The reptiles haven't moved up from Canberra... :P
Nice :) My male tristis would like to think he's a lacie wrapped in a smaller body....
Anything that gives off light as part of it's energy radiation is less efficient than something that doesn't - that's simple science.
It's simple really - all you're after is validation, not advice. That's a pretty common 'need' nowadays, or so it seems. Shame really, given all...
I don't breed and sell them in QLD (pretty restrictive criteria), but I still know the answer.
Yes.
Being from NSW I guess you might not be aware of the laws that now apply to you in QLD - It's illegal to interfere with native wildlife up here.
Confirmatory ID please from the Townsville area - Keelback, right? :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
You could spend extra and go rimless on the fish tank - just requires thicker glass... 19mm would do the job.
You do realise that without a male there's nothing to have fertilised the eggs? I doubt your spotted is a reincarnation of the Virgin Mary, but I...
Woops!
Yep, taking it off it's licensed premises is what stood out to me - I hope he gets fined.
Sadly then I would suggest no more pets until you're in a position yourself to pay for their needs :( It's not fair on you or the animals that...
If it looks like an infection in/at the gland (hard to see any detail in the photo) then a trip to the vet (Inner South Vet Clinic is a great...
Looks like the preen gland. Is it causing a problem?
A great reference for you to get your hands on, that answers most of your questions, is "A Guide to Australian Monitors in Captivity"....
Ours is buried into his pinebark and we won't see him for months, until it warms up again.
Normal shift work between Princess parrot partners :)
Mine is currently brumating - very economical and no diet problems, lol! :D
Have you tried Vetafarm reptile pellets? They're a better food for a bluetongue than dog food. So far you've really given us no information that...
IMO the best advice is - don't. Consider what's in it for the lizard; nothing - they're not an animal that derives pleasure or comfort from...
There's still literally hundreds of parrot species that we cannot keep in Australia because of a closed border policy. What we have, and can keep,...
Like Rick said, Black-headeds are normally larger than Ackies. This is my Black-headed enclosure that houses 1 x male and 2 x females. It's 6ft...
Get yourself a copy of "A Guide to... Australian Monitors in Captivity" and you can make up a table and learn lots about them :) Geckodan » Danny...
Record it exactly the same as it was previously recorded by the shop or breeder and the same as the movement advice. If bred by yourself then...
I'm the opposite to ^ I have found perspex cut to size works out cheaper than the equivalent glass by a larger factor *shrugs* Not from Bunnings...
I don't think that irresponsible breeding by herpers provides justification to collect more pure species from the wild. Surely that should be an...
I think if it's an already established species in captivity then there's no need to put pressure on wild populations. I'm with Beans on this one.
Apart from PNG GTP and WLP... lol
Use his body language as a gauge - stop persisting when he appears uncomfortable and hisses (there will be more subtle signs of stress that you...
I think you must be right, given the number of responses... :P
Rescued from a fence this morning, with a waiting cat on one side and a dog on the other, in Townsville. Released into a nearby creek parkland. I...
Take them to a vet.
Impulse buy hey? Better get reading! Geckodan » Danny Brown » The Bookshop - Page 1
I'm pretty sure, regardless of the classification of the animal, if you have a RWL then they all get recorded. ie; there are no animals 'off...
Page 51 - https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/N/NatureConWiMR06.pdf The Act is from 1992 but is regularly updated - when you open...
The legislation has all been updated so I would be reading that for any changes, not going off whether or not a website has been updated.
Vetafarm sell a dry pellet for reptiles, why bother with cat food?
If there's no reception there's no reception - there's not enough power (output wattage / receiver sensitivity) to get a radio signal out. No it...
Danny gave TC Dylan a warning yesterday, so it left Townsville alone.... :lol: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Current pic of Slink and our new 4ft enclosure :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here's 108 pages of them :) http://www.aussiepythons.com/forum/australian-lizards-5383/monitor-pictures-thread-112585/
Where someone lives is not necessarily the same as where they've kept reptiles and where their information is based on - I don't think I'm unique...
Because of where it was seen, and the colouration of what little we did see of it. I've seen both at that spot in the past. Thanks for...
First night out for the year, after a bit of rain the past couple of days. 4 Carpets, 1 Hatchling ven that was either a Coastal Taipan or Brown...
Doesn't matter; you still have the original 2 that you then sell (+2/-2) in your record book - it's pretty obvious where and when the hatchlings...
You wait until they hatch, then put them in as natural acquisitions, as per page 2 of your record book.
What we term in the parrot world as "eye pinning" where the pupil contracts to the size of a pin head :) It says so much behaviourally!
My four V. tristis enjoying a communal morning bask :) They're not often this tolerant of each other..... [ATTACH]
You need to ask yourself a simple question - are you trying to house 2 together for your benefit or theirs? I have studied Easterns in the wild...
