Monitors & Tegu's

[Razaiel]

pic. Looks almost as big as him!

[NBLADE]

heres my nile monitor having a swim

[monitor mad]

Originally Posted by NBLADE

heres my nile monitor having a swim

Nice mate , whats his temperment like

[NBLADE]

Originally Posted by monitor mad

Nice mate , whats his temperment like

in the water hes not bad, on land in his viv he likes to whip and hiss lol, typical nile temp,

[monitor mad]

Originally Posted by NBLADE

in the water hes not bad, on land in his viv he likes to whip and hiss lol, typical nile temp,

Yup mine is the same although he doesn't disappear now when you walk in the room

[ShaneLuvsMonitors]

Tegus
Am currently torn between an argentinian black and white and a red tegu any help would be appreciated i.e. which gets bigger which is more or less likely to tame etc.

[jm-ze-b]

Originally Posted by ShaneLuvsMonitors

Tegus
Am currently torn between an argentinian black and white and a red tegu any help would be appreciated i.e. which gets bigger which is more or less likely to tame etc.

i own a red tegu but i have heard the black and whites are easier to tame and tamer in the end, heard verying veiws on final size but i dont beleive there to be a big difference, the black and white may get bigger..
also the final size will depend on gender, if you want a smaller one then go for female,
if anyone knows better please correct me

[ShaneLuvsMonitors]

well guess ill go for a red then. Looking for more of a display animal and i prefer the reds to the black and whites. Now all i have to do is find one set up a mid size viv suitable for a tegu. Any good books out there on tegus as struggling to find any?

[secretsquirel]

Originally Posted by midnightworrior

Here's a few pics posted on behalf of secret squirrels as hes having probs uploading them

I personly don't like the look of reds and would say go for a b/w their much better looking but that's just my opinion look at mine there bloody gorgeous

[midnightworrior]

Originally Posted by secretsquirel

I personly don't like the look of reds and would say go for a b/w their much better looking but that's just my opinion look at mine there bloody gorgeous

Me too reds lose there color as they get older and go a dull red allover