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11-Feb-08, 08:09 PM
|  | LEHOOO ZE HURRRR ^_^ Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: herpin on the gold coast ;D Gender:  | | | | what sand for an ackie?
washed play sand from bunnings?
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11-Feb-08, 08:11 PM
|  | Space Cowboy Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Sydney Gender:  | | | | I use washed beach sand from my local nursery - usually called Sydney Sand or Botany Sand...the playsand is basically the same thing, except I get mine for $4 for 5kg...
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11-Feb-08, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by warren63  Wow thats amazing i always thought hatchling accies were bigger then that, thanks for sharing | Ackie Hatchie...
That is a freshly hatched Ackie - a couple of hours old...
They start off tiny but grow VERY quickly...
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11-Feb-08, 08:16 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: enmore Age/Gender: 26 | | | | that is tiny. so cute. i like red sand |
11-Feb-08, 08:17 PM
| | Space Cowboy Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | | Red sand is good, and has the benefit of holding burrows much better as it takes longer to dry out - I don't like the red stain it leaves on the animals stomachs though...
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11-Feb-08, 08:18 PM
| | LEHOOO ZE HURRRR ^_^ Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: herpin on the gold coast ;D Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Aslan I use washed beach sand from my local nursery - usually called Sydney Sand or Botany Sand...the playsand is basically the same thing, except I get mine for $4 for 5kg... |
i work at bunnings so i get discount haha so it doesnt phase me... i want an ackie, are they best kept alone? i only want one unless i need more.. not that interested in breeding at the moment, still with the parents 
so far i got george my coastal, next on my list a couple of pygmy beardies, then an ackie ^_^
(then when i move out i better watch my wallet hahaha ill be getting all sorts frogs, gecks, more snakes, dragons etc)
sorry to hijack thread i dont mean to!
Nat 
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11-Feb-08, 08:19 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: Mount Gambier, S.A Age/Gender: 16 | | | | Okay, she has a stack...
I am already planning to get a Storrs, Lacie, Mertens, Perentie, Komodo! Damn, I will have to move overseas...
Lol, thanks...
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11-Feb-08, 08:19 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-07 Location: SouthAustralia Gender: | | | | As you should know...& knowing the guys ,Jason & Michel
they keep majority of everything on sand...,pebbles..she was probably already living on it!
Any feeding q's ...give them a call...
if they bred her she could be a sandfire , the dame is a stunner...real red!
Great choice!
Ive gotta ask..how long is she? |
11-Feb-08, 08:23 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: Mount Gambier, S.A Age/Gender: 16 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dragon lady As you should know...& knowing the guys ,Jason & Michel
they keep majority of everything on sand...,pebbles..she was probably already living on it!
Any feeding q's ...give them a call...
if they bred her she could be a sandfire , the dame is a stunner...real red!
Great choice!
Ive gotta ask..how long is she? | Jason suggested not to put her onto sand until shes older...
Were you talkins to me about the red ackie?
Also, have you seen Jason and Michel's Beautiful red beardie? She was egg bound and they nearly lost her, if the babies turn out anything like her I want them, but she only hatched one this year...
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11-Feb-08, 08:32 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-07 Location: SouthAustralia Gender: | | | | yes... took the fam down to see them in mid Jan...
the red is putting on stacks of weight.,she was gravid & not great whern they got her...she is in the right hands!,.actually never seen any as red!, only one hatchie made it ... dont think they will sell that one,you may have to wait... even a deposit on next seasons would be a must from her!
Yes...was talking to you about the sandfires, if the one you bought is one they bred....your girl & mine are sisters... but she is 13 months ,just put her next to a 10c piece... seems she may not be much bigger than yours!
she has had health problems though...dont stress, yours is fine! |
11-Feb-08, 08:37 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: Mount Gambier, S.A Age/Gender: 16 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dragon lady yes... took the fam down to see them in mid Jan...
the red is putting on stacks of weight.,she was gravid & not great whern they got her...she is in the right hands!,.actually never seen any as red!, only one hatchie made it ... dont think they will sell that one,you may have to wait... even a deposit on next seasons would be a must from her!
Yes...was talking to you about the sandfires, if the one you bought is one they bred....your girl & mine are sisters... but she is 13 months ,just put her next to a 10c piece... seems she may not be much bigger than yours!
she has had health problems though...dont stress, yours is fine! | Cool, thanks...
I will tell you her length in a second...
I love the two dogs at Reptile City... And the Water Monitors...
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11-Feb-08, 09:03 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: sydney, northern beaches | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dragon lady if they bred her she could be a sandfire , the dame is a stunner...real red!
Ive gotta ask..how long is she? | what do you mean by 'sandfire' in relation to a ridge-tailed. sandfire is a word created by the sandfire ranch overseas, it is used as a moprh name for bearded dragons who came fromt heir lines, caracteristics being highely patterned, in a yellow or orange phase.
im in the process of getting one of URS's ridge tail hatchlings, they are only 12cm at the moment, far smaller than your little bugger. 
obviousely that is just one of the five monitors they have, i am waitign for an individual photo, but they are all from the same clutch and 'same colours' i can only hope its the one in the pic
i wont be going straight to sand, paper towel at first, then to tile with some sort of digging substrate. im yet to make a choice with 'just sand' as they cant really dig or create a burrow as they would probably like to. i want to get a load of pipes, etc. to act as the tunneling system they would create below the ground.
good luck!! and it sure is a little cutie... i love how he tried to hide behind his tail... |
11-Feb-08, 09:06 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: sydney, northern beaches | | | | P.s. i am paying $185, $50 shipping, and $20 for the import licence.
you got a deal !! |
11-Feb-08, 09:07 PM
|  | QUEEN B Subscriber | Join Date: May-07 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Kirby what do you mean by 'sandfire' in relation to a ridge-tailed. sandfire is a word created by the sandfire ranch overseas, it is used as a moprh name for bearded dragons who came fromt heir lines, caracteristics being highely patterned, in a yellow or orange phase. | Lol. Kirby, do you not know anything about monitors???
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11-Feb-08, 09:09 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-05 Location: Sydney | | | | kirby, are you related to rev_dan?
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