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The tail thing is an indication of clenching up, like they are uneasy/staying prepared/etc which is usually a stress response, like when she is roaming in an unfamiliar place or is just unsure or weary for some reason... but it also does this when she needs to go, so that's why I said in the video, I think she needs to go because I know she isn't stressed or unsure here. Basically, if the tail is dragging limp and straight they are usually 100% secure and confident, they are loose and carefree so it just drags behind them... Any kind of curling or spiraling is usually going to be stress related as they are tightening up those muscles to achieve that effect- think clenched fists vs a limp hand. If you look back at my last video there was a clip where Kale is almost running down to the floor from atop the ackie enclosure, out of nowhere he starts spiraling his tail... when he gets down to the floor, he immediately goes to the bathroom. Something they are doing to prepare to expel waste is causing some kind of muscle interaction in the tail, either from them holding it or maybe it's just them evoking a stress response as they are about to make themselves vulnerable for the duration of the pottie break - I really don't know what it is, just that I can use it to predict them needing to go.

The enclosure is an upgrade for the Ackie, but I've been procrastinating with it. The two trees lived together up until they were like a yr or so old and first started showing aggression to each other. I'm sure it's just normal male territorial beef but they know where each other lives and they are always checking to see if they can see each other and marking different territory as theirs all over the living room. It never goes further than the agitation seen here unless they get within a few feet of each other. But I've gotten pretty good at managing positioning and keeping them from getting to each other's glass doors. I've had few charged exchanges at the doors and one time Ajax leapt from the Ackie enclosure trying to get Kale while I was carrying him, but he missed and that was the only real close call I ever had since they were separated. He was like a bullet and launched right at me... In my videos they are always calm and relaxed, moving around like snails because they have no care in the world, but these doods go super saiyan when they get close to each other. You can't imagine how fast they are and how far they can jump when they want to.

This was one of the first videos I made when I had no idea what I was doing. I mean I still don't have any idea what I'm doing TBH, but I think the voice to music ratio has gotten a lot better.

Hard to say...they are coming up on their 2nd birthdays. The first one was probably this tame/socialized/trained by the time he was 7 months old, but I was only actually working with him for a few months. There are a lot of variables that go into this and I didn't know WTH I was doing when I started out. Knowing what I know now, I could probably get them completely tamed down (feeling confident, safe and secure always) and socialized (interested in participating in interaction with you) within 2-3 months). The training would only take a month or two to get really ingrained - it happens real fast and then upkeep happens naturally. I'm not sure if there are gender differences as both my tree monitors are male. I'd guess there are slight differences in confidence. But my Ackie monitor is female and I had no trouble working with her. She actually responds to vocalizations more than the tree monitors do. I'm fairly confident I could do something similar with just about any monitor regardless of species or gender in about 5-6 months tops.

@@TreeMonitorTraining Thx for sharing, I never see any reptile that jump on command before but I herd some iguanas can potty train in the toilet,

@@ikcaruswingz Yeah, I've heard that before too about other reptiles. I trained mine to come down to my tile floor and go there for easy cleanup. It didn't take much because they are already holding it if they know you let them come out. Reptiles seem to be really good at pattern recognition and that's how all the training I do works. I have videos on this channel showing how I trained them to jump on command...basically it all works the same: I run them thru the same event that is setup to produce the desired behavior. You want to keep all the variables as close to the same as possible each time while providing cues to the animal while he is performing the behavior you are trying to teach. (See one of my ladder videos) You don't need food, in fact it distracts them. I only train after they have been fed and calmed down for a bit. With enough repetition on the behavior that you are teaching...you can then present them with the cue you used during training which will trigger the pattern recognition from the training event you put them through and they will perform the action they got used to performing while hearing that sound or seeing that gesture or whatever cues you are using. (multiple cues - sound and gesture works best) I'm sure this would work with any monitor and probably has some use with other reptiles as well.

Most animals don't want to soil their homes or even near it. Once you start letting them out they will begin holding it on their own, just in case. All it takes is an animal smart enough to realize he will be let out again.

Time in presence without crossing boundaries. How long have you had him? Has he ever stayed out in your presence?

@@TreeMonitorTraining I’ve had him for 7-8 months and we got him when he was about 2 months. He’s stayed out in my presence once of twice before but only when hunting and when i’m only partly visible. If i move or anything 85% of the time he will immediately go back into hiding. Although I have been able to feed him with tongs once or twice before.

@@jrh283 Ok, so he's not terrified of you, but he lacks confidence. If you've had him for 7-8 months and he's still behaving this way, he must be in a reptile room or some other room where you don't spend most of your time. If you watch enough people with enclosures in their living rooms, bedrooms, or other common areas... the answer becomes obvious. You need to spend more time in the animals presence without crossing boundaries. He needs to be able to hear and see you from wherever he is hiding from you and then he needs to MAKE THE CHOICE to come out in your presence. Every time he does this, and you don't mess it up by focusing on him too much, he will build confidence. A monitor that is not confident will avoid you if he can. Read a book, fold laundry, whatever...anything you do in your life that can be done within 10 ft of that enclosure... start doing it there. Outside of that and your usually feedings... just ignore him. Let him see you don't only exist when you are messing with him. My monitors all hid from me in the beginning. My enclosures are in the living room though, so it didn't take long to get over this. But, they were desensitized to my dogs presence before mine. I used to watch them from a webcam while I was at work, and they were perfectly fine with my dogs walking right past their enclosures when they were still darting from me when I came home from work. Let this dood see you a lot more. My computer desk, where I spend most of my time is like 8 ft directly in front of the enclosure shown in this video. These guys had ample opportunity to observe me from the safety of their perches and come to their own conclusion that I was not a threat to them in any way. It only takes a few months with an enclosure in a common area for these guys to literally be begging you for attention so it shouldn't take long to at least build some confidence around you in whatever room you have them in. It's the same brain in every one of these guys and every monitor will behave like a komodo dragon given enough time in presence. Let me know how things go and feel free to hit me up anytime.

@@TreeMonitorTraining thank you so much, ill update you when things change. I’m trying to spend more time near him but life keeps getting in the way. Im also bad at not focusing on him cause the awesomeness of him lol. Thanks again

@@jrh283 Yeah for sure it's tough to leave them be. I literally terrorized Ajax his first month or so because he kept getting into places I couldn't find him and I'd have to tear out the entire enclosure to find him. It wasn't until I backed off and just let him be that he started becoming confident to be out while I was sitting at my computer right in front of the enclosure. Trust me, I messed up a bunch. they are very forgiving and this shit happens almost naturally as long as you put in the time and don't cross boundaries. People, including me, tend to get in their own way by trying to make it happen. But all it takes is time in presence without crossing boundaries.

@@anjatrorup1612 Thanks! Yeah it's nuts...I was a dog person my whole life and I've never experienced anything as beautiful and pure as working with these animals. It's hilarious that I never even intended to have a relationship with them like this. I was content to just observe them and take care of them until that first day of interaction just sort of happened. After that, everything just went so fast and they were both putting in just as much effort as I was in figuring each other out. All done with no food, no touching... This entire process was a collaboration from the start and they made a lot of the important leaps forward themselves, on spec, just trusting that it would work out for them and no harm would come to them. These things are way smarter than people realize and I feel absolutely honored to have shared this experience with them. To this day I try to respect their independence as much as I possibly can out of respect for the huge chance they took on me. I'll never understand exactly what's going on in their heads, but it's way more than just hurr durr, they just want food or they just want your warmth.

@@TreeMonitorTraining Well said 👍 Absolutely true that once you see in their eyes, that they attempt to comprehend something. You just want to know how they see the world around them.

@@anjatrorup1612 Yeah, for sure. There's so much more there, but it's way different than what we have experience with, in our own heads.

@@anjatrorup1612 Anja gets it, look at that bruiser she works with

@@TreeMonitorTraining hurr durr

@@CypressWalker It's just consistency, man. I come home for lunch everyday at the same time. Kale chose this spot, I'm delighted with the location, so I encourage it. Working on getting Ajax to use this location now because I am not pleased with his preferred location lol.

​@@TreeMonitorTraining For mine, the moment I open that door, she's either climbing up my arm for a direct ride to the top of her enclosure or running down her ramp to go smell everything. There is no "lemme just drop a casual deuce before I explore". Thankfully I use soil in the enclosures, so my bio-active bug machine takes care of the ones she leaves inside.

@@CypressWalker Lolz, well, both my trees started out as going immediately when they left the enclosure which usually meant on my arm or down my back so it could always be worse.

@@TreeMonitorTraining poop arm, poop hair and poop neck. Gotta love it

@@GoatsWildlife Yeah dude...it was such a joy going through all my old clips and finding a ton of gems that I had forgotten about. Some of the clips had me legit tearing up.

@@GoatsWildlife gratz on the black dragon. That dude looks so badass!

@@TreeMonitorTraining thanks brother!!!

Lol, yeah this dummy has been up on the rod a few times as well which requires the ladder. He's used to me getting him down from here though so he's usually pretty good about it. The real issue is if I don't notice him soon enough after he climbs up there... cus then he settles in, stares outside, and starts to spool down. Then it's a real pain in the ass trying to get him to reactivate and come to me.

@@TreeMonitorTraining Lol ah ha ! That explains the ladder in the middle of your living room for awhile 🤣🤣 JK ! But yeah, you can totally tell he’s well trained on coming to you on command. & I have learned that as well that it’s easier to get them to come down and quit screwing around 🤣😂 sooner… as opposed to halfway in the middle of it !

Although I don't have experience with taking in an adult tree monitor, the principles are all still the same. Leave him be besides tong feeding in the beginning so he can get comfortable around you and then just let him see you a lot in that room doing shit unrelated to him so he knows you are just a part of the environment and not a threat to him. If they only see you when you are coming up to their enclosure they read it as them being your target - they have to understand that you don't only exist to mess with them. Spend as much time as possible in that room ignoring them. Good luck bro, these guys are so rewarding to build a relationship with.

@@TreeMonitorTraining thank you for the info here his new big house instagram.com/reel/C9auuEQOj4-/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

RUclips didn't notify me of this comment bro. Setup looks great, dude already looks super chill. Notice how he's facing out at you instead of watching you in profile. That confidence probably comes from sitting in a store and being around people a lot. You should have an easy time with this lil guy, good luck!

Yeah, it's hiding it because of the link I think. But I followed you on IG, looks great.

Thank you ​@@TreeMonitorTraining

@rickbeezer34 Yeah, my Ackie is a food demon for everything but won't eat anything worm shaped. So no superworms etc, I got close with silk worms in that she would murder them and rub her face around in their guts but she wouldn't eat them. They all have their own little quirks. Savannahs are such a cool species. A bit out of the size range I want to work with though. I just have the 2 trees and an ackie right now. If I get another it will be the last, maybe a Kimberly rock monitor, we'll see.

It's a yellow ackie.

It's a wicker ball. I believe I got mine on etsy but you can find these all over like amazon and other places.

They were fine with each other up until about 9 months or so - zero issues. They both moved into the large enclosure together around that time but once they started to go into sexual maturity they started showing aggression to each other and had to be separated.

@user-st7qh2bn3j No, it's more abstract than that. Kinda hard to explain but I'll try whilst trying not to sound too crazy. They definitely don't understand words or the exact sound. It's more about the repetition, the tone, and the sequence of repetition and they recognize the pattern and remember their response to it, then perform it. I may have referred to this "pattern" as "the stage" or the "situation" or the "puzzle" previously. So throughout this video and the one before it, I'm keeping everything about the situation pretty standard because I'm still trying to teach her. Palm face down, stationary. Droning "come-on" usually on set rhythm. If, there's no response I might alter the rhythm... slow it down some usually, or throw in a different sound to regain attention - chrp chrp chrp. If you watch closely when I am droning something over and over... there are little responses from her usually just after a sound in the sequence and she gets on the same rhythm. It's almost like playing an instrument. I know it sounds crazy, but I'm literally feeling it in the moment and can tell when she's on or off with me. Now, once she climbed to my shoulder once or twice she figures it out that the droning stops and she hears other noises. It's like a puzzle she has figured out. They are great problem solvers by nature so they are always looking for solutions to everything. It really only took around 15-20 or so of these successes to feel comfortable attempting it elswhere in a nonstandard way. But the more parts of the pattern I present her, the easier it is for her to recognize it. So palm face down presented off to the side...droning "come-on", I might have to change the sequence pace to get her on cue... another thing that I'm doing that might not be clear is just prior to come-on, I lift my head, and then as I'm saying it, I nod my head down on each iteration. You might notice the camera shaking a bit, up and down, during this droning.... that's why. Usually, those 3 things are enough for her to recognize the pattern and then climb to my shoulder. Since she always loops my neck and goes down the other arm... it's easy to move her from place to place doing this. So she'll go back into the enclosure on her own, it doesn't matter what I'm saying there. It's best to view all my talking to the guys in the videos as just narration for the video... or me expressing my emotional bond with them. In some early videos with Lil Joy sometimes I'm droning "where you going" instead of "come on". the words don't matter, it's the repeating sequence. It's all just behavioral conditioning. It's similar to what I'm doing with the trees on the ladder. Their pattern is extended arm, "chrp chrp chrp", or in Kale's case... "snap", extended arm. It's all just pattern recognition and they complete the sequence. Now of course... they have to already be tame and socialized for this training to work. Once the pattern is ingrained in them deeply... it becomes what i refer to as the "imprint"... sometimes just presenting a single part of the pattern sets them off... like a few times I have just chirped at Ajax... causing him to immediately turn and jump to me, or a snap with Kale, and with lil joy, sometimes just droning "come on" has her scrambling around looking for my hand even when it's not presented. I keep wanting to make a more concise video of what I'm doing with these guys because I know, right now, the explanation is spread as little nuggets across like 30 videos totalling hrs of footage because I was learning everything as I worked with them over time as well. I get that it's hard to understand what I'm trying to stay even when you've watched them all because the good explanations are so spread out and my own thoughts about it all have changed over time too. Hopefully I get time to make something like that soon.

For sure. It's a different kind of intelligence, but it's there.

Monitors are my dream but I don’t think I ready yet. Your monitors not only trust but I think they see you as a safe place where they’re respected keep up the good work that Ackie monitor is awesome

@@samuelmoreno9362 Thank you! They were my dream as a kid as well. But I grew up and that dream faded away. A few years ago I remembered my love for these animals out of nowhere and began researching different species and care guides to ensure it was something I could do and just went for it - all in. These are my first 3 reptiles besides catching and keeping wild lizards for short periods as a child. I sorta just fell into understanding their behavior and how to work with them by accident one day and learned more and more as it went on. I've detailed the whole process on this channel in my playlist videos. Anyone can do this as long as they understand/respect the animal's independent nature and don't cross boundaries.

Yeah, it's weird too because they mostly filter things out that they know are not a threat. Like my dogs barking or sometimes when I'm trying to call them... it's all just totally ignored and they won't even react to the sound. But when you use sound during a specific activity, in the same way repeatedly, they notice it, and then eventually start to associate that sound cue with that situation. It's not just food based either because I never used food in training my ackie to climb me, or my trees to jump to me. It's more a pattern recognition taking place with how their brains work or something which is why the stuff I'm doing works so well. I'm creating these short repeatable situations to run them thru while keeping everything in the situation pretty standard. Once you rep the hell out of a situation, then just presenting them with 1 or 2 parts of that situation(sound cue, gesture, etc), triggers a response from them and they try to perform the learned situations outcome. It's hard to explain without examples... I'm def going to make a concise video about this at some point when I have time because right now this idea is split between like 9 videos totalling a few hrs but the meat of it is really only like 10-15m or so I'd guess.

@@TreeMonitorTraining I'm with ya, but I wouldn't want to be the one that has to write it out then edit it.

That's a nice way of putting it. Whenever I'm teaching them something new, I try and keep all the variables in that situation the same until I have run them through it enough times so that their response becomes a reaction to that situation. Then later I can present parts of that situation to them, such as the repeating sound cue with the presence of my hand in a recognized position, and they will associate that with the old situation I ran them through, remember their own response to it, and then just perform it. It's pretty wild...I think it's pattern recognition mostly.

I appreciate that! Thank you.

nah they barely came in and I missed em for a few days. Plus have a ton of stuff to do for this other enclosure... I'm thinking about just scrapping them and waiting until I finish the Acke enc then just reordering more lol.

Kale's in a 4x2x4(will move to a 5x3x6 eventually), Ajax is in a 6x3x6, Lil Joy is in a 4x2x2(currently building her a 5x3x4).

Yeah, I think so too. they didn't really do it much here, but usually when they swing around to check the other side, they go into these weird acrobatic positions... So I def know what you mean.

Taper expectations...I've been working on the Ackie enclosure for like a month now so haven't been able to edit much. Laaaaaazy video with a couple nice moments. Appreciate it though!

@@TreeMonitorTraining hahah these are all nice moments to me so far as I watch! I really can't wait for Avocado to be this large..and is that a new enclosure I see being built.. is that for lil joy?

@@GoatsWildlife yeah that's her new enclosure... I messed something up with foam I got or maybe the drylok. It kept splitting everywhere when drying so I had to put it on hold and go with something else for the scaping. So, I been researching epoxy builds and going to start scaping over everything with that. pain in the ass!

@@TreeMonitorTraining geeez man! well i hope you get it all figured out... can't waait to see the final results!

Yeah.

Kale's the wild caught one, Ajax is CBB. Kale's just a lot more confident than Ajax. Full spiral is a defensive display, Ajax didn't understand what was going on and was just way more stressed. When we went over the blood tests later that week, they even pointed out some elevated marker in both that can be affected by stress due to the forced handling during the visit and the taking of the blood. This marker was a lot higher in Ajax test results while Kale's was just at the higher end of a normal reading. Keep in mind, I had to force handle Kale some when I first got him due to treating him for parasites, which required me to get a syringe into his mouth while holding him steady so I could force medicine down his throat. I later came up with an easier way to do it, but those first couple times required like 20-30m of nonstop forced handling until he gave up struggling and allowed me to get the syringe in. Ajax has no experiences anywhere near what was happening to him at the vet that day. So, he was just frightened. But he was fine the very next day.

Thanks! It feels weird uploading to instagram...I've never used social media before. I keep forgetting to post there or just never know what to upload there.

@@TreeMonitorTraining Yeah it’s definitely daunting!!! But I started growing a little bit of an audience by using a lot of different hashtags and i’d just post feeding clips/interaction clips. Once I get back into reptile stuff i’ll be posting regularly again there though

Yeah, I use sound a lot more with the Ackie and saying Lil Joy with the same inflection as Lil Boy worked well when I tested it after confirming she was female. I'm so used to calling out with that sound when I approach the enclosure, I wanted to keep it as similar as possible. Not unlike your own Georgie issue. Those are LED lights(Fluval Aquasky 2.0). The two smaller enclosures are screen tops so the LED strip is sitting on top of the enclosure. This is why nobody hangs out on Ajax large enclosure as the LED strip is inside so no heat source to lay around on atop the enclosure. They are laying on the heat sink used to dissipate the heat it generates. Not ideal for the LED strip's longevity, but they have been doing this for almost 2 years now without issue. The new Ackie enclosure will have one inside and then I think I'm going to remove this one from the old Ackie enclosure and just lay it down on top of the new enclosure for this purpose - lol.

I don't think so. When I use that bowl, I just let them grab roaches right out of it while I hold it. So 10m before that he was on top of the Ackie enclosure picking roaches out of it while I held it for him. He coulda just been watching me closely as I walked away and saw me place it there before I sat down at my computer or he could have just been roaming that way and then smelled it as he got close, who knows. I thought he was coming to see me - lol. They have really good senses though. I've dropped a bunch of roaches inside Ajax enclosure on accident during past feedings, there's probably a half dozen or so roaches in there. On days where I don't feed him, he'll start hunting those lost roaches. It's pretty fun to watch, especially when it's clear they are inside something he can't get into. He'll spend like an hour trying to figure how to pry open the cork tree in his enclosure. It's all sealed inside with foam, there are some small pockets, but nothing Ajax would be able to get into. But it's clear he smells something inside there and it's probably one of these roaches. Every now and then he will find one while digging around in the plants or corners of the enclosure.

Etsy... Pretty sure it was this guy: www.etsy.com/shop/CreatureCreativeArt?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1297389509&from_page=listing But you can find a bunch of different styles on etsy by searching for like reptile plaque or something similar.

@@TreeMonitorTraining I didn't even think of Etsy, now I have to do a deep dive. Thanks kindly

@@CypressWalker Yeah, I get cork tubes and other enclosure building things from there too. There's a lot of people making all kinds of cool reptile related things on Etsy.

@@TreeMonitorTraining is it built by him? I swear I saw the same enclosure in Dubia shop or something online, i could be wrong. How much was it? (enclosure isnt in the link)

@@EXOScaper-sf1mu That enclosure is made by Dubia. He's referring to the laser-etched wooden plaque at 1:07 that has details about the Ackie monitor species on it.

The world is not ready for the living room monitor keeper.

@@TreeMonitorTraining Haha ! I agree with you on that one ! & hmmm 🤔that sounds like a RUclips channel in the making ! LOL 🦎🤩🤣

Yeah, it's crazy. It happened naturally... Once they realized they could come out whenever they wanted, they started holding it. I don't think any intelligent animal wants to smell its own waste. Once I was consistent about coming home every day for lunch it became like clockwork. All 3 do it to some extent but Kale is 100%. It's not even just their enclosures, they will also climb down off their favorite places in the living room(ackie enclosure top) so as not to soil those as well.

@@TreeMonitorTraining wow insane would love mine to do that some day. he does this daily ?

@@pierrefitch Yes, all three of my monitors are pottie trained like this to some degree as they all know they can come out whenever they want. Kale is 100% and hasn't gone in his enclosure for at least 2 months and will even hold it a whole day of not being let out and go the next day. The ackie is like 95% and will go outside every day if let out, but she will not hold it a whole day of not being let out like Kale will. Ajax is like 90%, I have to let him out every day and it has to be early in the day. So If I'm consistent, he's 100% but he's not going to hold it for long... He has the largest enclosure right now though and that definitely plays a role.

yeah... I knew they were cool at home with family and stuff. But yeah outside was always a wild card, especially when they feel that real sunlight. First time I took them outside in a carrier when they were young, it's like a second light switch went on in their head. But all 3 were super chill on this trip. Ajax and Kale had been to another vet when I first got them over a year and a half ago, but that was before any type of interaction had taken place so they were absolutely terrified and had the 1000 yard stare the whole time.

He's a gentleman, only the finest floor tile will do.

BTW, I tried to comment on your latest video about Georgie and it wouldn't post.

@@TreeMonitorTraining haha yeah, apparently so ! Nothing but the best for the little green guy ! 🤣🦎

@@TreeMonitorTraining Hmmm ? That’s weird ? Thankx for letting me know…I’ll check that out 🤔 *I pulled that video up & theres 1 comment on there. Not sure why yours didn’t post ? Strange 😵‍💫

​@@amysreptileadventures6664 Posted "test" and at first it was the same issue. It disappeared when I refreshed the page. But I see it here once I got to work so I'll just edit it to what I was gonna say.

All 3 do it to some extent, but Kale is 100%. I'm fairly certain he hasn't gone in the enclosure in over a month

@@TreeMonitorTraining Damn. That's awesome. If you can get him used to it, maybe the shower floor is the next target destination? Mine poop outside the enclosure, but they wander around for a few minutes first. If I can follow you on this, cleanup would be so much easier than crawling under the enclosures.

@@CypressWalker Yeah, my Ackie is about where yours are. He used to go on the platform or under the enclosure but now he goes on this lap around the living room and finds a place. It changes from day to day, but it's usually the tile.

Hmmm…. guessing it would be pistachio pudding….since he has the green tree monitors lol 🤣😂

Thank you! Wait, which one is the sexy boi? Ajax or Kale? Ajax was pretty when he was all turquois, I think Kale is absolutely gorgeous with his natural coloring. Edit: Just saw the closed caption on my reddit post of this video, transcribed "jaxxy boy" as "sexy boy", lol. God damn mumbly voice! Yes... I'm starting to think so too with the Ackie. I actually scheduled the bois yearly checkup early this year, (they're like 1yr 8 months or so old right now) just so I can get the Ackie checked out as well, he hasn't been to the vet yet and I specifically asked them to sex her. So I'll know at the end of next week. When the hell do they start laying tho? She is 1 yr 6 mo or so old now. I was enjoying my carefree boys club and now I might have to start dealing with eggs.

@@TreeMonitorTraining Haha ! That is hilarious 🤣🤣 But wait, don’t you call Ajax “sexy boy” ? 😂😏 I thought I’ve heard you call him that in other videos before lol. Both prasinus are absolutely amazing in color ! I’m jealous cause you have the 2 monitors that are on my monitor need list lol. That’s right, I said NEED not want 🤣🤣 I’ve always wanted an Ackie & a tree monitor. I think the Ackie is a female because the times it’s went down to the floor to 💩haha I noticed it didn’t display any “male parts” 🤣 & every time Georgia ( recently discovered she is a boy🤦🏼‍♀️) 💩 he shows his man goods haha ! 🤣🫣🦎 So there ya go ! lol !! & I can’t say I have any experience with monitors laying eggs so unfortunately, I can’t help you in that department 😵‍💫 & I’m still trying to come up with some good Australian unisex names for your Ackie haha !! 🦎🤙🏻🙃

@@amysreptileadventures6664 I call him Jaxxy boy and Kale gets Kale-ito when he's ignoring me. You still calling that dood georgia huh? Just call em george already. I've been watching ur vids too. george walking around like he owns the place I've seen the ackie doing what looked like marking once... but it didn't convince me it's a boy. I'll know by end of next week tho at the vet.

@@TreeMonitorTraining lmao now !! I totally thought you were calling him sexy boy this whole time 😂🤣! So it’s Jaxxy…haha ok mental note ! & He’s been responding to Georgia for the last year & a half. Didn’t wanna confuse the poor fella 🤣🤣 That’s funny…my mom said to call him George as well. I told her that George is a horrible name for a lizard lol !! She then of course suggested calling him Jorge 🤣or Pronouncing George differently…. Georgie. I’m like 🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤔😂😂 & that’s pretty funny, I’ve thought the same thing when I watch him walking around….like he owns the place lol 😆 At least he’s confident, right 😏 & you should do a gender reveal video when you find out about the Ackie, that would be hilarious 😆🤣

@@amysreptileadventures6664 Yeah, you want him thinking he owns the place. If he figures out that you do, then you're just the captor again and he's just inside a larger enclosure.