sav vs tegu feeding behavior

[nepoez]

Why don't you guys ask for a photo with a measuring tape next to it? Oh right, then after you see the photo you would say one of the following:

- Where's the measurements from last month to prove he was only 5 inches
- That photo is not real
- Prove that you only owned the tegu for 1 month

Or you would respond, if it were true you would have posted a photo already.

[formica]

Originally Posted by nepoez

Why don't you guys ask for a photo with a measuring tape next to it? Oh right, then after you see the photo you would say one of the following:

- Where's the measurements from last month to prove he was only 5 inches
- That photo is not real
- Prove that you only owned the tegu for 1 month

Or you would respond, if it were true you would have posted a photo already.

i'm intrigued tbh, would like to see pics myself

personally I feel there is room for error in measurements not taken with an actual tape measure, I have no reason to feel that this is an intentional lie or exaggeration on your part - and this is what annoys me about some of the replies by people on this forum. but hey...its got enough good going for it for me to still be here lol

[murrindindi]

Originally Posted by formica

i'm intrigued tbh, would like to see pics myself

personally I feel there is room for error in measurements not taken with an actual tape measure, I have no reason to feel that this is an intentional lie or exaggeration on your part - and this is what annoys me about some of the replies by people on this forum. but hey...its got enough good going for it for me to still be here lol

Hi, "room for error"? Not being able to tell the difference between growing around (usually) 2 to 3+ inches per month and growing NINETEEN inches in that time is some misjudgement! Obviously an elastic band might possibly account for the "error" if that`s what the OP used to measure the Tegu?

[V87]

Originally Posted by nepoez

Why don't you guys ask for a photo with a measuring tape next to it? Oh right, then after you see the photo you would say one of the following:

- Where's the measurements from last month to prove he was only 5 inches
- That photo is not real
- Prove that you only owned the tegu for 1 month

Or you would respond, if it were true you would have posted a photo already.

Only u knw the truth ..... We can make are minds up for ourselves .....
U have no need to prove yourself right as it's your animal and people will still help regardless .... It's a forum .... Opinions will always clash

[murrindindi]

Originally Posted by nepoez

Why don't you guys ask for a photo with a measuring tape next to it? Oh right, then after you see the photo you would say one of the following:

- Where's the measurements from last month to prove he was only 5 inches
- That photo is not real
- Prove that you only owned the tegu for 1 month

Or you would respond, if it were true you would have posted a photo already.

Hi, the problem I have with your "progess report" is that in one post you mentioned the animal was 5 inches long the previous month but you didn`t state whether that was a ToL or SV?
If it were the SV and the tail is approx twice that length that would make it around 15 inches TOL at acquisition, and in a previous post you claim the SV is 8 inches after one month (the same principal applies making the ToL around 24 inches), still a growth in 4 weeks of 9 inches (I suggest that`s unheard of)?
May I ask what exactly you were feeding and what the ambient and surface temps were/are and how does the Tegu`s metabolism compare to a Varanid of similar size (your Savannah monitor, for instance)? Thanks!