Anyone on my website, like on this website, can state their opinion. If you have been around awhile and earned peoples respect, then you will have people who trust you. That is how it is anyways, including in real life.

As far as albinos; albino tegus (or many albino lizards for that matter) are different than albino snakes. Snakes do not require direct sunlight or UVB. Tegus do. This causes some concern/discussion because too much direct sun or UVB could be bad because it's an "albino" which inherently has issues with light sensitivity but being a tegu, it requires what it has a sensitivity to. You need to make sure to give them enough UVB, but not too much.

Another factor is that tegus rely a lot on sight. Hatchling albino tegus can have issues catching/eating moving prey (crickets, mealies, roaches, etc) and even have an issue taking motionless food items. They often require a bit of work (hand feeding) to let them learn how to use their other senses.

I am unsure what the unnamed peoples opinions are, but everyone has opinions. Their opinions are no more or less valuable than mine or yours. Some will agree with my opinions on albinos because I have some experiance with albinos, some may not. I like albinos, but I know the pros and cons. I am willing to put in the required effort to raise them.

I hope I have answered your questions.

Rick Sisco
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