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Ackie help..........

lilroach56 Apr 29, 2004 12:06 PM

I've been interested in monitors and large lizards since i first saw the komodos the national zoo when i was 4. But ive only recently gotten into herpetoculture (last september, i got a leopard gecko). My mom says i can't keep any lizard that can't be kept in a 4' by 2' cage. So after looking at small monitors i figured out that ackies might be good for me. After looking at the differences between reds and yellows i have decided to go with yellows. I have read tons of care sheets on these and have scrolled through the monitor forum for ackie related topics. Could anyone answer these questions for me.

Could i heat an ackie cage properly with a RHP? i would use retes stacks as basking/hide spots.
Will two hatchling ackies be lost and stressed in a 4' by 2' (LW) cage? if so what would be a good cage for them until they can move into it?
If i buy a pair or a trio of hatchlings will they breed at to young of an age if kept together?
what kind and how many prey items do you feed your ackies?
when/where am i most likely going to be able to buy a pair of ackies in june/july?
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0.1 "Tremper" looking Albino Leopard gecko (Lex)
0.0.1 tiger crested gecko (peachs)
1.1 Feral cats that we adopted (Fuzzy, and Bear)

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Replies (1)

vcreations Apr 29, 2004 01:03 PM

heat the cages with two bulbs, like two 40 watt halogens.

you can feed them adult crickets and baby pink mice. i supplement all my monitors with minerall.

that cage might be a bit large for you, not for the monitors. it would be easier for you to take care of them in a 20 gallon until they are a big larger.

good luck, andrew

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