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Hey everyone,

just wanted to show off a pic of my calico female Black Tree Monitor. I just got her today, and must say she's one hefty girl.. I am hoping this girl does well in my collection. Her previous owners appear to have taken good care of her, and she has excellent body weight, despite being slightly dehydrated(hipbones). I've gotta decide which male to pair her up with in the months to follow; for now, it's into the quarantine enclosure for her, until she begins to feed of tongs for me.

Anyways, thanks for looking...

bob

The Odatriad

I can not tell, are you being ironic?

To me, in the photo you provided, the "calico patterning" looks like healed burns, probably from getting too close to a heat lamp. Insert all the usual caveats about judging an animal's condition from one photo here.

Best of luck with your new acquisition.

Luke

yeah, I was just trying to be funny.... This is a new female I acquired today. The scar is from a supposed breeding attempt to a large male. It is fully healed, and doesn't seem to affect her in any way(no permanent damage-other than the discoloration).

She's a big girl, almost 3' in length...

Sorry if I led anybody on, just trying to throw in a laugh... imagine what a calico beccari would look like... that'd be one weirdd looking animal....cheers,

bob

Looks like a light burn. One of my African monitors has that same crap on it. It was sick and probably basked longer than it should've. Great to see its in good hands now.

I really enjoyed meeting you in person. I know you will go far with monitors. The reason I know this is simple, you do not only theorize, you apply. If you think something, instead of assuming its right, you test it. That sir is the key.

Ok, stop the crap, heres the test. To my ears and eyes, your new blacktree is possibly a he/she( an undeveloped male) The reason I say this is basic. Its three feet(most females are smaller) and it has scares from fighting with males.

I fully understand this is not enough evidence to actually "know" anything, but it is enough to keep an eye on. All I am asking is, tell us if it lays eggs. Or when it dies, cut it open to reveal the truth.

Please understand, I am not "saying" anything, I am "questioning" something. The nice part about questioning is, you stand a great chance of being wrong. Thanks FR

p.s. the shoulders on that he/she, reminds me of the shoulders on the chinese womens weightlifting team.(hmmmmmmmmm he/shes)(joke)

You know frank, that's what I am thinking as well. I was a bit hesitant when the previous keeper said the scar was from breeding, as I have never seen any aggression between males and females in my collection. But I got him/her for free anyways, so I am not complaining... She/he is larger than my current females, however I did have a female that was of her size or slightly larger(one that died and had ovum inside upon dissection). I guess time will tell..

I have been fooled many times before...but I am leanign towards male too... oh well, another male to add to my brood...(sigh).

I had a great time chatting with you as well; I hope you found I'm not so mean in person...hahahaha.. Looking forward to next year.

Cheers Frank,

bob

Okay, you got me

Glad to see it is being taken care of by someone who knows what they're doing.

Best of luck!

Luke