Who keeps Perentis
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Scleropages
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Cool people with lots of money and time keep them , one day I will keep them!
They are the bees knees!
They are the bees knees!
Scleropages
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They are very smart lizards , all the best.
GeckoGuy
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It would be awesome to keep a lizard which you watch outgrow you 
what level license do you need?
what level license do you need?A bedroom?
You'll need more than a bedroom to house a two-and-a-half metre long monitor.
By the way, http://nswfmpa.org/Husbandry Manuals/Published Manuals/Reptilia/Perentie.pdf.
You'll need more than a bedroom to house a two-and-a-half metre long monitor.
By the way, http://nswfmpa.org/Husbandry Manuals/Published Manuals/Reptilia/Perentie.pdf.
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Scleropages
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0.o 2.5 meters???
Smithers
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By the way, http://nswfmpa.org/Husbandry Manuals/Published Manuals/Reptilia/Perentie.pdf.[/QUOTE]
I'll supply the plastic bags
I'll supply the plastic bags
Scleropages
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Ok. Alot of people keep prentie , scrubbys can kill and no one seems upset that 15 year olds buy them. I am sure the OP is not stupid , and knows what he is getting.
vampstorso
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yet again,
I don't think he was asking to be hassled...
and hey, if something goes wrong Brenton, the Aus Military will come save you like loyal co-workers (maybe...until they see the perenti!)
goodluck, have fun! I wish I could see your ladies face when you tell her this one though honestly hahah
I don't think he was asking to be hassled...
and hey, if something goes wrong Brenton, the Aus Military will come save you like loyal co-workers
(maybe...until they see the perenti!)goodluck, have fun! I wish I could see your ladies face when you tell her this one though honestly hahah
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Scleropages
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Right , well I know of a good 5 people who keep them and I don't like talking to reptile people.But you have fun with your manuals.
I always chuckle when the various 'snakelurvers' comment on threads. Always offering advice on reptiles they haven't kept or quoting facts they're not sure are true or not. lol
In my experience working with monitors and perenties in particular, they don't need a bedroom for floorspace, you need to be able to maintain the high temperatures required. Realistically, a Large pit can be constructed in a garage with floodlights used for heating for example. They rarely become amenable to handling, and a warmed up perentie is clumsily excitable at feed time. More alert than lacies and Mertens, more likely to fight than flight. Juveniles and adults are advertised on classifieds sites a couple of times a year without fail from different sellers.
Despite what the books say, you'll probably never find a 2.5m perentie. They get to around 2m, maybe a bit more. Although technically this is the same maximum length as the lace monitor, a 2m perentie is a substantially bigger animal because they have a proportionately shorter tail, so more of that length is body. In my opinion they're far less dangerous than a lace monitor, but just need a lot more floor space because they're not as big on climbing and consequently need to get their exercise on a horizontal plane. They certainly don't take 4-5 years to get big, either, unless you're intentionally slowing the growth.
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