Dreaming of Ackies! - Page 2

Lankyrob · 09-08-13, 03:20 PM

If you get pre-sexed animals how many of one sex could be kept together providing enough space was given?

So in an 8x4x4

Or

10x4x4?

Jsut curious if we didnt want breeding to occur coud more be kept safely?

murrindindi · 09-08-13, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Lankyrob

If you get pre-sexed animals how many of one sex could be kept together providing enough space was given?

So in an 8x4x4

Or

10x4x4?

Jsut curious if we didnt want breeding to occur coud more be kept safely?

Hi, this is just a question not a criticism; why would you want to keep a group of monitors together and deny them the opportunity to breed at some point?
Captive breeding is the MINIMUM we should be able to offer/achieve if keeping more than one animal, considering so few people are successful with many species, compared to the numbers of these animals (Varanids) that are in the hobby and taken from the wild, though obviously not V. acanthurus (legally, at least).

Lankyrob · 09-08-13, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by murrindindi

Hi, this is just a question not a criticism; why would you want to keep a group of monitors together and deny them the opportunity to breed at some point?
Captive breeding is the MINIMUM we should be able to offer/achieve if keeping more than one animal, considering so few people are successful with many species, compared to the numbers of these animals (Varanids) that are in the hobby and taken from the wild, though obviously not V. acanthurus (legally, at least).

I have no want or need to increase the number of animals being kept in sub par conditions or being passed around like collecting cards.

murrindindi · 09-08-13, 05:17 PM

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I have no want or need to increase the number of animals being kept in sub par conditions or being passed around like collecting cards.

In that case I hope you decide not to get a group of monitors of the same species (that`s not sarcasm, just my personal opinion).

Lankyrob · 09-08-13, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by murrindindi

In that case I hope you decide not to get a group of monitors of the same species (that`s not sarcasm, just my personal opinion).

Can you explain why?

Pirarucu · 09-08-13, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by murrindindi

In that case I hope you decide not to get a group of monitors of the same species (that`s not sarcasm, just my personal opinion).

Out of curiosity, what is the reasoning behind this? Even if they were not able to breed, they would be no worse off than an animal kept alone. Multiple animals sharing the enclosure would still allow many other natural behaviors and provide a lot of mental stimulation that they would not otherwise have, even without the ability to breed.

Lankyrob · 09-13-13, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by murrindindi

In that case I hope you decide not to get a group of monitors of the same species (that`s not sarcasm, just my personal opinion).

Bumping the thread to see if we get an explanation as to why?

Mikoh4792 · 09-08-13, 05:20 PM

If you keep them together won't they breed anyways? Or do you need to brumate them?

smy_749 · 09-08-13, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikoh4792

If you keep them together won't they breed anyways? Or do you need to brumate them?

You don't need to brumate. Just 'heat em and feed em' as a certain keeper would say...

B_Aller · 09-09-13, 09:13 AM

Just let em breed and lay in the cage and don't dig up the eggs. 9 times out of 10 you'll not get any babies. I've frozen almost every clutch I've gotten for the last 6 years or so, just cause I don't want to deal with selling. Do have some in the incubator going now though.