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#1293236
Mike S
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 Yummy Feeding Time!
Hey guyz,
I was just wondering from the time Tegus are young until the time they are older should i moderate the amount that they can eat? Or do i fill them up until they dont eat anymore? Because my teacher and i got into a debate about this...i said fill-em up, he sayd i think 1 pinkie every other day for his length atm...i would say hes about 8 inches snout to vent. Just wanta know cuz if it dies of starvation the school might be out of a biology teacher
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05/25/07 07:20am
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#1293258
Ameivaboy
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Message To: Mike S In reference to Message Id: 1293236
Yummy Feeding Time!
a pinkie for a tegu with an 8 inch svl is like a piece of popcorn for you, feed them as much as he will eat every single day, they grow at an incredibly quick rate and your tegu will not grow at the rate it should on a pinkie every other day. my argentine is about the same size as you describe and today alone it ate 2 large hoppers, a quail egg, 12 super worms and a couple adult dubia, he might have eaten more if i offered it, tell your teacher what he thinks will cause the tegu to have stunted growth and health problems due to poor nutrition, filll him up everyday you’ll be amazed how quickly it will grow
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05/25/07 08:02am
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#1293269
Mike S
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Message To: Ameivaboy In reference to Message Id: 1293258
Yummy Feeding Time!
Thanks,
I needed documented proof that he was wrong lol. He can be ...stubborn (for lack of a better word) sumtimes... I just think he is expecting what we got from the Arugs monitors were they didnt eat every day. But w/e i got the proof thanks people :)
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05/25/07 08:11am
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#1293492
ReptileRulers
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Message To: Mike S In reference to Message Id: 1293269
Yummy Feeding Time!
Did you already get the tegu?
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05/25/07 12:51pm
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#1293661
Koi
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Message To: ReptileRulers In reference to Message Id: 1293492
 Yummy Feeding Time!
Yeah at this age is where it’s good to fill them up since there growing at very fast rates, it’s when there adults you have to moderate their food intake because adults can get obese.
Thats very weird to me, and Argus monitor that never ate every day. What did you fill it up with at feedings to sustain it? I’m most likely getting a baby next year, was this year but now getting a new Tegu.
And yeah, did you get the Tegu alreadY?
-Jon-
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05/25/07 04:35pm
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#1293664
Koi
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Message To: Koi In reference to Message Id: 1293661
Yummy Feeding Time!
My bad, re-reading the 1st post you obviously already got it. Was it an Argentine or a Columbian? Or maybe a Blue?
-Jon-
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05/25/07 04:37pm
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#1294064
Mike S
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Message To: Koi In reference to Message Id: 1293664
Yummy Feeding Time!
No, i actually did NOT get him yet, i just have the reptile being held for me at the pet shop. They feed it what i want them to and how often i want them to b/c i am spending almost 500 there (for supplies and what not). So yea, we probably will not actually have the tegu in our classroom until october, which is poo but whatcha gunna do lol :/
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05/25/07 11:04pm
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#1294175
ReptileRulers
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Message To: Mike S In reference to Message Id: 1294064
Yummy Feeding Time!
Dang long wait, why don’t you house until then?
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05/26/07 02:00am
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#1294206
Koi
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Message To: Mike S In reference to Message Id: 1294064
Yummy Feeding Time!
Why such a long wait? And what kind of supplies are you buying for $500? You should hit a local reptile show, things are much cheaper at shows.
-Jon-
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05/26/07 03:51am
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#1294461
BIG-HYDRO
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Message To: Koi In reference to Message Id: 1294206
Yummy Feeding Time!
Why don’t you have your teacher register on the forums and let him research and then debate it with some of the guys on here that have raised them for years and years? there is absolutely no comparison to book knowledge and actual hands on experience.
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05/26/07 12:45pm
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#1298997
Mike S
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Message To: BIG-HYDRO In reference to Message Id: 1294461
Yummy Feeding Time!
Well, for all of you people that are wondering why i dont house until then...its because i dont have space at my house and neither does my teacher. Also the enclosure is already built and at school...AND there is the little fact that we dont have any money from the district yet...so if we were to buy the poor little guy, he would not have the right conditions. So there! And for you Mr. Big-hydro.... i am perfectly capable of handling the research on my own...Im not some 11 year old boy that wants a weptile...And mr...before you jump down my throat...maybe you should ask me if i have any experience with reptiles or not...FOR YOUR INFORMATION...me and my teacher had a pair of breeding Argus monitors (which by the way are more difficult to take care of then Tegus). And they did fine!! Again i do all the research i can possibly do and yes, book knowledge and research are very valuable....if you had any knowledge you would read a book or two yourself...and idc if you have been taking care of them for "years and years." So there...any one else want to insult my intelligence?
Thanks for those people that were not jerks when they responded, i appreciate it :)
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05/30/07 12:12pm
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#1299004
ReptileRulers
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Message To: Mike S In reference to Message Id: 1298997
Yummy Feeding Time!
Mike no one was rude on here. Big-Hydro is just saying why don’t you have your teacher here. No one said you were an eleven year old kid wanting a reptile. Your teacher will be there person having main possession of the animal and will have to get the money to pay for it. Your Ackie comment was very rude, they are not harder to care for then B@W Argentine tegus and here is why. Ackies diet is only composed of meat and Tegus are herbivores therefore can be harder to provide the right mix of foods, tegus have a strict humidity requirement and tegus also grow to a larger size which also gives them a bigger craving for food which also raises that bill! lol Just wondering on the Ackies..did you get them to breed? That would be really cool.
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05/30/07 12:20pm
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#1299261
Mike S
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Message To: ReptileRulers In reference to Message Id: 1299004
Yummy Feeding Time!
Ok, well just so you all know i am enrolled in a INDEPENDENT study in Animal husbandry, and creating a self-sustaining "ecosystem." Which means; I am entitled to do almost everything on my own. Really the only thing that my teacher will be doing...is obtaining the finances from the district and feeding the lizard if i should be absent on a feeding day...THATS ALL. And i was not aware that the nickname for an ARGUS monitor was an ACKIE...b/c im 99.99% positive that they are different...Heres one major difference...Ackies get to about 3 feet max...while Argus monitors can get up to 5 feet! Big difference!! Also Argus monitors are very temperamental... while ackies not so much. (Correct me if im wrong).
And to answer your breeding question...
My teacher had had the monitors the year before i knew him so they had laid eggs once before and he was unsuccessful. When i entered his class and got to know the lizards, i did some research and what not and they mated again and we had all the proper gear and stuff but i think that the substrate was not wet enough (and the intern teacher that was an idiot btw...kept opening the enclosure). And then we thought they did it again, but the eggs were unfortunately unfertilized. By that time the female had attacked the male a few times...so we decided that it would be best for the lizards if we just gave them to a good home (SEPARATELY)!!!
Mike
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05/30/07 04:03pm
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#1299584
ReptileRulers
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Message To: Mike S In reference to Message Id: 1299261
Yummy Feeding Time!
SO did you have an ackie or an Argus? Good Luck with the Tegu
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05/30/07 07:50pm
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#1300192
Mike S
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Message To: ReptileRulers In reference to Message Id: 1299584
Yummy Feeding Time!
Lol, they were Argus monitors...obviously one male and one female :)
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05/31/07 10:26am
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#1300214
ReptileRulers
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Message To: Mike S In reference to Message Id: 1300192
Yummy Feeding Time!
Nice, that is a big monitor! How did you house them both in that little cage you had? If they where not full grown I understand but they were breeding I thought?
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05/31/07 10:56am
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#1300271
Mike S
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Message To: ReptileRulers In reference to Message Id: 1300214
Yummy Feeding Time!
Lol? Little cage? No offense but its not a little cage my any means...i can garuntee that my cage is bigger than most of you people. The MAIN part of the enclosure is 6x6x8 (which is large enough to house two of them as it is). Then there is a drop down where there is about 3 feet of digging material. That part of the enclosure is 6x6x4.5 (Which is bigger than most tegu cages any way). Then there is a side conpartment that is about 8x3x3. So im pretty sure that my enclosure is NOT too small...i probably could have fit 3 argus monitors in it lol! although i never would cuz thats cruel. So yea ima try and get some pics of it up so yall can stop jumping down my throat :)
Mike
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05/31/07 11:53am
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#1300650
ReptileRulers
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Message To: Mike S In reference to Message Id: 1300271
Yummy Feeding Time!
lol we are not jumping donw your throat. I though in an earlier post you said you housed them in a 5x4x4 cage? Maybe not
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05/31/07 05:45pm
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#1300866
Mike S
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Message To: ReptileRulers In reference to Message Id: 1300650
Yummy Feeding Time!
that was what we started with...srry for the misunderstanding
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05/31/07 08:51pm
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#1301591
ReptileRulers
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Message To: Mike S In reference to Message Id: 1300866
Yummy Feeding Time!
No Problem
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06/01/07 12:35pm
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