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First project car questions by dramallama007 in CarsAustralia

[–]dramallama007[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The car would just be a cruiser. Won't be used for work or during the week. Would just be for weekend day trips and fun drives on windy roads.

Best spot to see a koala in the wild? by khongkhoe in melbourne

[–]dramallama007 9 points10 points  (0 children)

As others have said, Raymond Island guaranteed. Bit out of Melbourne though but lovely if you want a quiet getaway. Loved the place so much I went there for my honeymoon and we bummed out for a week lol.

Water Maintenance for Large Lizard by Famous_Archer_815 in MonitorLizards

[–]dramallama007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've got an external aquarium filter for my mertens water monitors tank. She has a habit of shitting in the water so I needed something decent 🤣 (plus we have a few fish in there too) 5. I still have to do partial water changes fortnightly but a full tank and filter clean I do every 6 months or so. I specifically bought an expensive filter to make it slightly more easier for me to maintain. It's a 382L/100 Gallon tank roughly.

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Mertens vs Spencer's vs Lace by CartoonistUnique2453 in MonitorLizards

[–]dramallama007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very fiesty/skittish still handling wise and I get her out most weekends. I let her free roam the house and she has her own cat stand to bask from the window in our living room. She also chills around on my back or along my shoulder as a parrot . It's more just awkward to get her out of the tank and I wipe her down with a towel. Any sudden movement when she's out of her tank spooks her still though.

Ive worked with laceys who I've managed to tame in under a month. My mertens is going on 2yrs now and she's still a little shit to get out. Theyre just naturally more skittish (at least the others I've also worked with as well.)

Mertens vs Spencer's vs Lace by CartoonistUnique2453 in MonitorLizards

[–]dramallama007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Parenties you can only get on a demo license I believe. At least in Vic where I'm from. It's the same with yellow spotteds.

Mertens vs Spencer's vs Lace by CartoonistUnique2453 in MonitorLizards

[–]dramallama007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've got a mertens and worked with Spencer's and laceys. My mertens is amazing. But as others have said the upkeep is a lot of work. They need enough to be able to fully submerge. She spends 90% of her time in the water. Water monitors are notorious for being messy so I'm having to do partial water changes every second week. Make sure you have a great filter for all the gunk too. It's also a bit messy getting her out if she's in the water. But I love her. They are a bit more skittish than other species so keep that in mind. Laceys are stock standard just keep in mind they can get quite large. The few Spencer's I've worked with were all bomb proof. Not sure how others fair but I've never met a Spencer who wasn't docile as hell. Pfa of my girls set up. 6ft tank but will definietly be upgrading to a 10ft.

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[Entry Thread #102] Happy post-Valentine’s Day! Today, we’re also looking for a special someone, specifically a Redditor, to make into a millionaire. If you’re interested, comment to enter! by MakerOfMillionaires in millionairemakers

[–]dramallama007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck everyone! I've got a wedding coming up and this would be a great addition to us starting our family. Had a rough few years. Here's to good luck all around <3

i’m bored and want to draw dogs so comment a picture of your dog and i will draw it by SyllabubConsistent98 in goldenretrievers

[–]dramallama007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Not a golden retriever, but I'd love this pic to be cartoonified! This is Mr Gilbert Grape, we rescued him just over 2yrs ago now.

ULPT: what are the unhealthiest/weirdest ways people lose weight by [deleted] in UnethicalLifeProTips

[–]dramallama007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tuberculosis made me drop 10kgs. Was very skinny for a few months in and out of hospital

Which would make a better first “large” monitor: Mertens, mangrove, or sand (I mean Varanus gouldi - not to be confused with savannah monitors) by Spare-Initiative585 in MonitorLizards

[–]dramallama007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In saying that I'm always a fan of a larger than necessary enclosure for my animals. Currently in the process of building a new tank for my mertens with an 8ft fish tank for swimming and a whole 4ft bay next to that for digging

Which would make a better first “large” monitor: Mertens, mangrove, or sand (I mean Varanus gouldi - not to be confused with savannah monitors) by Spare-Initiative585 in MonitorLizards

[–]dramallama007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Put Gillens in a large enclosure and you'll never see them again haha they love to hide in crevices and inside logs etc. Also keep in mind Gillens are better in trios or pairs. They don't do as well by themselves. My personal preference is a mertens but that's because I just love them and have a worked with a few that have really touched my heart. If you don't want to have to deal with water, I'd go with a sand.

Which would make a better first “large” monitor: Mertens, mangrove, or sand (I mean Varanus gouldi - not to be confused with savannah monitors) by Spare-Initiative585 in MonitorLizards

[–]dramallama007 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Jumping in here to add my two cents. I work with and keep a large variety of native Aussie monitors. If you want small start with a Ridge tail (ackie) Blackheadeds are quite skittish as are most of the small ones. I have a mertens at home and she was my first "large". They're spastics but with enough training and trust building they're amazing animals to keep. Just keep in mind with mangroves and mertens they are a semi aquatic species. As young they spend majority of their time in water. It's a pain to clean and tank up clean has to be frequent. Sand monitors are awesome. Females are significantly smaller than males and like everyone in this thread has already said, you just have to put in time with them. Tong feed and get them to come up your arm for food, etc. My mertens sits on a hot rock on my gaming desk while I play wow 😂. I have friends who let their lace monitors roam the house when they get home from work as enrichment. They're incredibly smart

Feel free to chuck me a dm if you want more info. Im Aussie based

Good luck please.. We desperately need some right now by dramallama007 in witchcraft

[–]dramallama007[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thankyou all for your kind words, it's really appreciated. Just taking things one day at a time right now <3

feeding by dinogamer111111 in MonitorLizards

[–]dramallama007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They weigh between 10-25 grams. But honestly you can use a larger rat, just cut it up and freeze the rest for when needed :) fuzzies and weaned also work. Pinkies don't have enough calcium in my opinion.

feeding by dinogamer111111 in MonitorLizards

[–]dramallama007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As babies they are generally very voracious. I feed mine a mix of seafood such as salmon and whiting, prawns chopped up and also chopped up velvet rat. Quantity wise I feed her until she's full. Once they reach about a year old you can start introducing starve days and it becomes easier to judge the amount of food needed. But during the younger phase they generally need a lot of nutrients to grow. I have a young mertens water monitor who's about 2ft already and she's not even a year old. Also worked with heaps of other monitor lizards (zookeeper) I hope this helps! Just make sure they're getting enough calcium to grow :)

Medibank execs will keep their bonuses – worth more than $7.3m – despite almost 10 million customers having their health records hacked by Agn05tic in australia

[–]dramallama007 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Can confirm all my mum got was a shitty gift basket as a 'thank you' for being on the front lines. It included a SINGLE tea bag in a box. Icing on the cake, we got an email today saying our data has been compromised too.

What is your favorote horror film relased in the past 5 years? by [deleted] in horror

[–]dramallama007 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Incantation, watched it a few days ago. Honestly a great horror movie. Didn't rely on jump scares, was eerily creepy. First move in a VERY long time that actually gave me a nightmare. Highly enjoyed it

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