Heya. ISO Red Ackie

[Fitz19d]

Hi there. I'm a lifelong various exotic pets kinda guy. I'm coming off 3 years of reef saltwater tank and maybe a decade away from reptiles. I wanted to simplify but still have a challenge. I'm a person who's used to getting bit and with the saltwater used to putting a lot of work and effort into my pets.

I was looking for a black and white argentinian tegu at first, but now I'm rethinking that and thinking of putting my former saltwater $ into an Ackie instead. (Or possibly both, start with ackie and then with spare time work on the 8 foot tegu cage)

Any sources I should look into other than Gator man?

[infernalis]

sSnakeSs.com - Rules (http://www.ssnakess.com/index.php?page=rules)

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[Pirarucu]

Welcome aboard!

[sharthun]

Hey and Welcome!

[drumcrush]

Hey, welcome :)

[SnakeyJay]

Welcome, I've recently just got my own first monitor aswell. I'm sure you'll love having an ackie :)

[jpsteele80]

Welcome aboard, just make sure you get proper info on how to build that tank and seal it up right, lots of people can help you here with that :D

[smy_749]

Pm me and I'll give you a list of Breeders. You'll have to wait on every list unless you buy some crappy brown looking ackies with no lineage when they pop up on fauna.

[Gatorhunter1231]

Am I gator man? :)
Might be a reason if your resources point you to me. Ackies are awesome and rewarding. I think the care is pretty straight forward and colors can be very vibrant depending on lineage.

[Trent]

hi and welcome!

[Fitz19d]

Not sure what this forums req's were before I can private message, ya it was you Gatorhunter. I've seen one or two other sources. I'm thinking the Ackie may be something I have to be patient and get in a year or two.

I've already been working on sketchup and comparing a lot of other designs on a cage for a big tegu. Other than maybe needing a shorter height to fit into my house's doors I've got an 8x4x4 in the works with double walls, insulation, adjustable venting, etc. Stopping short of a fountain with sump for now probably to avoid dealing with clogs etc. (But thinking later I may add in a raised platform with inset water tub with a screened/filtered drain into a small removable sump/basin with a pump to keep the water flowing and fresh. (Though not sure if Tegu actually prefers sitting water to something flowing.)

[Gatorhunter1231]

If you go tegu then argentine black and white and red tegus are awesome.