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21-Jun-04, 05:55 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: sunshine coast QLD | | |
has anyone had any experience with putting the larger monitor species togther in a very large pit?if so did they fight?what sorts were they? |
21-Jun-04, 06:53 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Newcastle, NSW | | | | What do you mean by larger monitors together? Are you referring to many of the same species, or more than one species in the one pit?
Although I have had no experience with this (have a monitor pit ready but not currently in use) I would recommend NOT mixing different species. There would be species that would occur together naturally, probably the Lace Monitor and Heath Monitor but I wouldn't want to risk injury, or possible cross-breeding. On that subject, do different monitors cross-breed if given the oppourtunity?
Simon Archibald |
21-Jun-04, 07:13 PM
|  | Seller | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: Epping, NSW | | | | Andrew Melrose has a pit with about 6 lace monitors in it. They do fine together because he has hiding spots for each of them. They do fight and form a hierarchy but dont do much damage to each other.
Thats what I got from his AHS presentation a couple of months ago.
cheers
Jonny |
21-Jun-04, 07:49 PM
| | | | Certain species would be ok together with enough room. At TWP we are about to put V.mertensi and V.panoptes together.. BIG enclosure though |
21-Jun-04, 07:57 PM
| | | | oh and simon, I have heard of glauerti and pilbarensis producing offspring in the states (****as) what a waste of two of our most beautiful species eh? |
21-Jun-04, 08:03 PM
| | | | I've heard of V. Gouldii and Argus monitors crossed, the Argus aren't Australian native.
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21-Jun-04, 08:19 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Cairns | | | | I'd reckon any varanids could interbreed if they were of a mind to.
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21-Jun-04, 09:28 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Newcastle, NSW | | | | Yes brodes, that is a friggin' waste. V. glauerti and V. pilbarensis are beautiful species - V. pilbarensis being my favourite of all monitors.
Simon Archibald |
22-Jun-04, 03:47 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: sunshine coast QLD | | | | yes the pit will be very large and i ment different sorts of monitors in the on pit |
22-Jun-04, 05:08 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Newcastle, NSW | | | | Sarah,
Personally I wouldn't do it, but I'm speaking just from preference, not experience.
Simon Archibald |
22-Jun-04, 06:10 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: sunshine coast QLD | | | | thanks guys for the help
keep me in formed how it gos at the park Brodie |
22-Jun-04, 08:40 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: NTH QLD | | | | Anyone have a pic of V. pilbarensis handy?
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22-Jun-04, 08:44 PM
| | | | What might that be old chap?? |
22-Jun-04, 08:50 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-04 Location: sydney | | | | has anyone built a monitor/reptile pit?if so how did u build it?thanks | |
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