Red Ackies(Varanus acanthurus acanthurus).....

[slayer]

Christmas came early this year when I came home from work and my wife handed me a shipping box containing these

male


hopeful female


I love Christmas

[Big Dave]

Beautiful, I'm very jealous. We don't dare try to have a animal shipped at this time of year up in Canada, most likley end up as a herpsicle frozen on a tarmack somewhere.

[Mike41793]

Those little guys look cool! But how big do they get as adults lol?

[adamjeffery]

not much bigger. they are a very small breed of monitor. i have wated either ackies or kimmies for a few years now. but unless i get rid of the snakes im not going to have the space to dedicate to them.
adam jeffery

[Mike41793]

not much bigger. they are a very small breed of monitor. i have wated either ackies or kimmies for a few years now. but unless i get rid of the snakes im not going to have the space to dedicate to them.
adam jeffery

Wow that's awesome, whenever I think of monitor I think of like a 6 foot long dinosaur lol. I didn't know there were some that stayed that small. That's neat!

[slayer]

Those little guys look cool! But how big do they get as adults lol?

............... Ackies sit at around the 24" mark give or take a few inches as adults.
Here's a pic of an adult male yellow

[Melody]

Beautiful monitors! i always love seeing your ackies

[scale_fever]

Congrats.Oh i want one so bad..Thanks for sharing!!!

[slayer]

Caught one of them basking and the other peaking out and was able to snatch this pic before both bolted for cover


The camera really washes their color out

[cecilbturtle]

how are these guys to handle? are they nippy? will they take off running if they get the chance?