Finally!!VTOs

[pinefamily]

Very cool monitors. They are on our wish list too. The black headed monitor is one of the more skittish ones, but I believe can tame down with a lot of work.

[wareagleA5]

I'm still amazed that the smaller one is so brave lol, can't get them to eat off tongs yet , but they are destroying dubias twice a day.

[wareagleA5]

One week in and the big guy is starting to come out more.

[SnakeyJay]

Very true, mines a 2014.. Your enclosure looks wicked too!

[wareagleA5]

Originally Posted by Snakey-Jay

Very true, mines a 2014.. Your enclosure looks wicked too!

Thanks, gonna be putting in some plants to add some color.

[wareagleA5]

One month update, the larger of the two is always out now even though I've had to handle him several times because he'll wedge himself between the door and the fence and this handling hasn't phased him even though he doesn't like it at all lol. The smaller one has become a bit more skittish. They're both still destroying the dubia and I've fed them pinkies once and they've had a couple of anoles that found their way into the house.
The larger one that I'm hoping is male has gone from 15.5" to 17.25" and the smaller one has gone from 14.5" to 16.5". After doing some research I doubt these two are pure VTO.

[smy_749]

There are no pure VTO in the states, all are crossed to some degree.

[wareagleA5]

Yeah smy, that's the conclusion I came to also and I have Danny Brown's book.

[Gatorhunter1231]

Chris Murray brought in tons of European VTOs last year which are claimed to be pure.

[wareagleA5]

Originally Posted by Gatorhunter1231

Chris Murray brought in tons of European VTOs last year which are claimed to be pure.

This is one of them lol

[wareagleA5]

2 months and the changes in them are fun to watch, both of their tails and shoulders are getting darker with the black on their tails getting closer to their bodies. I'm just keeping track of their growth rate here in case anyone is curious. They are now 19.25" and 18.75". I'm guessing two inches a month is good and they have to be coming up on their birthday being late 2013 hatchlings. It seems like they're taking turns deciding who is going to be more outgoing every month. This is the smaller one and you can see the difference from the first pictures.