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23-Mar-07, 09:21 PM
| | | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Country Vic | | |
hi everyone i am going to build an enclosure 1800mm x 600mm x 600mm for 3 ackies or gillens monitors,
just a few questions how many vents do you think you would need, do i need to silocon the edges to help keep the humidity up, which monitor would be better as a first monitor and just any other tips monitor owners could give me
cheers
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23-Mar-07, 09:46 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 20  | | | | I got some hatchling ackies a month or two or three back, they are still really young. But are really entertaining and not that difficult to set up an enclosure. I cant really talk from results though becaus i havnt had them that long but they have an insane apetite. I have quite a bit of ventilation in my enclosure 5 50mm round holes along the top. But they get water each morning from a spray bottle. My enclosure is 1200 x 600 x 600. I think i have pics in my gallery if u have ne more questions, just ask.
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23-Mar-07, 10:01 PM
| | | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Country Vic | | | | cheers thanks for the help |
23-Mar-07, 10:07 PM
| | | | That size will be too big for a pair or even a trio of gilleni, It will make it hard for them to find food but the plus side is that the gradiant would be good because of the high output of the heatlamp meaning the gilleni can retreat to a much cooler space in the enclosure
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23-Mar-07, 10:12 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 20 | | | | I have been feeding my ackies in a seperate enclosure so the finding the food problem isnt really a problem.
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23-Mar-07, 10:14 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 20 | | | | I dont think you can really have an enclosure which is too big. But again i have never had an enclosure that big. I dont really know about gilleni they might not be happy to be moved for eating.
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23-Mar-07, 10:30 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | | They live in very dry areas so they shouldnt have high humidity, the more ventilation the better as much as you can practically provide. They should also have a very hot basking site.
I also think they should have lots of hides and cage decoration to make them feel secure and to give them places to search for food (please dont attack me for saying this) |
24-Mar-07, 10:40 AM
|  | Impatient Snake Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | | Can't be too large I don't think - sure it is further to look for food but that is as easy as removing the legs from the crickets or cooling the woodies before they go in - my Ackie is lightning fast and even warm woodies and full crickets don't last longer than a few seconds...a stack on either end will work a treat...
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