we would not recommend collecting your
own insects unless you can be 100% sure
they have not come into contact with any
pesticides.
It is a pleasure to watch our Emerald Tree
Monitors go about their day - scurrying and
jumping throughout their enclosures. They
are very alert and inquisitive animals and will
watch you closely if you are moving about
the room. To describe this species as ‘fast’
would be a considerable understatement, and
they are also able to jump a reasonable
distance, so you need to be quick on your feet
sometimes!
Hopefully in the not-too-distant future we
will be able to bring you more information
regarding captive breeding, incubation and
the rearing of young, and enable other keep-
ers to enjoy this beautiful species in their
collections.
Left: hopefully in the not-
too-distant future, other
keepers can enjoy this
beautiful species.
Image by Joe Ball.