How much does a baby Ackie monitor cost?
between $500 and $1,000
Ackies monitors are not cheap and cost between $500 and $1,000. Their price depends on age, color and breeder. You will also need to budget $1,000 for a 120-gallon tank setup. You will need to be prepared to spend upwards of several thousand dollars over their lifetime on substrate, lighting, healthcare and food.
What is the smallest breed of monitor?
Dampier Peninsula monitor
This is the Dampier Peninsula monitor (Varanus sparnus) – the smallest known species of monitor lizard in the world, weighing just over 16 grams and stretching to around 23cm from snout to tail in adulthood.
Do Ackie monitors like to be handled?
This is annoying, but normal and not something to worry about. Unless you are 110% confident that you can trust your ackie not to run off during handling, keep a gentle hold on them. Ackies are extremely fast when they want to be, which means that if you’re not careful, you’ll end up with a lost lizard!
How often do you feed baby Ackie monitors?
When they are young they will eat every day until they are full grown (2 years old). When they are full grown you can feed them for five days out of the week instead of all seven. When I first got my Ackie, he was 6 months old and 12 inches long. He would eat about 8-10 crickets or roaches a day, initially.
What do baby Ackie monitors eat?
Baby and juvenile Ackie Monitors should be fed a variety of insects, such as crickets, small roaches, and mealworms daily. Most owners will encourage you to let them eat as many feeders as they like within a 10 minute window. If your Ackie Monitor is still growing, dust their feeders with calcium 4-5 times per week.
How big do Ackie monitors get?
around 24” long
Ackies are generally around 24” long, and have a slender, elongated body with a rounded belly. They have a slender, sharply tapered head, a long spiky tail, and a long, forked tongue.
Can Ackie monitors swim?
Hey as answered above about size and water issue, they can swim well but would give something in the water so they can climb out if your going to do it, such as a rock/log/branch.
Can you Cohab Ackies?
I cohab a trio of Yellow Ackies in a single very cluttered viv, they’ve been kept together since they were very young & are all of a very similar age, the females are related but the male is from separate parentage. I’ve never had a problem with them fighting etc, in fact they cohabit really well.
What size tank does an Ackie monitor need?
Ackie monitors may not be particularly large, but they are very active, so they need lots of space to thermoregulate and run around in order to stay healthy and fit. The enclosure that you choose should be no smaller than 5’L x 2.5’W x 4’H enclosure, including a 12-24” tall substrate dam.
Can Ackies eat raw chicken?
My ackies, freckled & storrs monitors all get a mix of feeder insect (roach, locust, cricket, morio wormetc) & pinky’s, raw beef/chicken as well as prawn, smelt & occasional dog food, scrambled egg etc, variety is definitely what you should try to achieve.
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