Quote Originally Posted by reptile65 View Post
Thanks for being civil and actually offering some good advice to the OP.

On the topic of ackies: I've actually considered getting one before. What size enclosure would you recommend for an ackie? Are they also strictly insect eaters like savs?
A lot of people go for things like 4x2x2 etc, I myself always say offer as much as you feel comfortable. Ackies will use their cage space, and are very active and fun to watch. I'd go with a 6x4x4 myself for a breeding pair. Monitors in small cages = no fun to watch, that is for sure.

Diets are a mixed back for almost all monitors. Diet diversity is one of the most neglected things in monitor care. I offer everything from crickers, mealworms, superworms, horn worms, roaches, pinkie mice, ground turkey, and egg to all of my hatchling/small monitors. This is the diet I would use for my ackies, with the bulk of the diet being insects. Naturally in the wild the most common and easy to find prey item for them would be insects- probably small locust and the like.