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did you all catch the mostly dead Peachie in the centerfold poster of this month's Reptiles Mag? hip bones showing, scrawny, dessicated skin and head, wow.

and sad.

you would think they would be smarter than that to put in that amazingly bad pic...
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robyn@proexotics.com

Pro Exotics Reptiles

You got that mag. quick. I am still waiting for mine to come in the male.
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Ed

The magazine finally came in the mail today. The monitor in the centerfold looked horrible. That is one of the skinniest tails I have seen on a monitor. It also was the first article to say feed hotdogs to the monitor. However, it is good to see a write up on peachthroats.

I wish it had of gone into more details about their temperment. A lot of prospective ownres will get them and not realize that their temperment is not at all like a bearded dragon.
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Ed

Yes, the photograph of the juvenile used for the centerfold pull-out poster certainly did look like hell, and both a poor choice by the magazine editors, and a poor representative of such a magnificent species.

I also agree that the article itself did not mention much in the way of temperment or tolerances, something which I think the August 2006 Green Tree Monitor article did an excellent job of, despite the contradictory caption the magazine placed on the magazine cover ("must have monitor". I felt that the August article did a good job of trying to deter impulse-buying hobbyists who want a colorful, "pet-quality" monitor which they can play with and handle just like their bearded dragons or leopard geckos.