I am new to BLBC so I thought I would post some photos of the monitors I have.

Male:

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1601/1802530/22882023/395326989.jpg

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1601/1802530/22882023/381080569.jpg

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1601/1802530/22882023/387688115.jpg

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1601/1802530/22882023/387688152.jpg


Female:

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1601/1802530/22882023/377905541.jpg

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1601/1802530/22882023/385438426.jpg

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1601/1802530/22882023/379200510.jpg

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1601/1802530/22882023/381473019.jpg


Thanks for looking!

Steve Ihrig - sdi

Gorgeous blue trees they seem pretty content there. Thanks for posting those are awesome.

Awwww, a fellow sucker for the trees. Beautiful man!

Those blue trees are beautiful! A buddy of mine has a pair, awesome animals!!

Great pics, and welcome to BLBC!

Gorgeous monitors Steve. They look amazing. You are definitely doing a great job with them.

Dan

They look fantastic, very healthy!

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! :cool: I have been lurking and listening to the radio shows for a little while. It is pretty cool to get positive feedback about things I am passionate about as well. I have worked with these guys since they came into the states and they are a blast.

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1601/1802530/22882023/396361000.jpg


Steve Ihrig - sdi

Awesome! A pair of blue trees are on my list to get. [ as well as black trees...kordo...yellow trees...LOL ]

I have a baby CBB green tree right now, aren't they a blast? :) ~

real nice

Awesome. Blues are the only arboreal monitors I have ever considered. But I have to get my Kimberlies first!
What kind of prey items do you offer them? I have been told they are mostly insectivores, even as adults.

Those Blue Tree's are pretty frigging awesome!! :) Thanks for sharing them with us! Picture's turned out great as well

amazing blues....cool pics too

Man those are awesome! :cheers:

Steve, those are beautiful, welcome to the forum.

Nice Blues, Welcome to the site!

Awesome. Blues are the only arboreal monitors I have ever considered. But I have to get my Kimberlies first!
What kind of prey items do you offer them? I have been told they are mostly insectivores, even as adults.

Hey Blue:

Sorry for the really late response. The group is a 1.2 sex ratio. Only the smallest female will not take a rodent every time it is offered. That being said, because they are a "small" and active species of monitor I typically will feed them dubia roaches three or four days a week - as many as they want which is anywhere from one to five adult males and/or large prematurity females. A prematurity female is right before the roaches’ exoskeleton gets hard. I feed them one or two small mice per week to make sure their getting calcium and fat, but not too much. I have noticed that if I feed them mice more than once a week they get lethargic which is not how I picture a tree monitor being. The only other thing I ever feed them is tomato horned worms. I always feed whole prey items.

These were "farm bred" imports. From day one in my care I let them do what they wanted and never forced handling or unwanted interaction on them. Leaving them alone and providing the proper hot spots, temperature gradient, multiple hiding spots and visual breaks, proper humidity, fresh water and whole food prey items allowed them to thrive. More importantly, they gave me a level of trust that allowed me over time to interact with them and enjoy the hell out of them. In my experience they are very hardy and easy to care for.

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1601/1802530/22882023/396719711.jpg

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1601/1802530/22882023/396719709.jpg


Thanks again everyone for the warm welcome! :cool:

Steve Ihrig - sdi

They sure are pretty. Must be really neat to work with them.

Those are some of the best I have seen. Very nice, welcome and thanks for sharing...

nice looking monitors..

Perfect blue!

I love the colors on those you got have you had any success in breeding them and hatching eggs ?

I love the colors on those you got have you had any success in breeding them and hatching eggs ?

This thread is almost 2 years old so don't be surprised if you don't gat an answer. :cheers:

didnt even look thanks

didnt even look thanks

No sweat. It happens :yes:

They are stunning animals, and look to be very well cared for. KUDOS and best of luck with them.

This thread is almost 2 years old so don't be surprised if you don't gat an answer. :cheers:

Oh crap.. I saw replies and figured it was fresh news.. oh well.:o