Haha! I don't have mine set up with anything to climb on, but they do have this horrible habit of playing dead all the time. I walk past and my heart sinks, give them a poke and they explode into a 12 inch long hissing, puffing, tail whipping fury.
Just adorable .... i last saw a spencer at Reptile City.... their eyes are like pools of water... so intense
fell in love immediately.............they grow over a metre dont they? & there belly can be like a basketball in comparison? they bloke who was trying to sell her was feeding her 20 odd pinkie/fuzzies cant remember every feed ..every 3 days is that right? to feed that much & often?
This is my one "pet" reptile, the only monitor I own. Dragon Lady, they do get big, but he only eats an adult mouse once / twice a week, plus the odd egg here and there. Spencers usually only eat when it it blistering hot, so offering food in the cooler part of the year is usually a waste of time.
Thatz awesome! Love the spencers. Went to feed one the other day - his head was stuck under a log and he wasn't movin even when we opened the door and walked towards him. Wasn't til we started pickin him up that he woke up! Cheeky bugger - almost gave me heart attack! Great pics.
How delightful! It's amazing to think that they can comfortably rest in those positions! They look completely boneless! I can imagine that one would think the worst upon seeing them like that!
Thanks JasonL....... top of my list with monitors is the Pilbara Rock....then the Spencers.. its the eyes ..dont look into the eyes .. they will hook you ,line & sinker!