Originally Posted by mkushner@charter.net

Ended up with a red ackie! Very clever little species and it seems to actually enjoy interaction. Thanks for all the recommendations! Out of all the varanids I got to work with in the last month I really liked the ackies. I handled some timors, exanthematicus, and panoptes as well. Only the ackies waited at the front of ththe enclosure to be handled and once one was taken out of the cage the others crowded the door for their turn.

Pretty fun species to watch too. They're incredibly active and their interactions with one another can be pretty funny.