smallest monitor\tegu? & easiest to tame?

Discussion in 'Monitors & Tegus' started by loyaluntodeath, Aug 21, 2006.

  1. KLiK

    KLiK Well-Known Member

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    crocdoc have you ever heard of D n J reptile in Long Island NY? i believe they have one there that is 11ft.
     
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  3. crocdoc

    crocdoc New Member

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    'I believe' doesn't count as an authenticated record. You also 'believe' they get to 13 feet.

    Have you been there to see it measured (or to even see it)?

    There's a guy on another forum that mentioned his friend's 7' lace monitor, but when I asked for photos he came up with some excuses. A few days later he posted a photograph (head to base of tail only) of his own lace monitor which is meant to be 6' feet long, yet it has the same body size as my 4' female.

    The moral of the story is, don't believe everything you hear or read. People exaggerate. Businesses that sell reptiles exaggerate even more, as it's good for business.

    Once again, I repeat, there's never been an authenticated record of a croc monitor over 10' and even the ones meant to be over 9' mostly turn out to be dodgy (like your 11 footer)
     
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  5. KLiK

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    yes i have seen it but not measured it. i stated "i believe" because that is what one of the employees told me when i had asked him.
     
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  7. Mememe

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    I can't believe what I've read

    :shock:

    People saying 'oh, Ackies, $250, very expensive, get a cheaper one'

    The only cheaper monitors/tegus are basically at least 3 to 4 foot.
    They'll eat at least double, even quadruple what an Ackie does. Their cage price will be similar.

    This animal is going to be in your care for about 10 years, so what difference is $100 to the price of the animal, when the food bill will be so much, the set-up huge and expensive.


    Think people

    :)
     
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  11. crocdoc

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  12. ArchimedesArtifex

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    nice double post.
     
  13. crocdoc

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    Thanks! Nice smartarse remark.
     
  14. KLiK

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    yea i shouldnt have believed them but either way, it was still a very impressive monitor.
     
  15. mthorpe

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    RE: Re: RE: smallest monitor\tegu? & easiest to tame?

    im getting my storrs soon (veranus storri) and that grows to about a foot male, 9/10 inches females when fully grown.. they are about a week old at the moment, and very active lil guys.. i get mine 1st october.. looking forward to that.. id say ackies are probably the smallest easy to get monitor, theres not alot of storrs around apparently..
     
  16. Mellowman

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    no crocodile monitors are the biggest monitor ive heard of 12-14 footers. komodo dragons are actaully the heaviest lizard but not the longest

    sorry i missed the whole second page
     
  17. slygnu

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    don't get a golden tegu :D
     

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