Interesting ackie behavior

[BarelyBreathing]

I define the word "bonded" as an almost friendship. I keep some monitors in pairs and trios. They show absolutely no change in behavior if I remove one from another, telling me that they simply don't care.

[varanus_mad]

I kept a trio of ackies where the male passed away, the two females have since killed every other males thats been put with them.

make of it what you will....

[Gregg M]

Originally Posted by varanus_mad

I kept a trio of ackies where the male passed away, the two females have since killed every other males thats been put with them.

make of it what you will....

On a species level, that would be a very counter productive behavior. I think you have not found a dominant enough male.

[Pirarucu]

Originally Posted by Gregg M

On a species level, that would be a very counter productive behavior. I think you have not found a dominant enough male.

In the wild, they can run away if they don't like each other...

[murrindindi]

Originally Posted by BarelyBreathing

I define the word "bonded" as an almost friendship. I keep some monitors in pairs and trios. They show absolutely no change in behavior if I remove one from another, telling me that they simply don't care.

That`s precisely what I was meaning, we all define words differently!
I find it strange you see absolutely no change in behaviour when if numbers in the enclosure change?
All I can say is we have no idea what`s going on in their minds.
We know they can have complicated social structures, so more research is needed, I think. As always, there`s far more we don`t know than we do!

[dinosaurdammit]

Originally Posted by murrindindi

That`s precisely what I was meaning, we all define words differently!
I find it strange you see absolutely no change in behaviour when if numbers in the enclosure change?
All I can say is we have no idea what`s going on in their minds.
We know they can have complicated social structures, so more research is needed, I think. As always, there`s far more we don`t know than we do!

My monitor was raised with his brother since hatching and they seemed to have a friendship of sorts and when I adopted mine his brother got all depressed and refused to feed for a few days. I do think they do form friendships to a degree, depending on the species.