrial design.
My new babies wont suffer this problem Smile

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2.0.0 Varanus glauerti.
1.1.0 Varanus a brachyurus.
1.1.0 Chlamydosaurus kingii.
1.3.4 Lacerta vivipera.

dantro · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:15 pm Post subject:

Yeah i see what u mean, i think thats why i have put so many branches and platforms in, and this viv is lower but wider than the last one, so hopefully i wont have much leaping going on, but i think with the amount of branches and stuff they shouldnt have far to go before landing on something ... well thats the theory anyways! Very Happy

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1.1.0 Ackies (10 eggs cooking) 4.9.6 Stenodactylus S. (22 eggs cooking)

miffikins · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:43 pm Post subject:

Bohan · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject:

Yeah its pretty crude but covers the basics, i really must do some thing better for them, i need to give them some depth to burrow in to make up for their inabilty to climb, got to wait until my shed is up and running.
I have up graded it a bit since this photo and changed it about a bit, basicly added a length of timber from corner to back so i could increase the sub depth and more hidy places for the female:

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2.0.0 Varanus glauerti.
1.1.0 Varanus a brachyurus.
1.1.0 Chlamydosaurus kingii.
1.3.4 Lacerta vivipera.

dantro · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:58 pm Post subject: Re: New Ackie Viv ...

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1.1.0 Ackies (10 eggs cooking) 4.9.6 Stenodactylus S. (22 eggs cooking)

whiteraven666 · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:30 pm Post subject:

What dimentions is you ackies viv Dantro?

Im toying with the idea of getting myself a pair or a trio.
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Heidi (Dwarf sungazer)
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Denzil (chequered garter snake)
Samson+Mickey (Crested geckos)
Cody (Velvet gecko)

dantro · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:35 pm Post subject:

Its 4x2x2 .. fingers crossed my ackie eggs will hatch and be ready for the Basildon show too!
They are great though u should def get some! Very Happy

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