Nero Egernia
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Ah that's a shame. Have they not bred before or are they both male? If they were permitted here I would have kept them in a heartbeat.
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Ah that's a shame. Have they not bred before or are they both male? If they were permitted here I would have kept them in a heartbeat.
Sheldoncooper
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Ive asked for more photos, however can't get any for a couple of days. And said first in best dressed with the money ( which is also fair ) they start breeding around September/ October and the female drops eggs late December early January and they hatch in may. Now then anyone who has bred lacies will tell u that doesn't make sense. I questioned him on his dates and never heard back.
The breeding time is pretty right in vic, breeding to egg laying time isn't always the same as the female lacie can retain sperm for quite a while until she thinks the conditions suit then she will start the process. However most of mine are last week of December or first week in January. 4 mths incubation hatch in may ( no chance ) which makes me think he's never bred them.
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Nero Egernia
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Thanks for explaining Sheldoncooper. I think they're very beautiful.
Here's a photo of my smallest tristis. He's roughly 18-19cm snout to vent length now. Most of the time I take photos of my tristis monitors while in their enclosures as it's too much of a risk taking them outside, not to mention handling is very stressful for them. But indoor photos don't seem to turn out as nice. I was doing a last clean out of his enclosure for winter and because of the cool ambient temperatures I gambled and took him out for a small photo-shoot. There were no escapes but he was clearly upset. While I did get a nice photo (in my opinion) it's not something I'm going to be doing again in a hurry.
Here's a photo of my smallest tristis. He's roughly 18-19cm snout to vent length now. Most of the time I take photos of my tristis monitors while in their enclosures as it's too much of a risk taking them outside, not to mention handling is very stressful for them. But indoor photos don't seem to turn out as nice. I was doing a last clean out of his enclosure for winter and because of the cool ambient temperatures I gambled and took him out for a small photo-shoot. There were no escapes but he was clearly upset. While I did get a nice photo (in my opinion) it's not something I'm going to be doing again in a hurry.
Sheldoncooper
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Sheldoncooper
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Always watching me
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Nero Egernia
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An update on the Striped Tailed Monitor for those that are interested. It didn't make it. I guess it was a pointless endeavor to try and save it, given its condition at purchase. But I wanted to try.
Sheldoncooper
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Sorry to hear that
I know a breeder that has brought it up with department here in vic regarding the death rates of caudos in captivity.
They have an alarmingly high death rate, they don't seem to do well in captivity for some reason there care requirements obviously aren't being met.
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pinefamily
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Sorry to hear that, Oshkii.
Do they require any different things in their keeping? I don't see anything in Danny Brown's book.
Do they require any different things in their keeping? I don't see anything in Danny Brown's book.
Sheldoncooper
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To be honest its hard to say without knowing how people are keeping them.
They do like it warm. Maybe low 30's enclosure temps with basking in the 50's and 60's. They do suffer respiratory problems quite easily apparently.
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pinefamily
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Apart from the respiratory problems, that doesn't sound too different to any other monitor requirements.
Sheldoncooper
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No it doesn't i aree. I think they like it a bit hotter than ackies which is similar to gillens so apart from that and maybe humidity issues i don't know y they don't do well in captivity.
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pinefamily
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Humidity, or diet perhaps.
Sheldoncooper
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Yeh possibility too.
I know a few people with them and they do well. I've got 4 available to me if i want them. And i probably do
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Aussie_monitors
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From my understanding and limited experience with the species they are best kept hot and dry. No humidity or moisture. So no spraying them down like other reptiles, minimal water and less water changes. I kept a pair of juveniles for a while and grew them up before moving them on and all I did was keep them hot and dry, used a bottle cap as a water bowl which I use to leave till it dried out and fed them small roaches and crickets. They can be very pretty too if you get ones with nice patterns.
Sheldoncooper
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Thanks @Aussie monitors
They definitely interest me and i prefer to hear how people are keeping them successfully rather than just read up on them. They are a nice little monitor
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pinefamily
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That's what I DON'T want to hear, lol.
Sheldoncooper
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My missus doesn't either. [emoji87] ssshhhh or i could be in[emoji90] although alot easier to hide than lacies
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pinefamily
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We'd have to get a specialist permit to keep them here in SA.
And yes, just a bit easier to hide than lacies, lol.
And yes, just a bit easier to hide than lacies, lol.
Sheldoncooper
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Yeh especially when they get out. The claws on the hard wood floors brought me unstuck. And it didn't help it was 5ft long and that i wasn't home.
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Sheldoncooper
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Its a little hard to understand that here in vic we can keep a finicky species like caudos and yet no kingorum which seem to be alot more hardy in captivity.
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