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

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

male
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...rdcore/029.jpg

hopeful female
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...rdcore/025.jpg

I love Christmas :D

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.

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

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

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Originally Posted by 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

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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!

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

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

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............... Ackies sit at around the 24" mark give or take a few inches as adults.
Here's a pic of an adult male yellow
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...e/100_0111.jpg

Beautiful monitors! i always love seeing your ackies :D

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

Caught one of them basking and the other peaking out and was able to snatch this pic before both bolted for cover :)
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...rdcore/034.jpg

The camera really washes their color out :(

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

There not nippy,they will run the second they get a chance. There little so they think every thing is after them, to eat them.But once they get used to you & know that your gonna feed them,oh boy !!It can be so rewarding!!!

Very nice! I've heard they're loads of fun to work with.

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Originally Posted by John1982

Very nice! I've heard they're loads of fun to work with.

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.................... Now thats an understatement :P
Ackies are by far the most rewarding captives I have ever worked with.
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...e/100_2864.jpg

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Originally Posted by slayer

.................... Now thats an understatement :P
Ackies are by far the most rewarding captives I have ever worked with.
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...e/100_2864.jpg

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awww cute :love:

If you think thats cute youll love this pic
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...000_0005-2.jpg