Are there any "medium sized" monitors?

[I<3Dreamsicles]

lol.... ive been looking for different monitors, so far ive only come across ackie monitors, which might be ok, depending on the size. I just read that red ackies get 24-30" and i think 30" would be a good size. (though im not sure because idk how much of that is tail length) also read that red ackies cost more than yellows?

are there any other monitors that dont get huge. (over 4 ft?/ huge enclosure requrements) but are larger than ackies?

oh yeah... and im also looking for a "beginner" model. LOL. i think a sav would probably be to big. at least for now...

[redstormlax12]

Savannahs are a great sized monitor and seem to be great pets. There is also kimberly rock monitors, dumeril monitors and a few others that are now escaping me. I really want a savannah but they seem to be real expensive to feed and at the moment i dont really have the room for their caging requirements. They need AT LEAST a 6x2, many people will say bigger though.

[I<3Dreamsicles]

Savannahs are a great sized monitor and seem to be great pets. There is also kimberly rock monitors, dumeril monitors and a few others that are now escaping me. I really want a savannah but they seem to be real expensive to feed and at the moment i dont really have the room for their caging requirements. They need AT LEAST a 6x2, many people will say bigger though.

yeah ive been reading that they need like 8ft enclosures and stuff which is kinda huge... and im not sure how big they really get. weight or legnth wise. ill check out those other monitors.

[qiksilver]

First off, no Savannah monitors, they grow quite large and need massive amounts of room.

If you know nothing about monitors and need to ask this question, first please do more research. And second, it would be best to start with a smaller monitor, such as ackies.

You could also consider tegus. But please do your research.

[I<3Dreamsicles]

First off, no Savannah monitors, they grow quite large and need massive amounts of room.

If you know nothing about monitors and need to ask this question, first please do more research. And second, it would be best to start with a smaller monitor, such as ackies.

You could also consider tegus. But please do your research.

Thats what im trying to do? Its kind of hard to find a list of all monitors that are small-medium sized and good for beginners. Sure I dont know much about monitors but I haven't really tried to find anything out about their care, im just looking for ones that im interested in first. Its not hard to learn how to take care of an animal.

Ive already read some contradicting stuff looking through care sheets... :/

[qiksilver]

The problem with monitors are that there are all sorts of 'experts' giving bad info, and the really amazing animals are not good for beginners (expense, rarity, size, etc.).

For example, as previously mentioned, Kim's (Varanus glauerti) are expensive and difficult to find if you don't know where to look. I would not suggest them as a beginner monitor.

Your best bet would be ackies as they're extemely widespread as CBB individuals. Timors (V. timorensis or V. auffenbergi) are also widely available, but i would say almost all you will find will be WC. Tree monitors are mid sized and wonderful, but can be fragile/expensive. Many of the widely available monitors (niles, waters, and the albigularis/exanthematicus group) are a terrible idea for a first foray into varanids.

There are many people with monitor experience on the board, but I'm just sayin, find what you like and start researching. Also, if you're not interested in Ackies, and the other Odatria, what is it that you're looking for in a monitor?


http://www.mampam.com/index.php?opti...id=0&Itemid=86

[m00kfu]

are there any other monitors that dont get huge. (over 4 ft?/ huge enclosure requrements) but are larger than ackies?

Ackies themselves need an enclosure as large as what you mentioned, anything bigger is going to need a bigger enclosure.

[I<3Dreamsicles]

The problem with monitors are that there are all sorts of 'experts' giving bad info, and the really amazing animals are not good for beginners (expense, rarity, size, etc.).

For example, as previously mentioned, Kim's (Varanus glauerti) are expensive and difficult to find if you don't know where to look. I would not suggest them as a beginner monitor.

Your best bet would be ackies as they're extemely widespread as CBB individuals. Timors (V. timorensis or V. auffenbergi) are also widely available, but i would say almost all you will find will be WC. Tree monitors are mid sized and wonderful, but can be fragile/expensive. Many of the widely available monitors (niles, waters, and the albigularis/exanthematicus group) are a terrible idea for a first foray into varanids.

There are many people with monitor experience on the board, but I'm just sayin, find what you like and start researching. Also, if you're not interested in Ackies, and the other Odatria, what is it that you're looking for in a monitor?


http://www.mampam.com/index.php?opti...id=0&Itemid=86

Im liking the timors... the only size reference for them i could find was wikipedia and they said 2-4 ft.... but then i saw a vid online of a blue spotted timor female and it was 26" and supposedly big? Adult pics would be good...

Ive seen green tree monitors from the breeder i got my snake off of... theyre expensive yeah.

I dont know what the other odatria are... or what im looking for. I like ackies but they just seem small for what i want. same with timors sort of. They seem about the same size as ackies?

[I<3Dreamsicles]

Ackies themselves need an enclosure as large as what you mentioned, anything bigger is going to need a bigger enclosure.

I meant monitors under 4ft, the enclosure could be bigger than that. like... 6ft wide enclosure would be the biggest id want to get (guesstimate)

im bad at judging a monitors size due to the tail length...

[mainbutter]

The thing about monitors is that even the smallest ones need quite a bit of space to thrive.