Ackies!!

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

So i went and picked up the ackies from the airport earlier today and i love them already. They are very cute and have a red tint even though they are yellow ackies. When i first put them in their cage they were running everywhere so i waited about 2 hours then i took one out. I sat in front of the heater with dim light stroking its back for 30 mins (we bonded). He/she had its eyes closed the whole time and looked like it was enjoying it. When i came to put water in the cage later the one i was holding came over and licked me whereas the other one ran away. I have some pictures that i will upload in the morning. I have a question though, its obvious to tell when the ackies are enjoying something because they close their eyes and sprawl out in a relaxed way. Do you think snakes enjoy the same thing such as back rubs but they just cant show it?

pix coming soon

[drache]

most of my snakes like it best when I do as little as possible, but I do have two that seem to enjoy having the sides of their neck stroked
what I mean by "seem to enjoy" is that they sort of move along with it - hard to describe
congrats on getting your ackies

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

PICS... not sure which one is which, one is slightly larger and more red. I was in my boxers in front of the heater and they were enjoying the warmth.
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk260/edgyexoticreptiles/Ackies/DSC_2525.jpg
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[EdgyExoticReptiles]

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[EdgyExoticReptiles]

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk260/edgyexoticreptiles/Ackies/DSC_2539.jpg
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[EdgyExoticReptiles]

k done, arent they cute? and they are already 5x more tame than when they got here. I think the smaller ones shedding

[drache]

sweet
really sweet

[Snake lover 3-25]

awww very cute:D

[Snake lover 3-25]

all 3 of my adults seem to like when their necks are rubbed.... they kind of move with it a rhea described:D

[infernalis]

Those lizards are awesome!!!!!

[brain]

But that's it they are just Lizards that grow up BIG.

[infernalis]

Ackies are called Dwarf monitors. This species stays quite small.

Our Savannah Monitor is only 9 months old and already close to 3 feet long. He devours several big roaches and bunches of rat pups a week.

Ackies are fine with one half the space of a Savannah.

[brain]

Our Savannah Monitor is only 9 months old and already close to 3 feet long. He devours several big roaches and bunches of rat pups a week.

Ackies are fine with one half the space of a Savannah.


A buddy of mine, while I was stationed in SD, lived in Imperial Beach, Calif got an iguana and a lizard (I learned later a monitor) both of his boys around 12 years old at the time.
A bunch of our friends at the time would hold lengthy parties or just good old cookouts at his place. The iguana lived in the two car garage, and owned the space.
And the monitor had the run of his (fenced) backyard and we always had to be on our guard when around these herps. You were pretty much own your own if you got to drunk … lol.
We did have a good time tossing grapes to the monitor but other than that … watch your step J

[infernalis]

Here is a thread that has tons of photos with the monitor.

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/garter-snake-lounge/3716-few-cool-pictures-stories-attached.html

Chomper is one of my favorite herps. Sometimes I have to bribe him to behave.

We dint allow the kids around him, for the welfare of both.

[brain]

Yea I seen those pics Wayne and nice to look but I don't need one.
Chomper lol now thats a name.

Yea after a few years Stans boys wouldn't care for the herps and so he had to.

I haven't heard from Stan in about 2 years I wounder what happened to those herps?

I'll do some checking.

[anji1971]

I've been waiting to see these pictures to find out what the hell "ackies" were!:o:D
Interesting little critters........cute!

[jitami]

I agree, they are so cute Reed!

[brain]

Why the name "ackies"??:confused:

[Loren]

Why the name "ackies"??:confused:


I've been waiting to see these pictures to find out what the hell "ackies" were!:o:D
Interesting little critters........cute!

Its short for their real name

Wayne, hope you dont mind-
I'll copy and paste your desciption from the other thread.

The varanus acanthurus is a medium sized member of the subgenera Odatria. They are also known as Ridge Tail or Spiney Tail Goannas. The Red Ackie (acanthurus acanthurus) can reach lengths of 24 to 30 inches. It usually has a longer tail and is a reddish brown color. While the Yellow (acanthurus brachyurus) is usually 15 to 24 inches in length, is a yellowish brown color and has a more slender body compared to the Reds. They are found in dry areas throughout Western Australia, Northern Territory, and parts of Queensland.- Originally posted by Dekay Brown (Wayne).

[infernalis]

Its short for their real name

Wayne, hope you dont mind-
I'll copy and paste your desciption from the other thread.

The varanus acanthurus is a medium sized member of the subgenera Odatria. They are also known as Ridge Tail or Spiney Tail Goannas. The Red Ackie (acanthurus acanthurus) can reach lengths of 24 to 30 inches. It usually has a longer tail and is a reddish brown color. While the Yellow (acanthurus brachyurus) is usually 15 to 24 inches in length, is a yellowish brown color and has a more slender body compared to the Reds. They are found in dry areas throughout Western Australia, Northern Territory, and parts of Queensland.- Originally posted by Dekay Brown (Wayne).

Who is guilty of plagiarizing an encyclopedia.

[Loren]

Ha, thats why I said "posted by" and not "written by". :)

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

it says 15"-24" and 24"-30" but i think thats off, all the adults ive seen of both species had been basically the same length with the yellows having longer necks and tails

[drache]

from what I've read, the length is about the same, but the yellows are more slender bodied