Care Sheet for MonitorsAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 4.50 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 03/05/2009 |
Main Category: | Lizards |
Sub Category: | Monitors |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Mxracer |
Years Experience: | 1 to 2 Years |
Species: | Ackie monitors |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | Varanus acanthuras acanthuras. ( Red ackie )
Varanus acanthuras brochyuras. ( Yellow ackie)
Also known as spiny tail monitors and ridge tail monitors. |
Sexing and Characteristics: | N/A |
Mostly Active During: | N/A |
Substrate and Water Needs: | 1 FT to 2 FT of top soil mixed with sand. You can get play sand and top soil from home depot, Lowe’s, Canadian tire. Make sure there’s no pesticides or fertilizers in it thought. Mix it so that it will hold a burrow and so it stays moist down underneath the surface. I use a mix of 60% dirt and 40% sand.
For water, all you need is some sort of dish that will hold enough water so the lizard can fit in it comfortably. I use one of big ones the pet stores sell that look like a rock. |
Lighting and UVB: | No UVB or UVA is needed for monitors. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | 50-60 % humidity is alright. 70 F cool side 85-90 warm side and basking spot 125-150. Try different temps see what your lizard likes better as it might re-act different to higher temps. |
Heating and Equipment: | 50-60 watt out door flood lights work great. |
Caging Provided: | For one single adult I used a 4x2x3 FT home made cage. All it is, is a wooden box with sliding glass doors 2 small vents and a light hung in side. I have mine so it has 1 FT of dirt and sand. Or you could make it to hold 2 FT of dirt. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Mostly crickets, every now and then i would dust them with repti-cal that helps provide calcium and vitamin D-3.
Things you can feed.
Crickets.
Roaches.
Super worms.
Meal worms.
Wax worms.
Horn worms.
Silk worms.
Canadian night crawlers.
Pinky mice.
Hopper-Fuzzie mice ( Depending on how big your ackie is )
Leopard geckos.
House geckos.
Anoles. ( Brown and green )
Red minnows.
Any thing they can fit in there mouth that is a whole prey item. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Repti-cal.
Fluker’s |
Maintenance: | Change the water daily and do a spot check every day for poop. |
Some Words on this Species: | There a great lizard. Once you’ve got proper temps and a proper cage and humidity. All you have to do is change water and feed them and check for poop. There Super fun and only get to 18-24 inch’s long. There an easy monitor to care for and I would recommend them any day. |
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