Feeding a ridge tailed monitor

[Auzlizardking]

My son wants to know how often to feed his Accie (ridge tailed monitor) each week and the right heat setting?
It's about 2years old.
What's to much?

 

[Auzlizardking]

Bump

 

[mangoman]

well just reading an article in a reptile magazine, feed em everyday in the warmer months Oct-Dec and then decrease gradually to feeding 2 or 3 times a week, until April-June when they go without food..

i dont own any of these animals btw

 

[nathanbrisvegas]

feed it every second day on woodies and crickets small pink mice have it a basking spot of around 50 degrees with cool end of about 27 probably shouldve got that info before getting it

 

[kev]

l have got 6 adult Ridge-Tailed Monitor's, and l feed mine Crickets and Cockroaches every 2 or 3 days.
The temperature under the basking spot, it should be 38 to 55 decree's, l mean direckley in the basking spot, not the whole inclosure.

 

[mangoman]

Reptiles Australia, vol 1 issue 3... has a big write-up on ridge-tailed-monitors if anyones interested. it may still be at newsagents, as the new issue comes out on monday !

 

[kev]

Ridge-Tailed Monitor set - up

Here are some photo's showing my Ackie set-up.
So other's can learn how to set their ackie
inclosure up.

 

[mangoman]

ive thought about making a tiered hide for my little netted dragons, nice setup, how old are your ackies in the pics?

 

[kev]

My ackie's would be about 2 to 4 years old, and they come
from Alice Springs NT area.

 

[Auzlizardking]

How mach is to much in the way of food - he ate a whole tub of small Crickets is this to much in one hit? Can you over feed ackies?

 

[Magpie]

Not really, not unless they get really obese, then it's time to cut back

 

[turtle]

I feed mine until they cant eat no more. Feed them roaches as they are cheap and easy to breed.

 

[herptrader]

Speckled Feeder Roaches dusted with 60% calcium and 30% herp-t-vite every couple of days.

The previous episode of Reptiles Australia magazine had a good article on Ackie husbandry and for comparison another article on Gilleni husbandry.

 

[caustichumor]

Kev, those Ackies look great, Just looking at the tails they are in great condition, well done!