Monitors & Tegu's

[Dextersdad]

Originally Posted by bzakd

each to ther own

Indeed.

No need to risk injury to a reptile of any sort with a prey item that can damage it. Even larger lizards can be hurt by small rodents.

Also rodents have the intelligence to feel the fear and trauma from the whole experience.

I don't know of any experienced monitor or tegu keepers in the UK that feed live mammals to their well kept reps.

[DRACSAT]

Originally Posted by bzakd

each to ther own

Originally Posted by Dextersdad

Indeed.

No need to risk injury to a reptile of any sort with a prey item that can damage it. Even larger lizards can be hurt by small rodents.

Also rodents have the intelligence to feel the fear and trauma from the whole experience.

I don't know of any experienced monitor or tegu keepers in the UK that feed live mammals to their well kept reps.

live feeding is only some thing to be done, if and only if your rep has refused food for a prolonged time or not feeding due to illness, to trigger the instinctive feeding response.
live feeding for the sake of it is plain wrong

[monitor mad]

Originally Posted by Chuckwalla

HI MM
Quality pics there mate as usual, I want a BT next could you put some pics up of yours

Happy to oblige

[monitor mad]

Originally Posted by Dextersdad

Indeed.

No need to risk injury to a reptile of any sort with a prey item that can damage it. Even larger lizards can be hurt by small rodents.

Also rodents have the intelligence to feel the fear and trauma from the whole experience.

I don't know of any experienced monitor or tegu keepers in the UK that feed live mammals to their well kept reps.

Well said mate , i agree wholheartedly

[TCReptile]

Thought I'd show of some pics of my new tegu! Very happy with her, and have decided to name her Alexis.

She's hence why most the shots are through the glass and not the best quailty! Looking forward to taming her down, I've now got a nice big scratch across my wrists, and she's tried to bite me a couple of times, so will leave her alone to settle in.

[Dextersdad]

Originally Posted by monitor mad

Well said mate , i agree wholheartedly

Hello! Long time no speak. How's tricks matey?

Originally Posted by TCReptile

Thought I'd show of some pics of my new tegu! Very happy with her, and have decided to name her Alexis.

She's hence why most the shots are through the glass and not the best quailty! Looking forward to taming her down, I've now got a nice big scratch across my wrists, and she's tried to bite me a couple of times, so will leave her alone to settle in.

Very nice looking indeed.

[monitor mad]

Originally Posted by Dextersdad

Hello! Long time no speak. How's tricks matey?




Very nice looking indeed.

All is well with my lot , hope your lot are all well and your plans for this summer with the OH are going well

[boost-boy74]

Originally Posted by TCReptile

Thought I'd show of some pics of my new tegu! Very happy with her, and have decided to name her Alexis.

She's hence why most the shots are through the glass and not the best quailty! Looking forward to taming her down, I've now got a nice big scratch across my wrists, and she's tried to bite me a couple of times, so will leave her alone to settle in.

very nice tegu, just couldn't resist so got myself one yesterday - dont know if its m/f - how can you tell???

[Dextersdad]

Originally Posted by monitor mad

All is well with my lot , hope your lot are all well and your plans for this summer with the OH are going well

All good thanks. Somehow got to save up money for a honeymoon in December and the like. No idea how that's going to go.

Argus is making a bold statement in its viv.

[TCReptile]

Originally Posted by Dextersdad

Hello! Long time no speak. How's tricks matey?




Very nice looking indeed.

Thanks mate, very very pleased with her and looking forward to getting her tame, hopefully she'll get on with Midnight when she's bigger and there'll be the pitter patter of tiny tegu's at our house!