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Nelson Key Member

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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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SCI wrote: | I have been told the animal is about 15cms long and I haven't seen it as I live in N. Ireland and I'm having it flown over should be here for friday.What humidity would you want the viv to stay at? |
Are you sure it 15cm not 15"? |
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SCI Contributing Member
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:28 am Post subject: |
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Nelson wrote: | SCI wrote: | I have been told the animal is about 15cms long and I haven't seen it as I live in N. Ireland and I'm having it flown over should be here for friday.What humidity would you want the viv to stay at? |
Are you sure it 15cm not 15"? |
Yes 15cms 6inches. |
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Nelson Key Member

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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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SCI wrote: | Nelson wrote: | SCI wrote: | I have been told the animal is about 15cms long and I haven't seen it as I live in N. Ireland and I'm having it flown over should be here for friday.What humidity would you want the viv to stay at? |
Are you sure it 15cm not 15"? |
Yes 15cms 6inches. |
Dont take this the wrong way, but that has to be SVL, which would indicate a 14-15" TL animal. |
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varanus Key Member
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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no it doesnt it can simply be an underfed animal that has not achieved a larger size ive seen quite a few like this mainly because pet shops tend to sustain them rather than allow them to have enough to grow |
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Nelson Key Member

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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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varanus wrote: | no it doesnt it can simply be an underfed animal that has not achieved a larger size ive seen quite a few like this mainly because pet shops tend to sustain them rather than allow them to have enough to grow |
Makes sence. There are always certain pet shops that will do this for the "look at the baby lizard, can i have it".
Out of interest how big are new born Ackies? |
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varanus Key Member
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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my ones the SVL is about 4-6cm |
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Madfrontosa I've settled in...
Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 36 Location: Fleetwood - Lancashire
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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:13 pm Post subject: nesting box |
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Scott
Any chance of some jpegs of your nesting/egg laying box - this is really the only bit of the information jigsaw on keeping my ackies - will post some pickies of my four ackies once my new camera turns up from curries?
many thanks for all the extremely usful info I have picked up from the forums |
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varanus Key Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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female nesting
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I use the same box now but I use zoo med repti sand instead of playsand |
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