I love this video and wanted to share it with those who may not have seen it.

Varanids rockin' the house! Video by Shayaj, a phenomenal keeper.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPej4Dtkwdk

Man that is kick a$$ bro!!!!! That boy likes his food!!!

Man that is kick a$$ bro!!!!! That boy likes his food!!!

Show me an argus that doesnt like to eat and Ill show you a dead lizard

:lol:

Show me an argus that doesnt like to eat and Ill show you a dead lizard

:lol:

Kind of like a bull snake!!!!

Kind of like a bull snake!!!!


Very much like a bullsnake without as loud of a hiss

Awesome! and the fact that its an argus makes it even better!

Man those guys do not play with their food at alll do they!

Nice!!!!Think the wife got me one of his last batch of Argies for christmas!!!:wamma:

Nice!!!!Think the wife got me one of his last batch of Argies for christmas!!!:wamma:
Well Merry early Christmas!!

Nice!!!!Think the wife got me one of his last batch of Argies for christmas!!!:wamma:

Thats the gift that keeps on giving.

Hey, do me a favor, will ya? Tell Varanette I would like a trio of red ackies. Just kinda mention it off handed. Like "Nice weather we're having ya know ol V might like some red ackies". You know what to do, just bust out the charm.

Man those guys do not play with their food at alll do they!

Their feeding response is legendary. Most of the big boys eat hearty. But Id say these guys are in their own class. I mean niles have a strong feeding response but sometimes they are just trying to kill you. The argus is after the food first, you second.

Thats the gift that keeps on giving.

Hey, do me a favor, will ya? Tell Varanette I would like a trio of red ackies. Just kinda mention it off handed. Like "Nice weather we're having ya know ol V might like some red ackies". You know what to do, just bust out the charm.

Maybe we should meet for drinks when you come over.
Ill show her how much better reds are.
And check your damn voicemail!

Maybe we should meet for drinks when you come over.
Ill show her how much better reds are.
And check your damn voicemail!

Will do sorry I had a crazy couple days. I got like 200 calls. Sometimes Im bad with the phone.

I don't like the phone either. I prefer emails, that way everything is documented!

I don't like the phone either. I prefer emails, that way everything is documented!

You document normal conversation?:lol:

Yup, ANYTHING involving the animals! And sometimes, depending on the conversation I do too. Keeps me from having to remember so much and junk my brain up with unecessary information! :lol:

That was just flat out awesome. Times like this REALLY make me wish I lived somewhere warm so I could have nice outdoor enclosure like that for a big lizard of some sort. ;)

That was just flat out awesome. Times like this REALLY make me wish I lived somewhere warm so I could have nice outdoor enclosure like that for a big lizard of some sort. ;)

I couldnt agree more!!!!!!

That is an awesome video...some of his other videos are cool too!

How big do they get V? That one looks huge. Cool video.

How big do they get V? That one looks huge. Cool video.


Decent size but not gigantic.

Females tend to be 3 to 3 1/2' while males can grow to 4'-5'. Although 4' is more common.

They tend to stay on the leaner sider and dont bulk up quite as much as say a blackthroat might. But still a good sized lizard.

THAT was incredible. I hope he's using some kind of digestable string, like hemp maybe :D

i used to do the same thing when i was a kid.
i would take a needle and thread, and thread through a chunk of chicken or beef, then i'd make it dance for my tiger salamander !
that thing could eat !
and for a kid in the 1970's, it was the only species of "monitor" i was ever gonna have !
...admittedly the ten gallon tank was not as cool as your bud's outdoor enclosure !
thanx for sharin',
ck

His videos are awesome, and that one is hilarious to watch. Very obviously healthy lizards, and awesome outdoor enclosures... I wish I lived in an area to do something like that.

THAT was incredible. I hope he's using some kind of digestable string, like hemp maybe :D

Im betting he ties them in a way that when the lizards grab them the string unwinds. Just a guess.

Although I dont think a bit of string would harm an argus. Especially those. I think you would need a machine gun to take them out.

Nay, I doubt it hemp. Too active. :lol:

very cool video :yessir:

very cool video :yessir:

Very cool indeed:cool:

Waitin' on the finished project. Thats just the tip of the iceberg.

Damn son thats real boss... Bad mofo right there..:rebel:

Damn son thats real boss... Bad mofo right there..:rebel:

Argus dont play :rockon:

Very much like a bullsnake without as loud of a hiss


Yea but much more bite. LOL

Yea but much more bite. LOL

That too!

The first time that V showed me that I didn't know what to think. I was impressed at the same time a lil nervous. If you look in the background he's got a dog running around chasing the Argus.....hmmm what's to say that dog wouldn't....ha ha be DOG MEAT if he ever got out....BUt it's awesome...and I love the sound track behind it. :rockon:

Yea but much more bite. LOL

I agree.... bulls dont "death roll" when they bite!!!! :lol:

I agree.... bulls dont "death roll" when they bite!!!! :lol:

Argus'll twist ya five ways to Sunday.

I dunno about a proper death roll but they might spin a little to try to rip off a chunk.

The first time that V showed me that I didn't know what to think. I was impressed at the same time a lil nervous. If you look in the background he's got a dog running around chasing the Argus.....hmmm what's to say that dog wouldn't....ha ha be DOG MEAT if he ever got out....BUt it's awesome...and I love the sound track behind it. :rockon:

I didnt see the dog, too busy staring at the leezard :D

But in truth even a full grown argus would have his hands full with a medium sized-large dog. They arent really designed to take down prey like that. It would be more of a defensive fight I think. And the argus would most likely am-scra if he got the chance.

But a tiny dog? Maybe.

How did I miss this one I'm slacking....I love the video though boy are they quick!!! and the music ROCKS one of my favorite groups.

Argus'll twist ya five ways to Sunday.

I dunno about a proper death roll but they might spin a little to try to rip off a chunk.

ROUGH STUFF! AWESOME!!!!!!!! And just think you have 3 argus/flavi's in the house....thankfully they are int he right room....sitting pretty with SCAREFACE!

How did I miss this one I'm slacking....I love the video though boy are they quick!!! and the music ROCKS one of my favorite groups.

Excellent choice. I like the beginning tease too.

ROUGH STUFF! AWESOME!!!!!!!! And just think you have 3 argus/flavi's in the house....thankfully they are int he right room....sitting pretty with SCAREFACE!

Since when did you get all blood and guts?

What is happening here!

Since when did you get all blood and guts?

What is happening here!

It's BLBC coming through :hellyea:

It's BLBC coming through :hellyea:

It must be.

That woman has gone plum crazy!

Yeah! I remember when that CD came out. Gosh, I feel old. lol Can Argus become handleable?

Yeah! I remember when that CD came out. Gosh, I feel old. lol Can Argus become handleable?

They can to a point.

They are naturally high strung, aggressive lizards. Its pretty rare that you'll find an argus that will just flop on your lap like an overfed sav. But not all of them are out and out mean.

They have the strongest feeding response of just about any monitor I can think of. You show them food they go nuts. Which is what you're seeing in the video.

Since when did you get all blood and guts?

What is happening here!

Um....always have been! Remember me tellign you this and you saying 'nooooo you nice and sweet'....I have rough tear 'em to shreds moments.....Would love to have a back yard enclosure with a couple Balck throats and a couple argu's....that would be something....especially feeding time! :D

Um....always have been! Remember me tellign you this and you saying 'nooooo you nice and sweet'....I have rough tear 'em to shreds moments.....Would love to have a back yard enclosure with a couple Balck throats and a couple argu's....that would be something....especially feeding time! :D

I dont even know how to respond to that.

:eek:

I dont even know how to respond to that.

:eek:

I am sure if you can make a 6 ft.tunnel and enclose the pen in the winter with glass or something that penetrates the light and creates more heat,
well then its feasable.

I am sure if you can make a 6 ft.tunnel and enclose the pen in the winter with glass or something that penetrates the light and creates more heat,
well then its feasable.

I dunno man. Im sitting under 16" of snow right now. Its pretty damn cold out there.

I think it would be one hell of an undertaking to try to make something outdoors for varanids. I know the late, great Bert Langerwerf did it with tegus. I believe in one of his articles he mentions he preferred tegus over varanids since they handled the cold better.

Id be a nervous wreck keeping varanids outside here in New England.

I dunno man. Im sitting under 16" of snow right now. Its pretty damn cold out there.

I think it would be one hell of an undertaking to try to make something outdoors for varanids. I know the late, great Bert Langerwerf did it with tegus. I believe in one of his articles he mentions he preferred tegus over varanids since they handled the cold better.

Id be a nervous wreck keeping varanids outside here in New England.

Couldnt agree more with you there.I have kept them out dorrs in the summer months (all of 2 lol.).
Would be alot of work,but its definatly do-able.
Its just the night time temps when they are inactive would be a clencher.

Couldnt agree more with you there.I have kept them out dorrs in the summer months (all of 2 lol.).
Would be alot of work,but its definatly do-able.
Its just the night time temps when they are inactive would be a clencher.

Oh sure it could be done. Lotta work, lotta money, lotta nervous nights.

Hell, you could put a jacuzzi on your roof if you really, really wanted to :D

I do have a crawlspace under the back of my house. Its about 2' high. If I were to do something I would insulate that and figure out a way to heat an area of it. That would be their nighttime retreat. And, on really bad days, I could just keep them in there. Its a large area easily 10-15'. Its just low. But its a dirt floor so they could dig. And they couldnt dig out since its got block way below grade. They would have to dig pretty deep.

But all that noise is way down the road if ever. I still have to paint the bedroom before V-nette throws us all out!

Oh sure it could be done. Lotta work, lotta money, lotta nervous nights.

Hell, you could put a jacuzzi on your roof if you really, really wanted to :D

I do have a crawlspace under the back of my house. Its about 2' high. If I were to do something I would insulate that and figure out a way to heat an area of it. That would be their nighttime retreat. And, on really bad days, I could just keep them in there. Its a large area easily 10-15'. Its just low. But its a dirt floor so they could dig. And they couldnt dig out since its got block way below grade. They would have to dig pretty deep.

But all that noise is way down the road if ever. I still have to paint the bedroom before V-nette throws us all out!

Really i dont think it would be all that expensive to do.
Alot of work (hell yes).
But it will be done at some point!