Elephant Nose Snake????

[Stefan-A]

Varanus acanthurus?


Yeah, I looked it up.

[adamanteus]

Thanks Stefan. I like them, small enough to manage but still a monitor. I saw some in a shop a couple of months ago, very nice.

[Stefan-A]

Did a bit of reading, seem nice. A couple of people here keep them, apparently. Still, I'd like to get my hands on a Lacerta viridis or some North American Eumeces.

Of course, they won't be seen in any local shops in any decent towns, there's usually nothing for me there.

[ScimitarX]

We've got a group of 4 varanus acanthurus, lovely little monitors, they are constantly moving about and climb on everything unless they are slleeping. Will be selling 2 of them when we definitely know we have a pair that we can breed.

[adamanteus]

Claire, let me know when you're selling. If the price is right I might be interested. I don't care about the sex.

[ScimitarX]

Ok, you'll be the 1st to know when they are ready, shoudnt be too much longer as they do show some breeding behavior.

[adamanteus]

Thanks Claire. X

[KITKAT]

Originally Posted by adamanteus

I hate it when a new "novelty" snake comes on the market...you just know thousands will die.

Well if not, then at least thousands will get too big to be kept! I predict that even if the public became able to keep this species, they would ignore the potential size they can reach, and then have a crisis with an animal that is too big for their capabilities... just like the Iguana.

[Stefan-A]

Like the iguana, yellow anaconda, many pythons, caimans, monitors.. Red-eared sliders get bigger than expected and are probably the most famous example.

You're right and there are plenty of examples of how it has happened with other species.