Ackie Help???

[Kenshin]

No problems mate glad i could be of help i see the varanid bug is spredding again

[cma_369]

Update, i have managed to raise temps now in basking area to bout 40-50 thanks to using the outdoor lightglobe and they were active enough to have there first feed today. They actually even came upto my hand whilst holding a cricket to see if they would take they were abit skittish as you would expect but one did make a grab at the cricket so hopefully there guna get used to being around me soon.
I have also just purchased a 4x2x2 foot used enclosure off auzlizardking to hopefully place my ackies in now or when they get a bit bigger. He's on his way now to deliver it and a previous snake tank i have orded hopefully.

I would just like to sincerly thank everyone who has helped me out with minimal critiscism getting everything sorted out (teaching me how to look after them lol) makes me grateful to have stumbled across such a great website like this where i can talk to fellow herp obssesed people like me to learn from them and seek help if need be, though i've learned next reptile i plan to eventually get i'll do some THOROUGH research first. people learn from there mistakes

One last question though, would i be able to place my hatchling ackies into the 4x2x2 foot enclosure right away if i set it up adequatley I.e heaps of hiding places rocks and a few sticks so they won't freak out being in such a big place at such a small size and of course the heat stack which iv'e just completed this arvo???

Thanks again everyone.


Cheers,
Matt

[Kenshin]

being goannas size has nothing to do with it the bigger the enclosure the better.......... feel free to chuck em in the 4fter now if its setup like mine the higher basking temps and the high mercury vapour bulb can only ever do them good and promote growth the only thing you would have to watch is will the little blighters squeeze out of anywere if its escape proof do it

dont bother throwing in to many hides as you still want them to have an easy time in finding crickets i find the tile stack which is many hides at many different temps in itself is awsum and also another hide down the cool end (i got a hollow log) along with the nesting box which they will use as a humdihide and for a good dig

[cma_369]

Originally Posted by Kenshin

being goannas size has nothing to do with it the bigger the enclosure the better.......... feel free to chuck em in the 4fter now if its setup like mine the higher basking temps and the high mercury vapour bulb can only ever do them good and promote growth the only thing you would have to watch is will the little blighters squeeze out of anywere if its escape proof do it

dont bother throwing in to many hides as you still want them to have an easy time in finding crickets i find the tile stack which is many hides at many different temps in itself is awsum and also another hide down the cool end (i got a hollow log) along with the nesting box which they will use as a humdihide and for a good dig

I may just keep them in the 2fter for now, till im happy that they won't be able to escape.

I wasn't to sure if they would freak out bein in a bigger enclosure like i've been told hatchling snakes do, i'll just set up the bigger enclosure like how i have my 2fter setup...just on a broader scale.

Thanks Kenshin

Cheers,
Matt

[cma_369]

Originally Posted by Kenshin

No problems mate glad i could be of help i see the varanid bug is spredding again

The varanid bug has ben dug deep within me since i was able to check out code reds ackies,
that was a fair while ago.

[herptrader]

I have been asked by a number of purchasers of my baby accies (Ad marked sold this morning) what my hatchling setup looks like. I thought I would post one of my replies here.

A picture tells a thousand words. This is their current set up which is working fine. It is a 2 foot fish tank. The sides are painted with fluon so the roaches don't escape. I have a UV Black Light in the baton holder but I don't think this is critical. Lots of hides in the form of toilet roles. Flat shallow water bowl filled daily. Hot basking spot from 2 x 50 watt halogen lights focused on stacked bricks. Sand, kept damp at one end, as a substrate which they love to dig in. Make sure they cannot dig under anything heavy enough squash them. Here the bricks are in contact with the glass at the bottom. I have 5mm mesh as a lid which is up in the picture. When it is down I have a board that goes over the top weighted with containers of water (ready to top up the water bowl) because I have learned from sad experience that they accomplished escape artists straight out of the egg!