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Forum: Varanid 06-29-13, 02:04 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,690
Posted By _Varanidae_
BIAWAK - Volume 8 Number 1 is now available

Greetings friends,

BIAWAK - Volume 8 Number 1 has just been released and is available for free download at the link below: http://www.varanidae.org/8-1-complete_issue.pdf

Higher resolution pdfs...
Forum: Varanid 06-29-13, 02:04 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 7,833
Posted By _Varanidae_
BIAWAK - Volume 7 Number 1 is now available

Greetings friends,

BIAWAK - Volume 7 Number 1 has just been released and is available for free download at the link below: http://varanidae.org/7_1.pdf

Higher resolution pdfs of each individual...
Forum: Varanid 05-03-13, 06:13 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,048
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: Mental stimulation?

This brief article might give you some ideas:

http://robertmendyk.com/Mendyk_2012_Reaching_out_for_enrichment_in_arboreal_monitor_lizards_Animal_Keepers_Forum_39_1_33-36.pdf
Forum: Varanid 04-19-13, 07:47 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 586
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: Monitor lizard husbandry survey- your assistance needed!

Thanks for your participation! If you haven't filled out the survey yet, please take the minute to do so. Your data are valuable to this research.

-Robert
Forum: Varanid 04-14-13, 03:09 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 586
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: Monitor lizard husbandry survey- your assistance needed!

Thank you for participating!

Please keep them coming, people! The more submissions we receive the better.
Forum: Varanid 04-13-13, 11:18 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 586
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: Monitor lizard husbandry survey- your assistance needed!

The link above is correct and working.
Forum: Varanid 04-13-13, 10:28 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 586
Posted By _Varanidae_
Monitor lizard husbandry survey- your assistance needed!

Greetings friends,

Some colleagues and myself are currently investigating the ranges of temperatures currently offered to monitor lizards in captivity. Can you please take a minute to fill out...
Forum: Varanid 03-26-13, 04:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 339
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: Interested in scholorly and scientific information on varanus?

Here are some helpful tips for filtering through all of the crummy information on the internet to access actual studies/scientific research on "Varanus".

1) Google Scholar is a magnificent tool...
Forum: Varanid 03-26-13, 04:22 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 490
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: Varanus Preservation

Preservation or conservation?
Forum: Varanid 03-25-13, 03:52 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 3,602
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: Fr ?

They have books? Now that's akerdemick...
Forum: Varanid 03-06-13, 08:28 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,940
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: Importing Lace Monitors?

Gregg, Lace monitors are found on several islands off the east coast of Australia, in the states of Queensland (e.g., Whitsunday Islands, Frazier Island, South Stradbroke Island, Bribie Island...)...
Forum: Varanid 02-19-13, 06:41 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,900
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: The last dragon Special - Fruit eating Monitor

Congenital defects.
Forum: Varanid 02-19-13, 06:15 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,900
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: The last dragon Special - Fruit eating Monitor

Dallas Zoo hatched out a single offspring in 1992, but it died shortly after hatching.
Forum: Varanid 02-07-13, 08:45 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 6,914
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: Monitor Care & Natural History; Zoo & Pet Experiences

Speaking of insufficient basking temperatures, where animals must bask for much of the day just to reach preferred body temperatures, I recently came across an article from the 1990s describing the...
Forum: Varanid 02-06-13, 09:28 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,533
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: Varanid lizards never cease to amaze...

Do you happen to have links to these discussions? I'd like to check them out.
Forum: Varanid 02-06-13, 12:45 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,533
Posted By _Varanidae_
Varanid lizards never cease to amaze...

Anyone that has kept monitor lizards for an extended period of time understands that monitors are very intelligent, and capable of complex thought and problem solving. Has anyone ever observed...
Forum: Varanid 02-04-13, 10:58 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 6,914
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: Monitor Care & Natural History; Zoo & Pet Experiences

Since the underlying issue behind this thread traces back to a simple unfamiliarity with current keeping standards, here are some excellent publications providing detailed information on contemporary...
Forum: Varanid 02-04-13, 10:40 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 6,914
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: Monitor Care & Natural History; Zoo & Pet Experiences

I think there has been some confusion here - Frank is not a current keeper at the zoo. He has not worked in the BZ's herpetology department in more than a decade (probably more like 15+ years), which...
Forum: Varanid 02-04-13, 10:04 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 6,914
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: Monitor Care & Natural History; Zoo & Pet Experiences

Since it seems as though this thread has shifted a bit towards bashing zoos, which I feel partly responsible for, I feel it is important to point out that monitor husbandry in general is in dire...
Forum: Varanid 02-03-13, 11:04 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 6,914
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: Monitor Care & Natural History; Zoo & Pet Experiences

I am curious what criteria this success is based on. Lifespan? Long-term health? Reproductive success?

The reason why I ask is because it appears, based on your comment about briefly working with...
Forum: Varanid 01-30-13, 11:49 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 6,914
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: Monitor Care & Natural History; Zoo & Pet Experiences

Frank, judging by your comment about working at the zoo when Sam Lee first started, I take it you haven't been with the BZ herp dept. since the mid/late 1990s? While I am not sure where your career...
Forum: Varanid 01-30-13, 02:44 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 6,914
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: Monitor Care & Natural History; Zoo & Pet Experiences

Murrindindi,

The scientific study linked to on the first page of this thread answers many of the questions you are asking. It reports the cause of death for 85 monitor lizards kept by the Bronx...
Forum: Varanid 01-30-13, 08:25 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 6,914
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: Monitor Care & Natural History; Zoo & Pet Experiences

For those interested in learning more about the study, here is a link to the article's abstract:

A Retrospective Study of Mortality in Varanid Lizards (Reptilia:Squamata:Varanidae) at the Bronx...
Forum: Varanid 01-29-13, 07:14 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 6,914
Posted By _Varanidae_
Re: Monitor Care & Natural History; Zoo & Pet Experiences

Greetings,

Highly relevant to this discussion, here are some direct quotes from a recent study that looked specifically at mortality in monitor lizards at the Bronx Zoo:

Out of 85 animals...
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