Rufus

[spike]

Here is my new buddy, Rufus.... he is a WA sandfire Ridge-tail monitor a.k.a ackie

[dragosmom]

How big is he going to get? A lot of the monitors I have seen posted are huge when full grown. Is this one of those? Very pretty coloration, but I don't want to keep something at my house that gets big enough to eat the grandchildren! LOL

[DaremoAlpha]

Think of the money you will save at X-mas and birthdays though LOL ( just kiddings..........maybe hahahaaha ;D )

[spike]

These are part of a group called pygmy monitors.... so as you can guess they dont grow that big

They grow only tiny bit bigger than the average beardie
(50-60cm) maybe a little bit bigger. He is 2 months old and very active, loves to burrow under his food bowl and is very enjoyable watching him eat his food

[Pooka]

Beautiful, thanks for posting the pics.
Ackies are one of the best 'starter' monitors for the fact that they are hardy and do not grow large. I belive they average about the same as a water dragon (2 and 1/2 to 3 feet) and eat just about anything. They costa bit more then most of the common monitors (about $200-$300 on average) and I think they are beautiful creatures.

[dragosmom]

Thanks for posting all of the info. THAT kind of monitor I could handle. And, yes, Christmas would be CHEAPER, but very lonely without my lovely little grandkids!

[DaremoAlpha]

yea but you would have the monitor to hug