up way too close and personal

Nerd alert, for reptile aficionados only. These captive lace monitors are very habituated to people and I thought this would be a good opportunity to record their mating activity so others could see typical monitor lizard mating behaviours. This particular female has an obsession with mating on the rug, so when the male is following her watch her do a right angle turn when she reaches the edge of the rug (or, in one instance, comes to a complete halt).

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• lace
• monitor
• lizard
• goanna
• mating
• behaviour
• rug
• nerd

[ThumperChris1]

Great video. My girlfriend thinks I'm a weirdo for watching this video for ten minutes.

[crocdoc2]

@ThumperChris1 not as weird as I was for recording it!

[SKExotics]

Dude, this was like the best mating documentary ever! Good filming, I suggest you change the thumbnail to class it up a bit!

[crocdoc2]

@SKExotics thanks, I'll give that a shot. I don't think I've tried that yet on youtube.

[papasimian]

I kept hearing the song "let's get it on" in my head for some reason. :-)

[crocdoc2]

@papasimian lol. I was contemplating putting some appropriate music in the background. Barry White came to mind.

[frozenmouse76]

If anyone is thinking of keeping a monitor as a pet i highly recommend it they are as smart as a cat , i raised 2 tame spencers monitors very rewarding reptiles. Looking for a lacy now.

[Medafoure]

First of all this should be in Guinness cause no one has done this ever. Second I can't tell if I'm a perv or a herp lover and third. I do this every sat morning with the wife. Carpet and all. If they would stop resisting it would be much easer.

[varanidguy]

Every time I watch videos of your lacies, whether I've seen them before or if they're new, I'm thoroughly impressed and amazed.

[Crazyboutreptiles]

great camera angles!

[tommis1985]

I might have to try this "guitar strumming action" myself :D

Cool video ;)

[Ozbeardyz123]

good vid

[999ReptileBoy]

i think u should wash the rug now

[clitrock]

WOW, this is amazing!