*Warning* Tons of pics and a bad story....SteveB check this out!

[Jeff_Favelle]

**Make sure to check out the last photo! A full minute and a half like this!**

Ok, it all starts out relatively calm and normal. They are just out basking, interracting, and being monitors.

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So I open the door, and then the eyes light up. No biggie right?

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Then, with the door open, they simply have to investigate. Its pretty much to see if anything food-wise is going to happen for them. So the tongues are going like mad!

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But they are friendly and they'll jump on my shoulder,investigate, and then jump back in the cage. I'm sure they think I'm a tree, and that's cool.

Then they see the stick and they get this weirdo look in their eyes. All of them!


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This stick is very very interesting to them, and they recognize it right away!!

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They try their hardest to get at this stick. Usually jumping several inches off the ground.

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You see, the stick has spiders on it! And these guys just go bezerk for spiders! I can make them stand on 2 legs for like a minute straight! Its the funniest thing you've ever seen! Really.

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Like little T-Rex's man! I've never seen anything like it (but then again, I've never owned argus). I can even make them walk backwards (like a dolphin). This is toooo much fun.

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But I'm not totally mean. I just do it about 4 or 5 times and then they get their 100 crickets. Man, I wish I could get a digi video cam and show you guys. Its nuts!

[NewLineReptile]

they are so cool thanks for shareing the pic's :)

[markb]

That is a great set of photos; did not know they go ape-crap over spiders...must remember that. Nice set up and great lookin animals! thanks for sharing.
mark bayless

[Steeve B]

Ha ha I see wee have the same pastime, now get one more stick and teach them mambo. Thanks for the photos they made me smile, you shod post this on varanus.nl the guys who’d love these very much. Rgds

Mark you must be the kindest man I know, thank you very very much for the truck load of documents you sent me, to think I didn’t even ask for these just blows me away! Anything just ask, Kind regards

[alex_33]

Awesome pics! thats hillarious! Lol all that jsut for a spider

[Emily-Fisher]

Ackies are so cute :) Great pics! I stilll envy your babies :)

[marisa]

Look at that "full" tummy in the last photo! So cute!!!!

They are such amazing moniters...I love those guys. If I could have a moniter it would be those.

Marisa

[Jeff_Favelle]

Steve, imagine doing this with Perenties?

Heh heh, or is that even possible?

[Tim and Julie B]

I had a friend that kept three in a 250 gallon fish tank. They would run around like idiots! It was so funny. He fed his a bunch of crickets one day and this one was eyeing this perticular cricket. The cricket tried to jump over the monitor and the monitor jumped about four inches in the air, caught the cricket while doing a rodeo flip (back flip with a twist) and landed back on his feet pointing in the same direction. It was the coolest thing I have ever seen a lizard do! I love the little guys. They are much more friendly and active then Storrs. I miss watching the little guys. MMMM.....maybe I should get some.

[Mike177]

nice! i bet it is fun to make them do that.

[V.hb]

Believe it or not, you can do similar things with albigularis.

ours will jump for food, and literally climb you when you enter their enclosure.. Pretty funny too watch.

[Steeve B]

Now I have to take a photo for you! One of my croc will jump from branch to branch a 7 foot leap, he who’d do this back and forth for food. It will be easy to photograph him in action, but like you said a video that’d be nice! Rgds

[snakemann87]

wow those are awesome. There faces look alot like Ackies. How closely related are they?? Im not too big on monitor information but I'd like to learn and keep them when I'm older.

[LdyDrgn]

Adorable pics!! Oh brother... we really need a house :D

[boa]

awsome pics your lizards have some real talent keep up the good work.

[norman]

Great pics jeff! My lil sav will stand on his hind legs for food, but not for long. Your ackies look awesome...I really wish I had a few...ahhh.....someday.
pete

[Jeff_Favelle]

They are a barrel of fun Pete! If I didn't breed reptiles and I could only have one tank. I'd get a huge one and put a wackload of these guys in it and watch them all day. They are seriously that cool.

Cheers man,