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 Smallest of all tegus?

just wondering out of curiosity
09/08/09  10:52pm

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 Smallest of all tegus?

blue tegus
09/09/09  12:54am

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   Message To: Antananarivo   In reference to Message Id: 2069660


 Smallest of all tegus?

what about amievas? arn’t they like dwarf tegus?
09/09/09  09:27am

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   Message To: Idk53   In reference to Message Id: 2069753


 Smallest of all tegus?

true i thought u meant like the true tegus though.

seems to me you already knew the answer why ask? haha
09/09/09  06:17pm

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   Message To: Antananarivo   In reference to Message Id: 2069974


 Smallest of all tegus?

I know theres dwarf tegues out there, but i have no idea what subspecies there are.
09/10/09  01:47pm

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 Smallest of all tegus?

true dwarf tegus are extremely rare to find in captivity. i cant remember the scientific name of them right now.


ameivas are distantly related to tegus but are really nothing like them. if your looking for something that acts like a tegu but smaller then dont get an ameiva.

i strongly recommend you dont get an ameiva. go find my other posts from when i had an ameiva to know more detail why.
09/30/09  10:54am

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   Message To: Guido1090   In reference to Message Id: 2078641


 Smallest of all tegus?

i strongly recommend you dont get an ameiva. go find my other posts from when i had an ameiva to know more detail why.


just wondering why you dnt get an amevia i have two green amevias and they are one of the best reptiles ive ownd they are relitvaly cheap i got a breeding pair for 60 bucks and found them at all reptiles inc for 40 bucks each i have mine in a 6 foot long tank and they love it they are pigs thou they will eat 50 crickets each and then a mouse if you let them their is nothing wrong with owning them they are alot bettwer then some other reptiles out there



10/10/09  02:23pm

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   Message To: Snakesgalore   In reference to Message Id: 2082510


 Smallest of all tegus?

Quote:

true dwarf tegus are extremely rare to find in captivity. i cant remember the scientific name of them right now.



Callopistes maculatus is the scientific name, there’s also another species Callopistes flavipunctuatus (I beleive) that get’s approx 3’ and is quite varanid in appearance.


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their is nothing wrong with owning them they are alot bettwer then some other reptiles out there



Ameivas certainly are more entertaining than a lot of other species out there, however 99.99% of them are imported and arrive into the United States in a very poor,dehydrated condition harboring a multitude of internal parasites.
Most don’t survive more than a year in captivity. They really shouldnt be kept by beginning hobbyists, yet because they are cheap and cool looking they are commonly sold in pet stores which cater to....beginning hobbyists.
10/31/09  03:20pm

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   Message To: Ameivaboy   In reference to Message Id: 2090351


 Smallest of all tegus?

they are very amusing to watch when the run up and down the length of the tank chasing each other. We have had ours for a while now and the person at the reptile expo that we got them from had them for a couple of years so i am pretty sure there is nothing wrong with them. I am not a begginer in reptiles for sure but because they are so cheap and easy to care for why would they not be good for begginers?
11/01/09  05:26pm


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